This is a lesson in what NOT to do.
Yesterday I was looking for a project bag for the new sweater. Of course, there are no empty project bags so I grabbed a couple to see what was in them and if I could dump the contents into a grocery sack since they aren’t going to be traveling around anywhere.
I came across a bag that had this sweater.
This sweater was one I was going to make in purple and gold (LSU colors because Chad is or was a big LSU fan). I mentioned it on the blog in 2015 but I don’t think I started making it for a while because I believe I’m making a size 6. I also believe that when I showed the purple and gold colors to Addie, she said no, she wanted pink and orange. I wasn’t crazy about the colors and I got tired of making stripes so I decided to make the ends of both sleeves orange with orange ribbing and the rest of the sweater would have pink ribbing.
Addie and I had gone to JoAnn’s in Joplin probably when she was in kindergarten, which was probably when I was working on this sweater and she picked out these buttons, which really do not go with this sweater.
But then, I put the whole thing aside. I think at some point I decided I was going to rip it out because it would no longer fit her and I didn’t like it anyway but I never ripped it out. Now I’m thinking I’ll finish it, since it’s almost finished and donate it.
But . . when I decided to rip it out, I deleted the pattern from Knit Companion; I probably never had a paper copy and the pattern is no longer available. I was thinking . . for as little as I have left to do, I can count the stitches on the one sleeve and make the other sleeve.
Then I remembered . . I never delete any of my email. I always use my laptop for buying things, download the pattern, then email it to myself so I can open it up and set it up on Knit Companion. I went back to my email and yes, there it was . . in my email so I have the pattern and can finish it.
I may or may not finish it but at least I know where all the parts are now.
patti says
and you’ll also have an empty bag to store the new project in!
Claudia Duke says
This reminded me of a dress I had as a teenager in the late 60’s. It was pink with orange stripes and I loved it! My best friend had the same dress in pink with orange flowers. We thought we were too cute. My mother hated it! She said the colors clashed. Thanks for the memory. If you finish it and donate it, I’ll bet some little girl will love it. And, oh yeah, put those buttons on it!