Inch by inch …
I had to put Cozy away for a week. I decided that an imminent stroke was not worth a handknit wrap, no matter how pretty it is.
I picked it up again on Sunday night and started diligently ripping out the three rows I’d messed up. Then I ripped out one more row for good measure and to make sure I really knew where in the pattern I was. I’ve tried all kinds of ways to keep track of what I’m doing and where I am in the pattern, and I’m going back to a spreadsheet. Last night I put the pattern directions into a spreadsheet, made my “Completed?” column, and went back to work.
And here are the results:
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So keep your fingers crossed for me … I’ll keep knitting my heart out, and hopefully there won’t be too many more detours. I’ve got a little under two weeks to get this thing done!
I did figure out, I think, what one of my problems is. I’ve done a LOT of lacy baby blankets that involve similar patterns. I think those pattern stitches have been ingrained in my fingers’ memory, and my fingers are zipping into autopilot mode with Cozy. Unfortunately, they’re zipping into the WRONG autopilot mode, and I’m making a feather and fan baby blanket or some such thing instead of the Cozy. This doesn’t help me much in the current situation, but at least I don’t feel like such a moron now!
