There was a moment to absolute, poignant sadness in my household this week – and that is when a nosebleed undid hours and hours of lace and bead work. Sounds dramatic doesn’t it? Well, it was…darn it!
Since typing is a pain (literally and figuratively) I shall tell the story in pictures.
What it looks like finished – photo courtesy of teresat2 on Flickr
I saw the design of the Fiori Autunnali by Romi Hill and enrolled in the Craftsy class.
Bellybutton Cast On – Done!
So I casted on using the bellybutton cast on that Romi Hill teaches in the class, I love learning new things.
Without ruining the secret sauce of the project, this was the end of chart A and the beginning of the most complicated lace I’ve tried so far.
Yes. I am scared to take off the belly button cast on.
It was going so beautifully, it was lovely and sparkly and the pattern was super simple to work with. I couldn’t believe that I was scared of it, Rosemary Hill has created the easiest, user-friendly pattern I’ve ever done.
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BRACE YOURSELF
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Ripped off the needles and hiding the blood….
Beads cut (oh my, yes, I cut) off the work and re-strung – ready to start again.
Working in a re-circulated air workplace makes for a dry nose, and if you are prone to nosebleeds (I am, obviously) you are a little…how to put this delicately…screwed. One sneeze and I had bled on my lace, my cat, my couch and 65 rows of knitting were undone.
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No worries though friends and neighbors, I re-casted on my lace and have already finished chart A. I have installed lifelines, highlighted my chart and coated my nose with Neosporin. Once I get a better picture of progress I will share.
So I would like to know, if you would like to share, what is the weirdest thing that has caused a knitting disaster? Nosebleeds, tiny questing fingers, pets or mother nature – anything goes and I would love to hear about it. Continue reading
All Night Knits 