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Blanche Gone and Other Knitting News

Blanche has been ripped back to a pile of yarn. I didn’t like how it came out. I didn’t like how the back had the same cable pattern as the front. I didn’t like how the two pieces were uneven. I even showed mom. She liked it but was fine with me frogging it and using the yarn for the baby. So I may eventually do a blanket. It’s a nice thick cotton, so it will make a pretty warm blanket.

I’m also thinking of frogging Chamomile for now. Sadly I only have the back to finish but my gauge is much bigger than it’s supposed to be. Which would be fine, but I’m worried about running out of yarn. And besides that, it’s not like I’m going to be wearing it anytime soon anyway what with my belly swelling. So I’ve thought about frogging it and starting it over with the right gauge next year when I (hopefully) get my figure back and can actually get some use out of it. Then I thought about starting the dolman sweater I’ve been wanting to make forever, and thought, why? It’s not like I’ll be able to wear it any time soon either. Since I’m due in October, I’m not expecting miracles, so I doubt I’ll fit into it this winter. So that’s going to wait another year also. What does that leave?

My blasted sock that I can’t seem to ever finish. And my crochet blanket that only needs to be pieced together. And of course, after I finished it, I realized my mistake and how I could have made things easier on myself. It would have worked on Blanche also. When I have to make more than one of a piece that only gives inches in the pattern. Figure out how many rows make up those inches and work the rest to the figured number of rows, instead of guesstimating the measurement each time. That makes seaming much easier later on. But as a newbie, I didn’t realize this, so I have a bunch of squares that are definitely not even. And I’m still plugging away _(very slowly)_ at my quilt and my granny square gingham afghan. Those are my two HUGE projects that don’t bother me if they take forever to finish. Those are my two projects that I do because they are fun, not because I’m yearning for the FO.

Posted in Blanche, Chamomile