I Should Really Listen to Myself!

I"m always telling everyone when you knit lace, you need to pay close attention. It's so easy to make one small mistake while being distracted by a glass of wine or the TV. But did I listen to myself? No!

This is the fourth time I've used this pattern to create a lace shawl. It's really a quick knit, and the repeats are super easy to memorize, Or so I thought. 

I started knitting this shawl on Monday morning. Knitting is part of my regular breakfast, a cup of coffee, egg with toast and butter, and my knitting. At lunchtime, I pulled out my project, just to get a couple of quick row's in.

That night, after dinner I started knitting again...with a glass of wine...and the TV on...  Exactly what I tell people not to do!

And by the end of the night, I looked at what I knitted and something didn't seem quite right. The lace ridges were twisted and going in the wrong direction. So I decided to tear it all out and start again in the morning.

The next morning, I cast on again. 30 minutes later, my Faithful Sherpa overheard me say, "It's ok, I can live with that," as I was examining my work.

At lunchtime, I pulled out my knitting but again, somehow it was off. "It's ok," I reassured myself. I'll just keep working on it. But I couldn't handle it. I was completely off, again! So I tore it all out!

"I thought you would tear it out." my Faithful Sherpa said during dinner, when I explained why I had to start over again. 

And now I've cast on this little lace shawl for a third time, I made sure I had my pattern with me, because somehow, even though I had convinced myself that it was an easy pattern to remember, I forgot some important stitches!

I promise, I won't drink wine, watch TV, or do anything else to distract me while working on this project! And cross your fingers that I don't make any more mistakes! I don't want to have to cast on for a fourth time!