Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Christl's comfort shawl - Party 1

Sam didn't seem to be bothered by my choice of colors for Christl's comfort shawl, and that's the reason why I knit on, despite my doubts. And that's the story I'm sticking with. It's all HIS fault.
I finished the shawl last night, and was quite happy about it, until I layed it out on the sofa, after binding off over 500 stitches. Well, well, well - Toilet Doily came to mind, but I still was in denial.
My son hinted throughout the knitting process, that the shawl looked like sour watermelon gummis, or later, like cauliflowers. Hm, I smiled and knit on.


Then, with a couple of pattern repeats to go, I stopped, because I could not move the stitches any longer. Happy, happy that I was done.
Today - I'm going to rip it back to where the feather and fan part starts. Just like that. I was a bit cranky (again) this morning, pushed the vacuum around forcefully, until I decided to rip it.
DS said," You don't have to be in such a bad mood, just because you've knit an ugly shawl!" Well, that made me laugh, because he knows me better than I do!
By the way, below is a picture of the white slups this yarn produces from time to time. There were quite a few knots as well (three out of 5 balls had several knots).
I'm going to finish this shawl, but not right away. Need a break, and I'm pressed for time with two other projects. Darn it!
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18 comments:

  1. The Kelly Green RogueJanuary 16, 2008 12:20 p.m.

    ugh! I hate that feeling. I hope you can recover it!

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  2. sweetfigsJanuary 16, 2008 12:29 p.m.

    I hope you feel better soon. They can't all be 5 stars, right?

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  3. sgeddesJanuary 16, 2008 1:04 p.m.

    I've never seena yarn do that before. (with the white bits)

    It doesn't look like much is goignt o bother Sam right now. He looks very content.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2008 2:16 p.m.

    It's always the pets fault. At least it always is around here. Timeout sounds like a good idea.

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  5. CelticCastOnJanuary 16, 2008 3:29 p.m.

    ugggggggg leave it to to the husband to say something like that hhahahah
    Hoping the time goes better for you

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  6. T-MomJanuary 16, 2008 4:33 p.m.

    Poor Monica. Realizing you have to rip and reknit is such a horrid feeling.

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  7. Mr Puffy's Knitting Blog:January 16, 2008 4:44 p.m.

    How disapointing. Are you going to finish it all in pink instead? Set it aside and an inspiration will come to you!

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  8. AngelikaJanuary 16, 2008 4:45 p.m.

    We still cranky? That too will pass. But, what's the deal with that green with the pink? Aehm, can you take that one out?

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  9. CambriaJanuary 16, 2008 6:07 p.m.

    oh, the pain of it all! just have a glass of wine first, and it'll dull it a little bit.

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2008 8:20 a.m.

    O, yes, that must be very disapointing. I hope you will be happy again soon.

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  11. CarolJanuary 17, 2008 9:58 a.m.

    I hate it when that happens. That project definitely deserves to be in time out for a while!

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2008 3:18 p.m.

    hALLO Monika
    wow du hast ja einen schöne 4 Beiner.
    Sie sind gerade wegs in den Stall mrschiert. Grüsse Marlies

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  13. Tricô e Mais TricôJanuary 17, 2008 5:48 p.m.

    Monika, Hello all right? I am trying Syvstjernen knitting, and the lines 52, 54, 60, 62, 68, 69, which has arrows not understand what it means. Thank you for your attention. Thanks

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  14. hakuchoJanuary 17, 2008 6:07 p.m.

    Oh, my... sorry about the shawl. That's really painful having to rip back all that work. Good luck and I'll send you a big hug...I feel your pain :(

    That yarn looks awful with the white parts showing through...I wouldn't be very happy with that either!!!

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  15. HeikeJanuary 18, 2008 7:24 a.m.

    Hallo Moni,

    das sieht soooo gemütlich aus wenn Sam schläft und Du strickst..
    Ich hoffe, es geht Dir wieder besser.

    Viele Grüße von Heike

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  16. Kris BJanuary 18, 2008 9:29 a.m.

    Oh my, I so dread having to rip back. But, it is nice to know that I'm not the only one that has these kinds of issues. I hope the next attempt gives you the results you are looking for.

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  17. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2008 10:04 p.m.

    Never fear! You will survive this trial too! (and the shawl will probably look good enough to eat when you're done!) :D BTW I really love the socks you're wearing in those pics! The colors are so bright and cheery! How can anyone be grumpy in fab socks like those???

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  18. VioliknitJanuary 20, 2008 12:05 p.m.

    Oh, no! Sorry you're not happy with your shawl... What a pain it must be to rip it back...I hope it's not more than the white part :(

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