So the saga of the FBS comes to an ignominious end. After:
Chapter I
Initial Trepidation Underscored by the Temptation to Run Screaming from the Mere Idea of Knitting an Entire Lace Shawl
Chapter II
Putting on my Big-Girl Pants and Knitting Attempt #1, the Kevlar Version
Chapter III
The Abandonment of Attempt #1 and The Search for and Finding of the Perfect Yarn
Chapter IV
Knitting Attempt #2, the Version That Could Actually Bend
Chapter V
Knitting for the Duration of the Olympics, in Conjunction with the Hunt for the Elusive Page Two of the Pattern
Chapter VI
The Obtaining of the Elusive Page Two Through Nefarious Means
Chapter VII
The Battle of the Claw
Chapter VIII
The Battle with the Cats Over Ownership of the Denise Needle Tips
Chapter IX
The Unexpected Yet Frequent Disconnecting of the Replacement Denise Needle from the Cable, and the Running of Stitches in Various Directions, Requiring Large Amounts of Tinking
Chapter X (yesterday)
The Triumphant Completion and Binding Off of the Shawl, Accompanied By a Little Fist Pumping and Secret Dreams of Submitting the Project to a State Fair and Winning a Big Blue Ribbon
Chapter XI
The Discovery of a Mysterious 3” Loop of Loose Yarn and the Absence of Half of One Entire Flower Basket, Leaving a Large, Unsightly, Obvious and Completely Unfixable Gap, Waaaaaaaay Back in Pattern Repeat 1.
Final Chapter: In Which Our Heroine Turns to Swimming With Sharks, BASE Jumping, Bungee Jumping, Moto-X Bike Racing, Freefall SkyDiving and Extreme Whitewater Rafting as a Calming Escape from Knitting
Posted by Ryan at March 22, 2010 11:00 AMOh, yikes. That sucks eggs (not in a good way). Can't wait to hear what you do when you get back from your escape.
Posted by: toni in florida on March 22, 2010 11:14 AMThe trials and tribulations of lace knitting... On Friday I had a complete lapse in judgement and started a charted lace project in public. When I got to the end of row 4 I realized I had the wrong number of stitches. I tinked back until I found the culprit - a poorly executed decrease at the beginning of row 2. After nearly 300 stitches undone I fixed the problem, put the project away and went back to my very boring sock.
Posted by: Visionsister on March 22, 2010 12:43 PMOh I feel your pain! We should be able to wish these projects into the corn field or something.
Posted by: Laurie on March 22, 2010 12:50 PMOh. I am so sorry. I laugh when people say 'oh, knitting is such a relaxing hobby'. If they only knew!
Posted by: Lisa on March 22, 2010 02:16 PMOh ouch. Can you use the loop to reknit the part that's missing, and then tack down the loose stitches?
Posted by: kitten on March 22, 2010 02:53 PMDamn. I hate when that happens.
Posted by: kmkat on March 22, 2010 03:15 PMOhhhhh. Oh, ow. I'm so, so sorry.
Posted by: ccr in MA on March 22, 2010 05:58 PMAieee!!!
Posted by: Erika on March 23, 2010 11:00 AMIf spot-knitting and kitchenering won't work,
there's always the hippie option: embroider a flower over it and call it a design element.
Ouch. I feel like there should be a way to fix it, though it might be Tamar's method. It seems just too unfortunate that this happened to you!
Posted by: Seanna Lea on March 23, 2010 11:23 AMThis is why lace and I are not friends - even the most simple kinds. I'm starting to be a huge fan of garter stitch shawls with a simple ruffle, edging or pleat. When I sell off all my lace books you can come over and toast me with something caffeine free. I've had to give up coffee too. Yarks! Sorry I missed Sunday. One 'o them unavoidable thangs came up. On a happy note - I found the cats' last years' Holiday gifts!!!!
Posted by: Linda "k" on March 23, 2010 08:33 PMThis would never happen in color pattern knitting.
Just saying.
Of course, when knitting in color pattern you are ready to throw yourself out of the plane at the very START of the project.
Posted by: Janine on March 24, 2010 08:27 AMUm, hug?
Posted by: Kristen on March 24, 2010 05:42 PMI'll show you mine if you'll show me yours. Just bring it to Movie Nite. Maybe Pe has a fix that doesn't involve total frogging. Hey hey hey, it could happen! ;-) Ar. (or not)
Posted by: Rebecca on March 25, 2010 02:06 PMall I can say is OH Crap in an outdoor voice.
Posted by: andrea on March 25, 2010 10:22 PMSome time before, I needed to buy a house for my firm but I did not have enough cash and couldn't order something. Thank God my comrade proposed to try to take the loan from banks. Thus, I did that and was satisfied with my sba loan.
Posted by: CarolineCHANG23 on March 27, 2010 04:22 AMOh no! I'm so sorry, how very frustrating.
Posted by: Batty on March 28, 2010 04:35 AMCrap, indeed. I am SO sorry.
Here's another suggestion: With fresh yarn, re-knit the beginning of the shawl through repeat 1. Cut the shawl just before repeat 1 begins, using a lifeline, leaving stitches live. Graft the new piece onto the old shawl.
I suspect this will work, and since the cast-on and to repeat 1 is not all THAT much knitting, might be less frustrating than trying to fix by re-knitting just the hole.
Posted by: Karen on March 28, 2010 08:10 PM