I am going away for a family vacation. There will be sun and a beach. There will ice cream and pineapples. And hopefully, there will be a little knitting.
I had decided that knitting a Damson in Wollmeise would be delightful holiday knitting. It's light and compact with a lot of easy garter stitch. In preparation for this project, I set out to wind my yarn. And that's when everything went horribly wrong.
I have most of the yarn wound in a lovely cake on my ball winder. The last 100 yds or so are a horrible knot. And not just any knot. It's the knot to end all knots. I struggled with it. I tugged and wiggled and eased and worked and after 2 hours, there is still a knot. It is a much smaller knot, but still a knot.
I couldn't sleep last night. The anxiety of preparing for a trip with 2 small people, packing, worrying and THE KNOT combined to keep me up all night. And I have to decided that it is not worth it. I am going to CUT the yarn. I am going to cut my expensive, covetted, rare and wonderful German yarn to save my sanity. I should still have lots of yarn for the Damson and I will keep the naughty knotty end as a precaution.
This is the most unkindest cut of all...
8 comments:
I feel horrible for you. There is a group on ravelry (http://www.ravelry.com/groups/knot-a-problem) that ... undoes knots for people. it doesn't help you get it before your vacation but maybe it will help? OR you can cut your losses which I think at this point is a very sage decision.
ps. Enjoy your holiday! :)
That is so interesting! I had no idea! I'm going to go check them out as I am sure to have this issue again and again.
Cut it. Sometimes - it's just not worth it. And your sanity teeters on a good day...(hee hee)
Ouch! But sometimes you just have to cut it. Have a great holiday.
You're a brave woman. For cutting THE KNOT and for flying with two small people. I will miss you (or do I have to? Surely, you have a giant suitcase big enough for me and my brood?) If not, have a lovely time. :)
It has been cut. The resulting small ball is made an inch in diameter. I feel better.
Good that you feel better now after having made the cut! Sometimes it is just necessary.
Have a great holiday!
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