My only real goal this past weekend was to finish my second Slouchy Beret for the Heather, the second blog giveaway winner. I mailed the first one out Saturday morning, well ahead of schedule, so I was confident I could knock the other one out.
I got some Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick N Quick and knit it all afternoon. I blocked it on a plate, put it on the radiator so it would dry faster, and in the morning I had a cute pink hat!
Pink Slouchy Beret
Or, that was how it was supposed to go. Sunday morning I checked on it and about died.
BURNED!
It got torched on the radiator!
My Poor Hat!
I have put projects on the radiator to dry since the beginning of time and this has never happened before! I throw my wet mittens, socks, hats, and scarves on the radiator when I come in from a snow storm. So what the hell happened?!
I told my mom, who said, ‘Oh man, the woman you are sending it to is going to be so disappointed to see that.’
New Hat
Don’t think I didn’t think of it! But of course I can’t send someone a hat that looks like I used it to clean up cat puke. The second hat, however, is going a little slower. Once you finish a project it is hard to get the motivation to start the same exact thing over again.
Have you ever had a similar knitting disaster?
But I’ll finish it this afternoon, NOT block it on the radiator, and hopefully it will be dry by Thursday.
Breakfast Makes it Better
I always turn to pancakes when I’m feeling sad/sick/like I want to kill someone, and these pancakes with my mom’s apple butter and potatoes made me feel better.
Homemade Tuna Helper
So does Homemade Tuna Helper. I don’t know what it is about shell shaped pasta. It just makes me feel so good. And I love when my food pictures have yarn in them.
Cabled Belt
The yarn next to dinner is from the Cabled Belt from the 2008 Winter issue of Vogue Knitting.
Picture in the Magazine
I have been lazily knitting it because I don’t plan on wearing it until New Years Eve. How fun is it to plan an outfit around a belt?!
The only people on Ravelry to knit it have used gold or grey yarn, but when I saw the picture I knew it had to be in a bright color. The cable pattern is very intuitive and it is knitting up quickly despite the size 5 needles I’m using.
And yes, I’m keeping this belt as far away from the radiator as I possibly can!
oh no!! I’ve had knits scorched by a radiator before not hand knits (thankfully). That sucks! The cabled belt is look great, btw.
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Comment by Julie — December 15, 2009 @ 4:54 pm
Ahhh that sucks!! I would have been so upset. Oh well, such is life!
That cabled belt is GORGEOUS – my favorite color bright blue
I want to come and steal all your cute knitted things. hehe.
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Comment by Anne P — December 16, 2009 @ 9:21 am
omg i am so sorry! what a horrible thing to have happen after all the hard work you put in. i wonder if you could rit-dye it black to make it wear-able again. i’ve done that with yarns that aren’t supposed to be dye-able, and they tend to come out a nice grey color.
i haven’t had quite as bad of a knitting disaster, BUT i did spend a lot of time making a raglan shrug, and didn’t realize till i was just about finished that it wasn’t going to fit me AT ALL. or any person for that matter- the shape was completely bizarre.
anyway, the cabled belt is amazing!! and i love the bright blue color.
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Comment by joelle van dyne — December 16, 2009 @ 3:41 pm
Oh no!! I always put a towel over the radiator and dry the knit items on top of it. It protects them from the heat and they still dry quickly. I’ve had plenty of other knitting diasters though!
Comment by Sarah — December 17, 2009 @ 5:57 am
pancakes and tuna helper put me in a good mood too
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Comment by Lynn @ The Actors Diet — December 17, 2009 @ 8:49 pm
I wish I had had a knitting disaster. That would mean I knew how to knit. Ah ha ha
Comment by Kristin — December 19, 2009 @ 1:04 am