One scarf saved

You will be glad to know that Donna's scarf has been spared a seventh frogging.

In this case, being busy kept me from making a decision that I shouldn't have made. If I hadn't worked Sunday night or practically every waking hour on Monday, I know I would have ripped it all out. I almost did anyway, even though I didn't have time to knit. I wouldn't have regretted the decision, but it wouldn't have been necessary.

I showed the scarf to Kristin after this morning's screening, and she unknitted back to the source of the problems. Watching her undo stitch after stitch, it occurred to me that I may not have been doing it properly all this time. What she was doing looked a lot easier than my fumbling attempts at unknitting. I learned that I didn't have to undo purled stitches the way I had been trying. My method doubled the work necessary and may not have been correct. (I won't say it again, but I suppose the pandering joke is just waiting to be made. Just like a man, right?)

In addition to having lost a stitch when the last two slipped off the needle, I dropped a stitch in the middle of the row as well. Can't say I noticed that. Kristin fixed everything and told me that she thought the width was fine. And so, dear readers, the scarf was granted a stay of execution. There was much rejoicing.

Prior to detailing my first solo KIP, I mentioned that I purchased some yarn for a baby sweater.

It's Baby Bee Sweet Delight Pomp in mint charm. It's 54% acrylic, 36% polyamide (whatever that is), and 10% rayon. It's nice and soft and, I hope, a good color for an expected baby of an unknown gender. (As far as I know, the happy couple doesn't know either. About the gender, not the baby being expected. Obviously.) So this sale purchase goes right to the stash. I also picked up a ball of The Original Sugar 'n Cream cotton in sage green for dishcloths. For 99 cents, why not? This is how a stash slowly grows like a fungus, isn't it?