At least I was. This was the state of my swallowtail shawl about 5 days ago. I was one pattern repeat from switching to the border pattern when I noticed a mistake. Near the beginning. One stitch.
Normally at this point I would say a few harsh words and throw my ball of yarn across the room, but I figured 3/4 of a kilo of merino might actually do some damage, so I thought it was best just to set it down on the table.
It took several days, but I finally got the courage frog the entire thing. I thought about doing a different shawl pattern and return the this pattern at a later date, but I decided to cast on the swallowtail shawl once again. It’s going very well, and I’m currently pretending the first attempt was merely a large swatch. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
Comments
OH MY!
You are MUCH braver than I am. In my old age, I’ve taken the stand “If you can’t see it from an airplane, then it doesn’t count” and I would have kept on going.
I admire your courage AND your tenacity.
— Denise · 22 January 2007, 16:56 · #
Its a beautiful pattern, knitting is my forte but wow it going to be a lovely shawl after your practice swatch…
— Dianne · 23 January 2007, 09:38 · #