I got that saying “the depths of despair” from Anne of Green Gables – which is one of my favorite books/movies of all time… that one and Pretty Woman.
Anyway… I’m feeling very discouraged today. Last time I checked, I didn’t have a learning disability or anything. I’m usually really good at reading instructions. I worked 6 hours on one part of the gown and realized I boobed! I kept going and tried to make up for all the lost decreases in three consecutive rows. (I know… not good.) Then, tonight when I got home, I looked at pictures of the gown that other people had made and dudettes, I’m totally lost!!!
See bellow:
Now, instead of being on my merry way, I have to figure out this damn pattern (who wrote this thing anyway?) and undo from where the arrow is pointing above.
By the way, I really wish that when the writer of a patter wants you to decrease “evenly across next row” (I’m using that snarly/ mocking voice and making a face as I say this), that he/she would just tell you how to do it!!! It must have taken me and three other people a half hour to figure out how to decrease 18 stitches evenly (face/voice)across 367 stitches. Did I ever mention how much I hate math?
Anyone out there want to knit this gown for me? I’m kidding John! I would never have someone else knit your baby’s “man-dress” (that’s what he calls it ’cause he’s really happy he’s having a boy. He even warned me to leave extra room in the crotch. Sometimes he’s crass but he’s still my best buddy.)
Maybe I should throw that schedule out the window and just take a little breather before I take this gown out back and sob uncontrollably as I set it ablaze.
I’m not a drinker… maybe I’ll make an exception tonight.
