One day . . very soon I hope . . I’m going to learn to stop doing mystery knit alongs. I was through Clue #2 on a 5 part mystery and was kinda thinking it wasn’t my cup of tea.
Knit Along
As the finished photos began appearing on Ravelry, I confirmed that it wasn’t something I wanted to finish so I ripped it back . . will use the yarn and beads for another project.
I love that with knitting, you can just ravel it all back and the yarn is good as new; unlike quilting where, once you’ve cut the fabric, you’re pretty locked in to making that project.
It is very freeing to be able to say to myself . . this isn’t what I want to do, walk away and not feel guilty.
Sherrill Pecere says
Exactly! I always see mystery QAL’s but wait til it’s revealed to see if I like it enough to make it. I did ONE of Bonnie Hunter’s mysteries and, luckily, I LOVED it (though it still needs a couple of borders to be done). But I’ve seen some of hers that makes me go ‘thank heavens I didn’t jump in’. I mostly think that because of the tons of small pieces, certain blocks I seem to have issues with, etc. There’s enough in books and magazines that I’d still like to make to waste time on mysteries.
Joan says
I just unraveled a fully completed sock because I decided I didn’t like the pattern of the fit. My granddaughter was horrified!
sharkiecat says
Yarn is so much more forgiving than fabric. I don’t even mind the “wasted” time of a tinked project, I probably learned something doing it, and most likely I was listening to a good book.