January 31, 2006

R.I.P

So, the knitting of Glampyre's Bulky Cabled Cardigan was going so fast that I just completely ignored my inner voice that was saying, "Hey, dingbat, you gonna try that sweater on before you...well...CAST OFF?"! If there is anything I learned from my 20 something years on this planet it's that I better listen to my inner voice because when I don't things go bad. And bad they went. Bad news is that I can not fit my arms in these sleeves. I have pretty spindly limbs and I'll be darned if I can squeeze them comfortably into the armholes of this sweater. So, they will have to be ripped. Good news is that the sweater knits so fast it won't be such a big deal to reknit them once I get over my case of knitters remorse.

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In the meantime, I had been wanting to knit a Panta for some time now. The pattern is kind of elusive but can be found on page four of this Craftster thread. There is also a Panta-along if anyone is interested. So after pulling my hair out because the sleeves of my Cabled Cardigan weren't wide enough to house a toothpick I picked up the needles and made myself a Panta.
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Ah, there we go, now I feel a little better. With a little leftover Manos, size 8 needles, and about one hour I had myself a Panta to tame my unruly hair and my Bulky Cardigan broken heart.
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Now I am ready to face my sweater demon and claim those sleeves for my own!
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