I know. It's been a bad week or so in terms of the dearly departed. But I have one to add to the list.
Fare thee well...
Thou hast gone to the great rewrapped ball of yarn in the stash.
Not for long. The reason for ripping turned out to be the Kollage square needles. I think for me, the wrong needles for this project. Addi Turbo Lace would be better. Pointier needles. And with a far better join; I'm a very tight knitter, and found it problematic to shove the stitches over the cable join, to the point where the yarn was beginning to pill. So, off the needles. But I like the pattern and will return to it.
In other news, Miss T. and I have decided to postpone the second episode of Iron Chefettes until next Monday. We figure y'all will be out hootin' and hollerin' for the holiday weekend (in the U.S., anyway) rather than sitting in front of your computers. As well you should.
Happy Fourth of July!
Sometimes it is better just to rip it out and start over - rather than wasting precious knitting time and energy hoping against hope that it will all turn out okay in the blocking.
It never does, you know.
Posted by: trek | July 06, 2009 at 07:00 AM
Thanks for the Plath recommendation, Amy!
Posted by: Minnesota Matron | July 05, 2009 at 10:22 PM
I love my Kollage needles. Hope you find the perfect knit for them.
Posted by: kathy b | July 02, 2009 at 09:00 PM
I love my Kollage square needles, but I've only been using them for dishclothes...
Posted by: count sassy | July 02, 2009 at 02:06 PM
I have nothing appropriate to say - only snarky & totally inappropriate things - things I likely learned from the teenage son.
or maybe he learned them from me...
Anyway! Have a great holiday
Posted by: cursingmama | July 02, 2009 at 10:05 AM
I think I might have been there when she was born?
Posted by: deb | July 02, 2009 at 09:08 AM
At such a young age too. She'll come back better than ever on a set of Addis.
Posted by: Sydney | July 01, 2009 at 07:20 PM
Oh the humanity! When will it stop!!!!
Posted by: bezzie | July 01, 2009 at 06:34 PM
Juno who?
I love my Addi Lace Turbos, too. I was so disappointed their interchangeable needle sets are not pointy. I still have my Knitpicks Options for when I need to make a point, but the joins on those are disappointing. It would appear that I'm impossible to please.
Posted by: rudee | July 01, 2009 at 06:09 PM
Goodbye, Juno Regina. We hardly knew ya.
Posted by: Chris | July 01, 2009 at 05:27 PM
Alas, we hardly knew you. Sounds like a bad mix of needles and fiber. She'll get reincarnated on a better set.
Yes! A challenge so big that it needs a three day weekend! (Why yes, I did think that was fabulous, that's why I used it on both your blogs. ;)
Posted by: Carrie K | July 01, 2009 at 05:02 PM