It started last September. It was coming along so beautifully.
The Rona Lace Shawl in Knit Picks Shadow Vineyard
Then, I took a break. I thought it was safe and secure in it’s cute little bag. Alas, when I picked it back up in December, I found that the needle had pulled out of a few stitches and they had dropped. Kicking myself for leaving my lifeline 40 rows back, I put it back in the bag and decided to I would frog it back to the lifeline… later.
Today, I picked it up again (my current knitting project is boring me to tears, and I thought I could use a challenge). I started to pull the needles out and rip back to my thin, green safety net.
I noticed too late that my lifeline had abandoned me, as well.
Almost half of the circle was not protected by my treasonous lifeline. Why I didn’t tie the ends together is beyond me, but then again, I was presumptuous enough to leave it so far behind, I guess I thought I wouldn’t need it.
Such a talented knitter as myself! HA! I scoff at lifelines!
And look where it got me. I was almost finished knitting that first ball, too:
And now, I am back to square one.
This is a must knit shawl, so I am going to cast it back on and complete it… later.
For now, I am thinking that my teal skien of Claudia Handpainted Silk Lace needs to be a Peacock Shawlette.
That’s terrible! And it was coming along so nicely, too. Will you have the heart to post pics of take two?
I almost never use a lifeline and have been sorry more than once. (When will she learn!?) And oh, to frog lace… *sigh* Beautiful color though! 🙂
I just got two skein of this exact yarn!! When you’re ready, we should do a KAL. 🙂
Experienced knitters: making bigger mistakes, faster. 😉
(I have never used a lifeline.)
It won’t link to a pattern. I really, really wanted to knit this even though I’ve never knit something so fancy. Waaahhhhhh!! And, I even have a knitpicks gift card.
It looks like they aren’t offering it anymore. Bummer.