Life's a Stitch

It’s been one of those knitting experiences, my daughter’s wedding cardigan, but as they say – the third time’s a charm. Thank goodness for good quality yarn which has mostly cooperated after three trips to the frog pond.

Trip #1 (left) – using the "s" stitch in the original design, this was the culprit that caused painful tendonitis in my wrist. No sweater is worth taking drugs over. One skein of the white and 25% of the mohair were unrecoverable.

Trip #2 (right) – substituted a diagonal net lace stitch – way off gauge with a distinct slant. Unless Elina walked down the aisle with a definitive lean to one side this was not going to work. This time all yarn was recovered from the pond in reusable shape.

#3’s a charm – substituted a simple openwork lace pattern. Easy on the wrists, gauge is better, and it looks like E can get married with her weight distributed evenly on both legs.