That me, for some reason I thought i had mastered the art of crochet and how to ripple but today I am very much mistaken.
Yesterday i sat here most of the day
In the garden under my parasol, so i thought i would get on with the blanket i have to make for my friend by the 19th of June (yes less than 1 month). So off i went thinking i was all very clever
I have to say i was feeling pretty chuffed with myself, and even started on the 3rd colour.
So i popped it down for a bit and took pretty photos in the garden
I read my book for a couple hours and finally got it finished, ive been so close for weeks but been too tired when i went to bed, so promptly started the next in the series.
So today on the way to work/gym i got my crochet out and did another row, i noticed last night it wasnt quite wiggling properly
but i figured it would be fine, but when i showed Heather, she confirmed my fears that it was indeed wrong, and i needed to 'frog it' god i hate doing that :(
Shall i tell you the put that trips me up, its when you are at the end of a row and you have to get in the super tight C3 bit (ignore me if you have no idea what im talking about), so i have re printed the pattern, and saved a photo of what its supposed to look like
So with my tail between my legs i am off to rip out :( .
If you are wondering how Nellie the elephant is getting on! she looks like a elephant but i am really stuck with the stupid crochet ears :( hoping someone at knit night tomo and can her, coz she just needs her tail after that, which i also need help with ho hum!
Hope you have a lovely night xx
7 comments:
What a shame you had to frog it, I too frogged many many, many ripples so don't feel bad, they are quite an anomaly to be honest but you will get there I am sure of it :)
oh dear, crochet is abit of a complicated craft i fear. i mess up too always with turning etc. have been away this w/e so glad u have enjoyed the sun and some time out from blogging and spending time doing fun things. hope u r feeling a little better after the loss of lola. it takes a very long time to get to grips with no matter what anyone says.
ur house is coming along nicely, hopefully it will start growing quickly. it's like waiting for a baby!!!!!
Jo xxxx
Ohh no! What a shame! I naffed that bit up when I did the test ripple too it's proper fiddly but we learn by our mistakes. Lovin your garden furniture! x x
Don't worry Rachel. I'm pretty sure I'm the worlds worst knitter and crocheter! I was working on some of Lucy's fingerless gloves but when I went to work on them after a weeks break I had no idea what to do ended up doing quite a few rows wrong. My family just laugh cause I'm always stuffing up :-). Needless to say I haven't yet tried the ripple :-).
Libby
You'll get there! I found with the ripple, you have to count every stitch. It's time consuming, but it has to be right or it just don't ripple! C x
I hate sending stuff to the frog pond too especially when you have spent ages on it. Sometimes it is a refreshing feeling when it is a project that has been hanging around for ages (yes I have lots of those) but other times like yours you feel disheartened but don't give up. You CAN do it.
Gutted!! How frustrating. I'd have given up at that point!
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