One project to rule them all.
I got a LOT of knitting accomplished over the Christmas vacation. Unfortunately, most of it was on the same project, doing the SAME rows over and over. More about that later.
Alex’s sweater turned out wonderfully! It’s knit using the Sock it to Me! Collection Harlequin yarn in Blue Jeans (from elann.com) and Esther Bozak’s custom-fit dog sweater pattern. The not-so-willing model (he hates the modeling, not the sweater):
But. My knitting hubris destroyed me.
Once I ran out of yarn for Clapotis, I put it on a stitch holder and began work on Cozy for my mother. Oh, the pain and torture. I have literally cast on that project four separate times, and unravelled it three times. I’ve done lacy baby afghans, I’ve done complicated patternwork, and I still cannot keep this pattern straight. I finally gave up, stowed it in a bag, and vowed to not work on it again until we reached Alabama on our drive home.
I started it again, and finally, FINALLY — as Trace watched and kept my count — I made some progress.
