Cursed Yarn
Once upon a time, I knit this cool strappy tank:
I loved the yarn and the design independently but the tank was just too bulky and warm for a summer tank.
So I frogged it to make a mini-sweater/ boob-holder with sleeves instead.
I quickly realized that I was insane when I originally knit the tank because I ended up with about 20 itsy bitsy balls of yarn.
So I did what any sane person would do. Put it on my head and pouted for a while.
After I recovered, I happily began to knit my mini-sweater until I got halfway through the top part. Then I realized that I had forgot to knit the darn garter stitch border around the top. How could I have missed that? I have no idea.
Frogged it, yet again.
Then I started it up again from scratch and was happy for a little while.
Until I burned four fingers on my left hand on a pan handle. Why do they make metal pan handles?!
I cannot knit with my hand in cold water. No, I cannot.
I will have a mini-sweater. I will not give up! gah!
October 5th, 2005 at 7:46 am
Sounds like you were having a stellar night!
October 5th, 2005 at 8:11 am
Poor Frecklegirl! Keep working on that mini-sweater, the color and design are going to be so cute on you. Sorry about the burn…
October 5th, 2005 at 9:46 am
Ya know, my tank came out kinda bulky too! What gives?
I’m sorry you had a bad night. But I know that you and the mini-sweater will prevail! GO TEAM!
October 5th, 2005 at 9:52 am
Man – I am the most unhelpful pattern-reader-helper ever! But I’m sure that darn mini-sweater will come together eventually.
I hope your hand burn isn’t serious – ouch!
October 5th, 2005 at 10:05 am
oh! keep up the fight..you will have a mini-sweater!
I hate burns…I hope it feels much better!
October 5th, 2005 at 10:20 am
you can do it! we knitters are tough! carpal tunnel, blistered fingers, we knit through it all! seriously though, hope your fingers are feeling better and that evil yarn is cooperating with you
October 5th, 2005 at 10:45 am
That picture of you with your hand in the measuring cup is so funny/sad. You poor thing!!!
October 5th, 2005 at 11:59 am
I’ve had a few run-ins with the ol’ metal pan handle. I think “Oh cool! I can put it in the oven!” Then once it gets NICE and hot in the oven I bring it out (WITH oven mitts because at that point I’m thinking clearly) and then within minutes forget that it WAS in the oven and try to pick it up and move it. OUCH! Hope your fingers are feeling better!
October 6th, 2005 at 10:08 pm
Ow ow ow! That just sucks. I hope your fingers recover soon!
(I’m also really glad I’m not the only one who puts knitted items on her head.)
October 7th, 2005 at 2:10 pm
Sorry about your hand. That was a funny post though.
October 9th, 2005 at 4:31 pm
Sorry for your troubles. But it is nice to know I am not the only stressed knitter. I have not tried a sweater, but I have frogged ALOT!!!