I'm Sorry Mr. Blankie!
This is the first project I am called it quits on and I am having a hard time dealing with it! I feel bad... like I should be apologizing to Mr. Blankie! "I'm so sorry... I just couldn't work on you... you were making me not enjoy knitting and I feel like I made too many mistakes on you! I know you will become something beautiful in the near future and I apologize that you will no longer be titled the Big Bad Baby Blanket. Please forgive me!"
And so I frogged. I threw in the towel. The problem was:
1. I made too many small mistakes that I didn't go back and correct.
2. I didn't have a deadline (which is hard for baby projects).
3. I wasn't necessarily knitting this for a specific person.
4. It's been sitting there for over a year... and I just can't deal with it!
I love this pattern, and know I will use it again. I am actually thinking that this yarn will be great to make some hat/bootie sets for the Preemie Project. I might even attempt a much smaller baby blanket for that project as well! We'll see. Bye bye Mr. Blankie....
posted by Dani @ 4:44 PM
15 comments
15 Comments:
Sometimes you just gotta toss it don't you? There is no use knitting something which you don't enjoy! Your knitting time is supposed to be relaxing. Hope you find some relaxing projects to use the yarn for. =0)
You are right to stop if it wasn't working -- you can use the yarn for something else that you'll love. BTW, your sweater looks FANTASTIC -- congratulations!!!
he was beautiful but sometimes we just have to say ENOUGH!!!I had a project using ribbon yarn, I thrw in the towel 10 rounds into it:)drove me nuts!!!
The BBBB just didn't love you back :). Sometimes it's easier to deal with a ball of yarn than a big project never meant to happen, right? The yarn will be something else beautiful in its next life!
Ah, it just wasn't meant to be! Its better to frog these projects and start fresh. When they sit around half-finished, I think they can weigh on the mind somewhat, because its on the list of WIPs.. but not anymore!
You did the right thing. Big Bad was just bringing you down. Don't you feel good now?
Ah yes, calling it quits feels bad at 1st, but trust me, you will be over it quickly, and will fall in love again by using the yarn in a project that loves you back. (As you deserve!)
Good for you for knowing when to call it quits. There is no reason to torture yourself with something that isn't working.
What a pretty yarn you chose though! I hate when that happens. I have such a hard time leaving projects too. Not sure why... I guess I just feel like a quitter. But all i need to make me feel better is a trip to the yarn store and a great new pattern! Bye bye little green blanket!
bye bye mr blankie....welcome to the world something new, creative and wonderful. it's all good!
Sometimes you gotta know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em. Good for you for having the strength to walk away. I have a ball of polarspun that was going to be a stuffed animal, but it proved to be difficult to work with and no fun..now it's going to be a garter stitch scarf. I show that yarn to be high maintenance!
Hey! Better to frog than to be chugging along on a project that is doing nothing for you. Frog away!
I'm so jealous that you just quit on the baby blanket.
(Maybe I could quit my baby blanket...)
Thanks everyone for your support! I was so sad at first wasting all that time, but why waste more! Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend that is in the US!
HI Dani!
Good for you! It will get easier in time and eventually you will find it quite "free-ing". You wouldn't believe all the things I've thrown out or sent back to the scrap bin. Life is way too short to be wasting time finishing things you can't stand. I look at it this way: Have I learned what I need to from the project but have now outgrown it? If so, throw it (or frog it). Does it frustrate me? Upset me? Give me more strees than fun? It's outta here!
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