i started a small shawl in the broken arrow pattern with some new knit picks yarn called imagination. not a terribly large skein, about 215 yards, so i thought i had the perfect pattern (one i had been anxious to knit for quite some time) and the right amount of yarn. so....cast on and knit i did and then, just as i can see the light at the end of the tunnel, i discovered a mistake way up at the beginning of the pattern - argh! after anguishing over whether or not i could live with the error (after all, no one is perfect except God), i finally succumbed to froggin' the effort!! really big bummer but, as is always the case, i will learn from this error (or that's what i'm telling myself)!!
so, instead of hopping right back up on the horse, i decided to start another cowl out of kidsilk mohair and with beads. that little number progressed quite rapidly and after an evening of knitting i had completed about 4 inches. the next morning, glancing at my work (and preparing to pat myself on the back) what was the first thing i noticed? a slipped stitch about one inch from the provisional cast on! argh again!!
let me just say this....froggin' mohair in any way, shape or form is NOT fun but with 300 beads attached, it is especially unfun!!
did i jump right back on the horse again? well, no, i once again took an alternative route and spent several hours cooling off while i wound yarn - not only is the ball winder an essential tool for all knitters but i find that it also has therapeutic properties that come in handy when one is not having the best of days. there's something about the trance created by the spinning yarn that helps put everything into perspective! it also didn't hurt that i found another cowl pattern that i was able to successfully complete without error! pictures will follow soon, i promise!
so, indeed, i'm back in the knittin' saddle once again! progress is being made and my knittin' karma appears to be back in its groove - sooooo ride 'em cowboy!
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