The last two weeks have been very busy. I have been knitting up a storm trying to finish off a blankie for my new niece…who is now 10 days overdue. I’ve had many near-sleepless nights and finally finished the blankie off…only to discover that it wouldn’t block out. Grrrr. The darn thing had a huge wart/bubble in the center. After careful diagnosis, I realized that I missed about 7 yarn overs every other row, so the stitches weren’t increasing at a fast enough rate. And since I was knitting it up on circular needles, and you don’t block out before adding the border, I didn’t realize until it was much too late. Sigh.
...the blankie wart/bubble!
the blankie that won't block...
What to do? It is not worth my time to rip the darn thing apart. I have decided to convert it into a lovely cowl for me.
My new cowl with flower pin!
New Cowl from the back!
It did block out beautifully. As a cowl, it looks handmade. But as a blankie, it looks homemade. Get the difference?
We’ll have a good laugh about it, when I visit my very pregnant sis this weekend, wearing my fancy-schmanzy new cowl.
I need a new mantra…”Read twice, knit once”.
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