Sorry for all the depressing news. I HAVE to share with you another weekend disaster. I’ve been knitting up a secret project for another friend. Anybody own any of Nicky Epstein’s books? If you do, you’ll recognize this little project:
I casted on during Thanksgiving, and I recently finished one side of the bag. I doesn’t usually take me that long to do a bag, but the yarn is really difficult on my hands and TERRIBLE to work with. (When I finish this bag, I’ll do a more in-depth review of this yarn.) And speaking of finishing, after I had done one side of the bag, it dawned on me that I had knitted it BACKWARDS. All the ruffles are in reverse, with the wrong side showing!! ARGH!!!!!
The ruffles are really curly (as expected, I will have to block this baby when I’m finished). I’ve already cast on and started re-doing that first side again. Yes, I WILL finish this project. It will not turn out to be one of those WIPs that are really waiting to be frogged. I’ve purchased the purse frame for this and everything. I WILL do this!!!
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Ouch, that sucks. Still it does look very pretty :-)
By The Skirt on 01/17/06 11:26 am | Permalink
Keep with it. Once its blocked I think it will look really pretty.
By SweetPeaknits on 01/17/06 11:57 pm | Permalink
Oh noooo, what a bummer! If it’s any consolation, it looked beautiful even though it was backwards. Good for you for starting over immediately! You can do this!
By caitlyn on 01/18/06 7:09 am | Permalink
jia yo jia yo!!
By mary on 01/18/06 5:43 pm | Permalink
Awww, sorry that happened to you Ruth :o( I’m sure, since you are determined to do this, that in the end everything will look great no matter what it takes. It’s looking good so far, even if it was done backwards.
By Shelley on 01/18/06 7:29 pm | Permalink
It’s ok. we all learn from the little mistakes we make! and we all make them! hahah. i think the bag is cute regardless. i can’t wait to see it when you finish!!
By Purse_Ho on 01/18/06 10:07 pm | Permalink
Hope everything goes well…be strong :-)
By Courtney on 01/20/06 12:55 am | Permalink
I love your determination!
By Maggie Ann on 01/31/06 10:05 pm | Permalink
You have great, and I mean GREAT taste in your knitting projects — except for the sock, which I think relieves you of any further sock knitting — the purse is one that caught my eye, but the price of the pattern (in the book) held me back. The end result will be more precious because of the effort involved(like childbirth, sort of). You still had enthusiasm to get right back into the project! Way to go!!
By Titine24 on 02/06/06 12:59 pm | Permalink
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