ugh
July 16th, 2007
Hi. How are you? Just thought I’d pop in since I haven’t been here in so long. To be honest, I haven’t been here because I’m bored. bored bored bored bored bored with my knitting right now. The mystery shawl, I’m afraid, isn’t doing it for me. I don’t like knitting this shawl. It’s not for me. In fact, it feels like some sort of torture to me. This is how it works:
Each Friday a new clue is released. Each clue is about 50 rows of chart. The chart wouldn’t be hard if I were an experienced lace knitter but I am not. Sigh. There are not gnarly k5tog instructions like that. But I just keep screwing up. It’s like my eyes can’t read the chart correctly somehow. And then, if I’m going to knit lace and read complicated charts, I need to come up with a better system. I have my chart on a little wooden t.v. tray and I cover the rows I’ve completed with another piece of paper. So when I am knitting a row I have to sit up straight and peer over the t.v. tray at the chart while I’m knitting so I can keep track of everything. So. Not. Relaxing. And then there is the pain I’m getting in my hand. And finally, I’m not sure if I like getting my instructions piecemeal like this. I don’t know why. It makes me feel a little claustrophobic. I know that sounds weird. But I am the kind of person, I realize, who likes to look at the big picture before I begin any kind of project (no matter what it is). When I can’t see the big picture I feel very nervous and uncomfortable. And that’s how I feel about this project. I think it’s a wonderful idea, but just not for me.
So I don’t know. I’m thinking that maybe I should set it aside for a bit and think on it. I had lots of other projects in my queue before MS3 so life will not end. I will continue to lurk on the MS3 forums for a bit to see how it’s going for others. But, sadly, I really don’t think this project is for me right now.
Entry Filed under: Mystery Stole 3
5 Comments
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Sachi | July 16th, 2007 at 8:50 am
I finally gave up and invested in one of those magnetic boards. I picked it up at Joann’s with one of their 40% off coupons. It came with a little stand and that has really saved my head. I have so many critters in my house that the chances of them swiping the table with a tail and throwing my row marker somewhere is just too high for me to accept.
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amanda | July 16th, 2007 at 9:49 am
Yea, that doesn’t sound relaxing at all. And I totally know what you mean about being a big-picture knitter — I’m the same. I can’t sit down and start knitting something unless I *understand* the whole pattern, or at least most of it (Lady Eleanor was hell at the beginning because I had to go on faith!), so this mystery shawl thing would not work for me. Novel idea though it may be.
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Felicia | July 16th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
Since I am not a lace knitter I truly sympathize.
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Holly Jo | July 19th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
Lace seems like one of those things you have to really be in the mood for. It is a lot of work and takes an incredible amount of concentration. No sense wasting your time on something you are not loving - I know some people are loving this KAL and hating it.
Magnetic boards are the way to go with charts, in my humble opinion.
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Monika | July 20th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
The MS3 is nothing for me. Too many people knitting the same thing at the same time, grrrr.
I wanted to leave a comment on your handspun, but it wont let me, this is the only post where I could leave a comment. Oh well. Love your handspun ,and I’m impressed, that you spun even dog hair! ;o)