I finished the main body of Elly’s wool soakers while on vacation in Mexico.
Or so I thought.
A few days ago, I realized that I had failed to incorporate 6 short rows into the body. It’s not like I had missed the part of the instructions that stated I would need to work 6 short rows. In my mind, I had envisioned working all 6 rows in Round 35, the final round in the body of the soaker. I can’t explain why I thought that. It doesn’t make any sense. Typically, only 2 short rows are worked into 1 round. I knew that. Besides, the short rows are needed to allow room for Elly’s caboose/fanny/call-it-what-cute-name-you-want. Jamming them in at the bottom of the body won’t help.
Maybe I lost a crap load of brain cells since Elly’s birth; I heard children have that influence on you. It could also be because I was so excited to be knitting again that I completely ignored common sense.
Either way, I’ll be ripping back – about halfway as I don’t have the time or patience to rip back further – and knitting the body again. I hope to have better luck the 2nd time around.
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