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February 13, 2005
Obsessive compulsive much?
It's final, I definitely want to rip out the stitches on my Tokyo scarf and start all over again.
I say this as I am about 3/4 done. What's embarassing is that here I am a very beginner knitter, and already I'm being a perfectionist freak.
But, OK, I'm not really being a perfectionist freak. I'm not! I hereby present in my defense three significant concerns about my Tokyo scarf:
Significant Concern # 1: It's too wide. That's the main problem. You don't need to be a perfectionist, OCD Type-A neurotic to see that. It's clearly visible. Really. And while the yarn knits up very neat and tiny on these 10.5 needles, maybe the natural beauty of the yarn would be more obvious in a larger needle. Plus, I don't have to point out that at $12/ball, this scarf is going to cost me $60 by the time this is all over.
Significant Concern # 2: This is a $60 scarf that I don't love love love.
Significant Concern # 3: Since the yarn is knitting up so tightly, the fabric is becoming dense and I don't think it will drape nicely unless it's super long to offset the weight. While a dense, warm, woolen scarf of 15 feet will work swimmingly on my trip to Moscow or Poland, it will never get used here in Los Angeles. Not to mention I get about 14 inches of length per skein, and at the required 72.5 feet for draping I'm looking at ....oh, one million dollars.
So, what do I do? To frog or not to frog, that is the question.
Pro: I will be able to cast on myself, the amount and size stitches I prefer.
Con: I will have to unravel basically three skeins of tightly knit wool.
Pro: I can avoid creating a scarf I am unhappy with, which will end up shoved in a drawer somewhere, thereby wasting $60 of yarn.
Con: Unraveling days of hard work!
Pro: Can maybe use a new stitch, like stockinette.
Con: What if I frog it and don't like the new scarf any better?
Pro: Can avoid that by swatching. See, ma, I am learning something!
Pro: Will not be obsessed by imperfect scarf.
Con: Class and teacher will think I am OCD.
Pro: Since I am OCD I won't care what class thinks.
So I think we all know where this is headed. So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night .... here it is before it goes away:
Posted by laurie at February 13, 2005 08:42 AM
