I fell in love with this pattern the second I laid eyes on it. I rushed through finishing another project to get to this one. I ordered the yarn. I learned a new cast on. It feels like this pattern has tried to thwart me at every turn.
1. Halfway through the pattern I learned that the charts I was using would lead me to make a smaller blanket...
Great.
I went to the pattern's Rav page and got the chart I needed to make a larger blanket.
2. Not enough yarn. I had ordered yarn based on original instructions which called for 5 skeins of yarn. Two weeks into the project I learned I would need 7 skeins of yarn. The problem with this is it is incredibly hard to get yarn from the same dye lot 2 weeks later. I lucked out, Knit Picks somehow sent me two more skeins from the same dye lot. Dye lot fairy?
3. After 3 more weeks of knitting and 5 seasons of Weeds on Netflix instant streaming, I learned that I don't have enough yarn to bind off and have the really pretty border that the pattern has. This drives me crazy!
4. Ran out of yarn during the bind off. This sucks. Hard. I'm going to tink the bind off and use a bigger needle. Start hoping for me guys. I need some hope right now.
It's not the fault of the yarn, it could be the pattern, it could be me. Who knows.
Norma has fought me tooth and nail and I still love her. Like a child who argues too much and tells you "you are the meanest mommy EVER!" I still love her.
Norma looks wonderful! Great design story, too. Some projects just are ornery.
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