BS.v2 Week 5
Assignment: Statues
This is a statue of Quetzacoatl (the plumed serpent) located in downtown San Jose, CA. Unfortunately, many Locals do not think it resembles a winged serpent but do think it looks like a very expensive pile of something else:
Meanwhile, chez cpurl:
On Sunday night I was at this stage with my Chunky Raglan:
On Monday night I was here:
I'm annoyed because the sweater pattern does not have a clear photograph of what the end product should look like (the model is shown sitting down and leaning slightly forward) and also does not have a schematic of the sweater. If I was a more experienced knitter I would have realized that the sweater is a short one and made the adjustments before I attached the sleeves, did the raglan decreases and added the neck. Add this experience to the "lessons learned" file.
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posted by cpurl17 @ 10:49 PM
17 comments
17 Comments:
ouch! that hurts! :(
(ha! my word verification starts with "lnv" :)
Ugh! Don't you just hate that? Good for you for starting over again though, I think I'd have been tempted to chuck it in the corner in disgust ;)
It's hard to believe there are still patterns out there without a schematic isn't it? No matter how experienced a knitter you might be, having a clue of what the end product is supposed to be like helps!
OMG!! That is awful. Horrible! So sorry!! So proud of you for ripping and hopefully making a second go at it!! It was looking really fabulous :(
I did a double take- it's so like something I would do-except the part about frogging and trying it again. Good for you.
Aaah, that's painful. But, on the other hand, at least it's not a sport weight sweater!!! Gosh, I wish all patterns had at least one unobstructed picture of it being worn and very good schematics.
PS: Any tips on how to teach Charlie that it's not okay to walk on the coffee table?? :)
Oh no!!! What pattern book was that out of for the raglan? That sucks!! I hate those type of books...ugh!
Yeah I am really not seeing the serpent :o)
Aw, bummer! It looked great too!
Holy cats! That is soooooo upsetting. You are brave to rip. And I'm totally not seeing a serpant.
Hmmm...yeah he does kinda look like a feathered pile of poo. But an artistic one!
I hate it when there aren't any good pictures and there should at least be a drawing!
Does that serpent have a head? That would help to show what it is
Hmmm... I can see where they might get that impression...
Before I read it was a serpent, I was thinking, "Those sure are some fancy carvings in that big pile of poo..."
I still want to learn how to poop in a coil. That is some mad skillz.
Your sweater is less chunky now. I think you could pull it off...with the right panties.
I've had this happen to me a couple of times... What I do now, is do a provisional (crochet) cast on and then once the sweater's done, try it on and decide if I need to knit 'down' and add more body length, or if I can start the ribbing/hem once I've undone the provisional cast on.
This is also great for sleeve length.
Cheers Eva - who does not see a snake in that picture but indeed something totally different :)
Oh sweetie, I feel your pain. That was a beautiful sweater though.
Still laughing at the first photo, a pile of....LOL That's great!
Ahhhh Nooooo! That's rough; I don't think I could have done it. At least you get to play with that beautiful yarn some more.
Yup - the first thing I though of was decorated dog poop. Man. Who thinks these things up?
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