How Bad Do You Want It?

 This is the last time I'm going to see this version of my Plover sweater.  I got all the way to where you separate the sleeves from the body.  Then my sweetheart doggie touched it with her paw and out came about 24 or more inches of a thread of yarn before I could catch her and get the yarn off her nail. !!!!

This is whats left after ripping out the mistake.

I have studied and tried to salvage the thing.  Now the stitch count doesnt coincide with any row in the directions.  

So how bad do I really want this sweater? I started it over once  before.  I started for the first time in June 2020.  Maybe its a jinx....

I still want my sweater.  I spent a lot on the many skeins of yarn.

No more doggie next to the knitting!

  

Sad - Ripping

Old Port hat

Sadly, I have come to the conclusion I must rip my stitches back to where they numbered 84. 

I am devastated.  I tried to adjust my knitting to a smaller number, which really gets complicated when doing the final decreases towards the top of the hat.  It's just a hat, I thought I could keep working with it.  But I realize I cant. 

I have a hard time believing no one else seems to have the same problems I have.  Projects on Ravelry just seem like such a breeze, even for beginners.  I am not a beginner,  but I guess I am challenged on one of my mental levels-- I'm aging.  It takes me longer to figure things out.

The good news is I love Brioche knitting, I like challenges, and it is only a hat. 

I have big dreams for myself and my knitting projects.  So many beautiful yarns and patterns from so many young, talented designers.  I' ll keep going, as long as I can hold the needles!

Oh and I love sheep!