Today's progress for the most part takes the form of frogging. Which is progress of a sort, since it often takes a lot of thought and a lot of work to finally commit to this plan of action.
With my silk mawatas I cast on Sleekit Mitts ... and then ripped out after completing the lace border. Time to admit to myself that my hands are not a woman's small to medium that the pattern is said to fit. That first mitt was knitting up impossibly small. The mawatas are in time-out until an appropriate pattern suggests itself to me.
The shell pink cloud cotton had been knit up into a Hey Teach sweater for my sister a couple of years ago. But how is that I didn't know that my sister HATES pink? I only found that out days before Christmas when she told me that she held her nose and bought a pink sweater for my niece. Oh dear. It's hung sad and unloved in my closet for a couple of years, but starting today that yarn is going to be repurposed into this. At least I hope so.
The only WIP actually behaving is the pair of Canal du Midi socks for my year of projects. The second sock is knitting up quickly and beautifully; thank goodness for that! Do check out the list at Tami's Amis to find a lot more progress and (hopefully) a lot less ripping out.
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Frogging does take some mental preparation, doesn't it?! Could you perhaps overdye the pink sweater so that it would be a colour your sister likes - then you'd have a ready made Christmas present?!
You got to know when to hold em, know when to frog em. OK, so I took some license with the words there. Love that blanket pattern.
*sigh* I know what you mean about frogging taking some prep. It's always a tough decision, but I've found that it's always the RIGHT one!
:)
I definitely think frogging can be a big WIP. I tend to save my needs-to-be-frogged stuff up for awhile and then take a (sad) day to do it all and figure out what I'm doing with each piece / set of yarn.
Frogging can be a pain. I am good at it though ;)
okay, i just queued the swirling fans pattern despite promising myself i'm done with afghans for awhile. it's so pretty! I did wonder if you could dye the sweater though - is it 100% wool?
Frogging can be very satisfying -- think of it as uncluttering the house by repurposing the yarn.
Sometimes the most liberating thing can be the resolve to frog something that isn't working.
I tend to avoid it at all costs, so when I do, it's a big deal. :p
I agree with pinkundine about overdyeing the sweater! Barring that, I hope its repurposing brings you happiness! :)
Hopefully your ripping out is over for the time being. Good luck with the sock!
ooohhh i hadn't seen that swirling fans pattern before. Thanks for the link.
Sorry about the frogging. That green yarn looks lovely!
Sometime frogging can be just as productive and satisfying as completing a project. You get to have new yarn to make something spectacular with.
The silk mawatas are gorgeous! I hope you can find something worthy of them soon. Good luck with your frogging - I have to psych myself up for it too!
Too bad about the pink sweater - I think the colour is lovely!
I need to go through my knitting "corner" and start frogging
I find I'm often frogging when the yarn just doesn't go with the project the way I thought it would.
I am a rubbish frogger! I just end up taking the whole thing to pieces! I try and avoid it when I can! But its definitely a wip!
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