so it's now officially a month and i'm still plugging away on this damnable thing. i probably shouldn't say that - or even think it, for that matter - since it's gonna be my mom's christmas present and what if i put some "like water for chocolate" mojo on the thing? still, i really am tired of this project and i wish i could pick another up but my nature dictates that i only work on one thing at a time so i'm pretty much stuck.
i would actually be done with this thing had i not run out of yarn ONE INCH BEFORE FINISHING THE LAST SLEEVE. so i had to order more online and had to set it aside until the skein came but when i did, i actually stopped to scrutinize the sleeves and i realized that i never did decrease every inch from the armpit like i'm supposed to so it's pretty damned shapeless and even if i pretended i meant to do it, the cuffs are just too wide for regular and too narrow for bell.
so what to do? any other non-knitter would never know the difference. but i would. and since it's for my mom and since it's the first time she's asked for something knitted from me, i feel it ought to be close to perfection. but i've been at this for far too long and it's getting to be more a chore than a pleasure.
sigh.
i know what i'm gonna end up doing and i'm just not looking forward to it...
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