On a recent Sunday, which is my designated day to work on Blood Red or any project that only has to do with me, I finished the second sleeve. Yes, in one day I popped that puppy out!!!
I then decided to start the skirt portion of the dress. I cast on 440 stitches and began the pattern. After a couple rows I got off the couch for whatever reason, and when I got back my instincts told me it was twisted, and it had got that way because I had put it down.
You'd think that I would have trusted my own instincts, but noooo I didn't. I re-looked at it and thought "It's not twisted", so I then proceeded to knit.
So i'm just knit, knit, knitting along, and i'm getting excited because i'm only about 1/4" away from my first set of decreases. That's when I realized my skirts really was twisted!
Well, you'd think I would be cursing and seeing "blood red", but I simply pulled off all 440 stitches, yes 440, and re-cast them on. I started knitting again.
I recently went on a trip to California for my annual knitting retreat with my mom. I took good Blood Red with me as my only project, so I could make a dent in it. I did make somewhat of a dent on the plane. I got to my first set of decreases, and I am now about 2" away from the next set of decreases.
Unfortunately, Blood Red will not be getting worked on for awhile. I just got an order for a huge project that is going to take all my attention, at least for the most part. This project is a king size bedspread, knit with Blue Sky Alpaca Bulky!!! I ordered 65 skeins last week.
Too all of you, remember this, if it looks like a mistake or even feels like one, take the time to make sure it is. A good friend of mine told me "A Stitch In Time, Saves Nine"
