I finished my mom’s sweater, only to have her change her mind about the shape, armhole size and length. This was after it was tried on, all the seams done and ends woven in. Breathe in, breathe out.
So I carefully picked out the weaved in ends, unseamed, and ripped out several inches down to the start of the armholes. I just wanted to ball this up and throw it away. What sweater Mom? I have no idea what you’re talking about, but you owe me $20 for yarn. I did ball it up, but it went into my knitting bag for a month.
Yesterday, it was DO or DIE, get this vest complete, gift it, and wipe my hands of it. I’ll let you know if she likes this one.
Pattern was from Knit Simple, but I severely adapted distorted it to meet my own needs, and was mostly just used as a reference. I have a much higher respect ( I always did, but know it’s super high! ) for people who write their own patterns.
October 17th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
No!! She didn’t!!
Argh, there’s thankfulness for you!
Well, I so hope she likes it this time, so that we don’t need to see what your reaction might be to a second “What if we just changed this a bit” session.
October 19th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Yay! I am sure she will love it. Great color.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:07 am
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May 19th, 2010 at 10:24 am
No!! She didn’t!!
Argh, there’s thankfulness for you!
Well, I so hope she likes it this time, so that we don’t need to see what your reaction might be to a second “What if we just changed this a bit” session.