Fridays are Alright for Frogging

I frog things a lot. Blame the fact I tend to start four projects at a time and won’t finish something if I think it’s not going perfectly right. I don’t quite know how to tick back to mistakes so I typically just restart altogether. But this has got to be the first time I have ever frogged three things in one day.

Item One: Blue Waves Clapotis

I forgot to take a photo before frogging this so just imagine a 1/4 done Clapotis in colonial blue. The yarn makes me itch like mad and didn’t get any better when I washed a swatch. Yet I stupidly decided “ooh, this would make a great scarf that I’d have right by my face!” I decided to frog it a few weeks ago at Sitch n Bitch but didn’t actually get past the removal of the needles until today. The yarn will be given away to someone in my SnB.

Item Two: Amaterasu Sock

These are being made for Dao who has rather small feet. The 36 stitches per side are, well, quite big. I was almost to the heel turn, too. Thankfully I can restart the sock just as soon as I finish frogging it.

amaterasu-pre-frogging

Item Three: Sidewinders Sock

I got gauge, I followed the pattern, I measured my foot twice. I finished knitting the sock and had already Kitchenered the main part of the sock. Then I tried it on to realize that the foot is too short and the leg portion too loose. Sure, I could re-knit it in a better size but decided not to. Although there’s a certain interestingness factor in its construction, I don’t much like the look of my finished sock.

sidewinders

About angelanoel

I grew up in South Florida, fell in love with a guy who took me to California, then returned to the East Cost in late 2008. I’m a full-time engineering student constantly yearning for more time to take photos, travel, pet my kitties and, of course, knit.
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2 Responses to Fridays are Alright for Frogging

  1. Loopykd says:

    Well I’m sorry about your sidewinders. I loved knitting them but I had problems too. The Amaterasu are beautiful. Good luck with them again. I think you should practice trying to fix stuff. It’s not as hard as you think.

  2. Mary Kay says:

    I frog things alot too and really wish I could finish more stuff. I always have such good intentions and then they dont trun out perfect. I have finally decided that I will finish it eveh if I make a small mistake and see what happens. So far, I have finished the baby kimono, a sock and a pair of fingerless mitts withint two weeks. Not bad I guess for a frogger!

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