Tuesday, October 18, 2011

kitty as pillow is always the solution


Maybe I just shouldn't knit for myself.

All of my recent knitting projects have been fairly risky in terms of color choice and construction style, and the risks have paid off beautifully. Until now. I bought some gorgeous celery colored Cascade Magnum with the intention of knitting something for myself. I scoured Ravelry for the perfect pattern, struggled through the slightly vague UK instructions and bound off what promised to be a cozy, chunky bolero. What I ended up with was more akin to a grade school loop weave pot holder with arm holes. Sweet P said, "Well, that's hideous" and i hung it on the back of a chair. It even makes the chair look fat and cheap. I'm not sure any amount of blocking is going to save this hot mess.

Hence the kitty pillow.

Think I'll frog it and start over on something else. I think I'd better knit a project for someone else first.

2 comments:

  1. Hi, I'm hopping slowly from last week's blog hop. I admire that you can knit. I have tried. I can't even crochet. So as far as I'm concerned, you have seriously mad skills and your husband should make dinner for you.
    Cheers, Kristen

    ReplyDelete
  2. Ha! Thanks Kristen. I'll be sure to tell him as much.

    ReplyDelete