I am down to only two of my WIPs from the start of the year- the everlasting sock yarn blanket and the hibernating ducky socks. This was achieved by finally doing something about this jumper:
It has been sat waiting since Christmas as I needed to improvise the sleeves and was not feeling enthusiastic about it. I was not sure about the ribbing either, the combination of ribbing and chunky yarn gave me a look that kind people might describe as "fluffy". Less kind people migth be more blunt!
Frogging is a lot of fun, you would not believe how fast a jumper can be pulled apart. The four top sections that were worked flat gave a little trouble, but once those were undone I hooked the body section up to a ball winder and away it went!
I now have a pile of chunky yarn again. It will be a sweater eventually but I need to do some pattern hunting first, and this time no ribbing on the body!
ooooh, I hate to see frogs but I know it needs to be done sometimes.
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I agree, ribbing and chunky yarn don't mix! But you can't have it rolling, either ... hmmm!
ReplyDeleteDon't you wish they knit up as fast as you can unravel them?
ReplyDeleteBummer! But I never would have thought of using my ball winder to undo the knitting. Very crafty.
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It seems that the ball winder can take some of the sting out of frogging because it gets it over quickly. Sorry you had to frog but I think you made the right decision. I'm sure you will find something spectacular for that yarn!
ReplyDeleteSometimes it's a big relief to frog something that's just not working out. Now you have all this yarn back to do something you'll like a whole lot better.
ReplyDeleteI love using a ball winder to frog anything. It goes so quickly that it doesn't seem quite so painful.
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