Soooo I ripped out this guy and I almost cried! That is A LOT of knitting and A LOT of difficult lace! Me and lace are not always friends!
So ripping this out was due to it not fitting. That is what I get for using sock yarn when it calls for DK and thinking 'well if I make the biggest size it may work' FAIL!
I am trying again though! I picked out a simpler pattern that I can modify more easily to account for my yarn. right now I am doing the K1P1 rib cuff and that is quite therapeutic. I do love mindless knitting. The only thing I am worried about is when I have to increase for the lace bit I will have to do my own math! I CO 99 st when the largest size was to CO like 79. I did it by my arm size once knitting a small bit (imagine that I almost did a tension square!)
I am excited because the yarn really does lend itself to this pattern more I think.
Other than this knitting, I have been stressed! I should be working on my dissertation but I just can't get into the mood. I have been applying for jobs/searching for them. I also have been looking at other edu options. So I will take peace in this simple knitting to chill out a bit. (oh and perhaps some ice cream with a hott waiter will help too!)
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