It’s kinda rare that I have such an unsuccessful few days of knitting but this weekend, if it could go wrong, it did.
The first quarter Knit Along at Eat, Sleep, Knit is anything by Tiny Owls. Their stuff is really cute but it really doesn’t interest me. After looking at their patterns over and over, I decided to make their Woodland Hoodlet. It’s kind of a shawl/shoulder wrap with a hood and it’s made with super bulky yarn. I could see me wearing that some and I figured with super bulky yarn, it would go quickly but . . I had no super bulky yarn. I did have plenty of Cascade Eco Wool but that’s aran/light bulky so I did some calculations and decided I could do it, go up a size and use a couple size smaller needles.
I set the pattern all up in Knit Companion. It’s all written (no charts) so that took forever to set up. There’s a provisional cast on. I did that, knitted a few rows and wasn’t enjoying knitting it so I ripped it all back.
Then there’s a Ships & Seaside Cowl using the same Cascade yarn so since I had three skeins of gray already wound, I figured I’d cast on that. But, it uses four colors; so back to the yarn stash, digging through the Cascade Eco. Came up with a darker gray, a natural and a red. Those four would work. Wound all those extra colors – 478 yards per skein. That’s a lot of winding and my arm was tired.
Another provisional cast on for the cowl and 150+ crochet stitches and I got started, joined in the round but had a twist. I created an accidental moebius. At that point, I was terribly frustrated, ripped it out and went back to my sock knitting.
I don’t think I want a big cowl made out of that Light Bulky weight yarn. Maybe I’ll make the same cowl pattern using Cascade 220.
So . . what did I accomplish knitting this weekend? Nothing!
DonnainKS says
It happens to the best of us! Give yourself a break. Take care of that arm.
justquiltin says
I hate it when projects start out like that. I’m working on Ships and Seaside Cowl in worsted weight.
Judy Laquidara says
That’s what I’m going to do . . I think.
Karen says
I feel your pain. I ripped out the same pair of socks 3 times before I actually got it right. I’ve picked up and pulled out stitches on All the Lights multiple times – may actually be close this time.
Judy Laquidara says
It seems I go for months without having to rip anything and then I have to rip several things in a row.
Susan Nixon says
That was a bad weekend! I know you’ll sort it out, but how frustrating!
edmondhomeopathy says
I spent aaaallllll weekend untangling a skein of yarn that went psycho on me when I tried to wind it. But, I love the yarn and color and wasn’t about to lose it.
Judy Laquidara says
That’s commitment. In all my knitting years, I’ve only had one skein that was so horribly tangled that I gave up and I still kick myself for not trying harder to save it.
Good for you!