tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476064764683477582.post8171179236505776882..comments2008-08-06T09:59:51.822+10:00Comments on fiZZyFibRes: Not happy with the lace knitting and the BIG QUESTION!!!!! The saga of SOTSiiSooziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18268486760902729190noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476064764683477582.post-71936054477424616682008-02-08T08:24:00.000+11:002008-02-08T08:24:00.000+11:00Susie, the counting really, really bugs me too. Y...Susie, the counting really, really bugs me too. You have NO IDEA. Well, I guess you do. However, I've found that it is necessary to keep sanity. <BR/><BR/>We are not alone, judging from other commenters here: also, here's a comment from Amy who posted this on my blog today (I had sent her some Fleece Artist to make a simple garter shawl as an antidote to SOTSii lace issues and for her "blogbirthday): <BR/><BR/>"That was exactly what I needed to keep me from wrapping that lace weight yarn around my neck and pulling the ends until my head just pops off. I really, really want to knit lace, but I don't really enjoy it. I don't know what the psychological diagnosis would be for that little character flaw, but I'm sure there is one."<BR/><BR/>My response was: must be OCD behaviour!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, glad to hear it's going better now... sending you good Canajan frozen winter vibes...Kristina Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11722440257153537723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476064764683477582.post-77157628333907154682008-02-07T18:40:00.000+11:002008-02-07T18:40:00.000+11:00Emma......at the moment it is behaving itself........Emma......at the moment it is behaving itself.....but I'm not up to hint 3 yet when no doubt, all hell will break loose! LOL!<BR/>I must make a mantra........I am in control I am incontrol I amincontrol IamincontrolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476064764683477582.post-4158313360420014412008-02-07T18:20:00.000+11:002008-02-07T18:20:00.000+11:00Goddess the pain of it all. Kristina the post was...Goddess the pain of it all. Kristina the post was cathartic because I got the animal under control after I wrote it and am happily half way through hint 2.<BR/>Hilary.........my biggest problem is not seeing a past mistake - I'm not looking for them........it's when there are either too many or not enough stitches on the needle for the pattern.<BR/>Sally.....I'd really go bonkers reading the instructions. I can read a graph and find it easier than written stuff. It's the numbers and counting that gets me. I have written in the numbers of the stitches between 'patterns'. This seems to have helped. <BR/>Thank you all for your cheering me onwards........I am gonna finish the bloody thing..........I can assure you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476064764683477582.post-51168462926219036852008-02-07T15:27:00.000+11:002008-02-07T15:27:00.000+11:00Are you willing to try the written directions inst...Are you willing to try the written directions instead of using the chart? That is what I am doing, since I am pretty new to lace knitting. I have a copy of the directions that I can mark up. As I complete a part of the row, I mark it off, so I know right where I am. I use a metal board and a magnet strip marking which row of directions I am working on. I am on my third try on the swatch---had to change needle sizes! It is going much better now, and I am confident that I will get through this! Best wishes to you---you shall succeed!<BR/>SallySallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761786281316464253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476064764683477582.post-19101888601589557702008-02-07T14:41:00.000+11:002008-02-07T14:41:00.000+11:00You have voiced what I am feeling. The stole is ta...You have voiced what I am feeling. The stole is taking control. I ripped the beast all the way out and am starting fresh because I am in charge damn it!!!!Emma of Flitwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066401550982674622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476064764683477582.post-16823060366766989072008-02-07T13:16:00.000+11:002008-02-07T13:16:00.000+11:00That is exactly how I feel knitting this, too! Jus...That is exactly how I feel knitting this, too! Just as I feel like it's going smoothly, I see a mistake way back when from the day before!Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10746949302720968180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476064764683477582.post-72793723572860509142008-02-07T02:51:00.000+11:002008-02-07T02:51:00.000+11:00Sob. I feel your pain, Susie. I hope the blog po...Sob. I feel your pain, Susie. I hope the blog post was cathartic...<BR/><BR/>love the yarn, though!Kristina Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11722440257153537723noreply@blogger.com