54 X 3 = A Lot Of Frogging

54.  That's how many rows I was into Lilly.  Oh.  And let me not forget to mention that I was knitting her in one piece to the underarms.  So multiply that x 3.  At... oh.... about row 25 or so I was thinking that I didn't like the way the side shaping was looking and that maybe I should just go ahead and rip it back out before I got too far.  Naaahhh... it'll be fine.  I convinced myself of this with every right side row.   You can see on the 2nd, 6th and 8th column that I'd messed up too.  And I just now spotted one on the 4th column from the right.  Dropping stitches down to fix an error in this pattern is near impossible.  Obviously I wasn't successful and by row 54 I knew I wasn't going to be happy with the finished cardigan so.....

Frog City.  I hooked it up to the ball winder and cranked away.

I cast back on but I'm going to do it in pieces so the shaping won't be so noticeable.  I'm already on row 59 of the back and it's looks SO much better.   The pattern is almost mindless now but it's an awful lot like ribbing with a backwards yarn over stuck in there now and then. I'm really glad that I went ahead and ripped it back.  This Jaeger Roma that I bought from Elann back in November is beautiful stuff.  Soft and easy to knit.

In my last post I had a little verse from a song from what I thought was a popular line dance.  I was surprised at how many people didn't catch the verse that I wrote.  I found this video of people doing it at a wedding (of course the clap your hands line isn't until the very end of the video):

Kinda like the Chicken Song.  Dumb but fun.

Poor Aggie.  I'd made some banana bran muffins (I'd share the recipe but they were horrible) on Saturday in our quest to lose weight.  Dan had one the other day and decided that the foil liner was the perfect accessory for Aggie.  Poor dog.  She wasn't amused.

Comments

[b]

Hmmm-lost comment SOMEWHERE. Aggie will get her revenge. Maybe bad dog gas.

[b]

She will seek her revenge on Dan later. The Roma is beautiful, and I understand about frogging less than perfect.

[sandy]

Poor Aggie is now protected from ALIENS, though! :D haha! The look on her face is so funny~ Sorry about your frogging. I have, I admit, done my share of chicken dancing in my time. xo

[Jennifer]

Double Awwww. Aww for the frogging and AWWWW at cute little adorable Aggie.

[Marie]

Oy, all that work to get frogged. But it isn't worth going forward if you know you aren't going to be happy with it when finished. Hope it comes out the second time.

[Wool Winder]

Just think of that first attempt as one giant swatch. In the end, you'll be much happier you started over. I love the color of the yarn! Cute picture of Aggie.

[les]

Did aggie get the leftover muffins? Here, I'll send you my all time favorite muffins! Thought I could post it here but it is a scan. will send by e-mail! Les

[Kim]

That picture of Aggie is PRICELESS!!!

[Norma]

Darn. I was happier when I thought the dance was kinky. KIDDING! I have not done enough line dancing in my life. I know I would LOVE it if given the chance. And Aggie made me laugh out loud.