The Lord has a sense of humor and I think he enjoys playing with my mind.
Yesterday I sat knitting again, day 2 since Hubby’s surgery. Click, click, click, went my needles. A mile a minute. I felt like I was making headway. Another foot and I would be done. I laid out my work to take a look and gasped! A three row mistake, about a foot and a half back! I tried to figure out a way to disguise it. Well, you can’t. There is was sticking out like a sore thumb! I debated. Do I leave it or do I rip out all of that hard work? Hubby and his visitor told me to leave it. No one would know.
I’d know.
I got out my book. My guide to beginners knitting. There it had pictures of how to thread a knitting needle in before you rip out your work, so you do not drop stitches. I worked carefully threading that needle in, and then, I ripped.
I felt like crying as I tore out all those hours of hard work. How could I have gone so wrong?
If my timing was correct, the mistake occurred when Hubby was in surgery. I was worried, I was upset. It’s his fault! If it wasn’t for his operation I would now be done with my project!
Hubby laughed and told me I should just have relaxed and not worried. Then all would have gone well. I should have had some faith.
Yes, the Lord has a sense of humor and I think he is amused.
I have done that many a time and it doesn’t get any less painful any time!!!!
Isn’t that supposed to be one of the “handmade” quirks that make these things so desireable?
Yes, I’m a bit OCD about things like that, so I would have been tearing out stiches as well. “Schade!”
I can totally relate to this. This has happened to me on several occasions with cross stitching. It is such a sad thing.
Sorry I have been absent. I am back, I hope. I hope you are okay.
Shelli
I came by to visit you for your Saturday Photo Hunt and saw you’ve been more busy with life!!! So, I’ll just drop you a note about your hubby’s surgery——-glad it went well, and yes with the knitting—-“Been there, done that!” And I understand the frustrations about having to rip all your long hard work.
Happy Saturday.
Glad your hubby’s surgery went well. I’m sure you’ll be happy when you can get home. Sorry ’bout the knitting. Been there, done that!
Oh I hate that. Maybe you should have kept it though, to keep showing Hubby how much you were worried about him….Glad he’s doing so much better
Hope hubby makes a full and speedy recovery.
Happy Knitting,
Frances
good for you! I would’ve lost my temper and said the hell with this 😉