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01-26-2005, 02:17 PM
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Gah. I seem to have lost my touch.
The last three projects I've worked on I've messed up in some major way. The one I was able to fix. The other I've poured $30 worth of yarn into and it isn't even recognizable as the shape it's supposed to be. 
I suppose it's meant to keep me humble so I remember how much I still have to learn with my craft.
On the positive side, I did make myself a pretty pink and purple mohair scarf.
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01-26-2005, 03:14 PM
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I hear ya. I have a sweater sitting around since November with one sleeve sewn in.
It's not laying right and I just don't have the stomach to rip it out and try setting the sleeve again.
On the other hand, there's a good $30 worth of yarn invested in that project too. I shouldn't walk away from the investment in materials and time just because of a little disappointment.
Knowing me, I'll pick it up again and fix it. Just in time for Spring. 
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01-26-2005, 03:25 PM
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Yup! It's so hard to pull out all that yarn, yet leaving it sit makes it worse.
So I guess I'll try to fix this other project. I used a new yarn that is absolutely luscious. I suppose I shouldn't have tried a new pattern shape at the same time that I was using a new yarn, eh?
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01-26-2005, 03:34 PM
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The other I've poured $30 worth of yarn into and it isn't even recognizable as the shape it's supposed to be. | Oh dear. What shape was it supposed to be?
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01-26-2005, 03:37 PM
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Oh oh.
Now I am singing the lyrics to
"The Shape I'm In" Quote:
Go out yonder, peace in the valley
Come downtown, have to rumble in the alley
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in
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01-26-2005, 03:40 PM
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It was supposed to be two rectangles (simple enough, right?) that you sewed together into a diamond shape.
It ended up...well. Perhaps I should take a picture of it tonight.
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01-26-2005, 03:41 PM
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I hear you Bridgette.  I HATE remaking something, especially when I've spent boocoo hours designing and $ in materials.
But I hate putting out sub-par items even more!
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01-26-2005, 03:43 PM
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Absolutely! In fact, I tend to toss things into a "to be fixed" box where they languish for years before I decide I can't remember what the original intent was and I throw it out.
Bad habit of mine!
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01-26-2005, 04:09 PM
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I have a growing to be fixed/in progress stack. In fact it's overtaken an entire corner of my bedroom. (Precious, precious real estate!)
And, I have you to thank for it, Bridgette. 
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01-26-2005, 04:16 PM
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