Wake
Sad partings are natural moments in life.
Standing there.
Waiting expectantly.
Hoping there was another way.
Other than having to endure this farewell.
A final send off.
A knot in the stomach.
A tear in the eye.
Time to say good-bye.
Liesl has gone the way of other hopeful patterns that were not meant to be.
To the frog pond.
Starting sleeves without the right tools set me on a path from which I couldn’t return to the land of successful outcomes.
Knit.
Rip.
Re-knit.
Rip again.
Ah, progress!
Blast!
Rip.
One more try.
Nope, can’t get it right.
There are times to be tenacious.
There are times to admit defeat.
I was tenacious in not letting a simple little pattern get the better of me.
But I have to admit defeat.
And lay this one to rest.
Even the frogging didn’t go smoothly.
A bit of salt in the wound.
To recover some self-respect, the yarn has immediately taken on a second life as a February Lady Sweater, with hopes of a better outcome ahead.
Sorry to hear about Liesl.
Hope it works better as FLS! If I ever get my mom’s (belated) birthday sweater finished (hoping for today!), I am so casting on for a FLS for myself! I need a pretty, soothing knit to work on, and I think it will be just the ticket.
25 Aug 2008 at 12:36 pm
I don’t like to say goodbye to a pattern I so long admired…I think it happened only once…I hope the FLS is going to be a better choice. Hi from Dublin
26 Aug 2008 at 3:43 am
Sorry to see it go. It sways me a bit from trying it. Maybe if I start with the sleeves…….
27 Aug 2008 at 5:00 am