Because 2 days is never enough.

The blanket. Yes, the blanket. It is challenging me and it shouldn’t be. It’s quite a simple blanket as far as the type of stitches – mostly purling and knitting. It is large, though – 102 cast-on stitches and countless rows. But for some reason I cannot make it work. I have started and stopped this blanket at least a half dozen times and I thought this time would be the last. Last night I discovered a hole in an earlier row, one that was too far back to unkit to. Perhaps it is a dropped stitch or perhaps not – it is difficult to tell, which is part of the dilemma. Even if I did unknit to that point, I’m not sure I know how to fix it. I tried to ignore the hole thinking that it would tighten up if I kept adding rows on top of it, or that it would get lost in the maze of stitches, but it didn’t. Now I’m obsessed with the hole. The practical side of me says to ignore it since mistakes are the endearing features of a home made item. The perfectionist side of me wants to rip out the blanket and start again because I hope to have this blanket for the rest of my life and to eventually pass it on as an heirloom. Do I want this faulty blanket to represent my handiwork to future generations in my family?

I think I’m going to unravel the whole thing tonight.