Wed May 2, 2007

Laaaaame!

I can walk, barely, but I can’t move/bend/twist at all. I wasn’t able to exercise yesterday, and I messed up my shawl.

I was knitting along, halfway through what I intended to be the last repeat when I noticed a mistake, a rather large one, and it started 8 rows previous. I spent a long time messing with it, and could have fudged it, but it was in a very visible spot, and I just didn’t want to live with the messed up gauge of a fix.

So I pulled the needle out. Completely out. Stitch markers and all. It’s sitting in a vulnerable, needle-less heap on the counter right now. I’m going to rip back the 4 rows and then try to put it all back together. Lame.

In the meantime, I was able to try it on without the restriction of a needle, so I did.

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Getting that second picture was a trick. I have 14 shots of various angles of my bathroom and parts of my head. ‘Til I had the brilliant idea to zoom out (better chance I’d make it in the picture) and then crop on the computer.

Even though my mother-in-law is significantly shorter and smaller than I am, I think I’m going to get more yarn and make it longer.

In the meantime, I’m grumpy. I can’t move. Can’t exercise. Can’t knit. Can’t lay in bed and ignore everybody. But I might try. Goodness knows I want to.

4 Responses to “Laaaaame!”

  1. Jean Says:

    Hi laura. What a amazing shawl!!!
    How difficult is that to do for a beginner???
    I still have not mastered doing a sock.
    But I have not given up on knitting.
    Jean

  2. carol gilchrist Says:

    aww shucks that sucks! i HATE it when that happens…

  3. Ellen Says:

    Very creative photography and brave to try it on without the needles! No wonder you were looking for more Frog Tree yesterday! See you tomorrow, I hope your back is starting to feel better.

  4. Stephanie Says:

    Oh suckiness! I’m so sorry. Your back…..the shawl…it sucks. But on the bright side…the shawl does look gorgeous :o) I am of the mind set that if it’s in as spot where it isn’t going to be noticed…I leave it. But if it is right smack in the middle…..ugh. I hate ripping. It’s painful. Good luck on picking everything up again. That always freaks me out. I hope the rest of your day goes a little better.

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