Monday, August 15, 2005
I SO Need A Break!
I am so irritated! I have been "knitting" THIS hoodie for the past hour and a half. Do you know how far I've gotten? I've gotten about 3 rows into it 6 different times and had to tear it out and start over. First I was confused on how to follow the chart. Row one you follow right to left, then row two you follow left to right and so on. So after knitting a couple rows, I started over the right way. Ok, so it wasn't the right way, because I started purling when I should have been knitting, so the cables were going to come out wrong. Again, I started over. I can't remember what I did wrong the other 3 times, but obviously something, or I would be halfway done with the damn sleeve by now. Anyway, the last time, I miscounted and the cables were, once again, going to come out wrong. ARGH! So not only am I getting my ass kicked by yarn of all things, my new kitten, seriously, is totally up my butt the whole time. Not only do kitties love to play with yarn, but he also likes to smack at the end of my knitting needle as I'm trying to make this damn thing work. But the best part? He's very social and insists on being on my lap... At.All.Times - trying to headbutt my nose. Yeah. And after many attempts on my part to set him aside, he just waits for me to lean forward to check the chart and darts behind my back and makes himself comfy so I can't sit back. So I reposition myself and eventually he makes his way on top of me again. The other day, in another effort to stalk and headbutt me, he jumped from the couch onto my shoulder while I was sitting at the computer desk. My shoulder! Who does that?! Apparently I'm a pirate and he's a parrot? I don't want him to completely go away because, you know, he's oddly social. But maybe, just go far enough away that I can move without first having to move him. Anyway, I'm going to get back to trying to conquer this damn sweater now. Or at least the first 4 rows.
Oh, and for you knitters thinking about making this, the hoodie is labeled "piquant", but it's really not hard. You just have to make sure you're reading the charts right. Or you'll be starting over... and over... and over.
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