Hi there again ladies -
All three of us have been in the same water sogged boat....er, or should I say dingy???.......when it comes to reaching the end of a new project when *WHAM*...we notice it.....a mistake. Not just any mistake mind you. Uh-uh, I'm speaking of the mistakes that require us to break down the entire project back to itty-bitty square one. "HUMPH!" *sob*
When you first notice it you try to hold it at different angles and say out loud in your empty workshop, "No one will notice. If I hold it at this angle, you can't even tell."
BUT...you know it is there. Watching you. Making fun of you. Daring you to let it go...let it exist. Noooooooo! *ran screaming from the room*
Nah, just take it apart as that mistake will drive you to the edge of sanity if you care about your creations. Doesn't matter what you're doing either; knitting, jewelry, cross stitch, candles, etc. If you plan to give it away or sell it...you can't let a mistake out the door. Not only does it signal that you take pride in your creations, but it also speaks volumes for quality. Something each and every customer remembers and continues to look for.
What spurred this letter? *cringing with one eye closed* A silly little anklet. Yep. I missed one little rassin-frassin bead in the pattern (near the start of the strand by the way) and I gotta tell ya...it wasn't noticeable. But I couldn't let it go. Plus, if I noticed it then there's a 99.9999% chance that someone else will too. Know what I mean?
Bye for now!
~LeeAnn
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Too True!!! Especially since I have ripped out my current knitting project back to the start 4 times already... I just can't keep going once I've seen a nasty little stich gone astray... exact same problem with a candle embed that won't cooperate - makes more of a mess to try to "fix" it then just to start over from scratch!
I'm right there with both of you! I knit the same dishcloth 7 times. Literally, the same dishcloth. I'd get farther, then mess up again. It's one of those unforgiving patterns that won't let you pull it out to fix either. Grrrrr! BUT!... Cannot let a mistake go through... makes. me. NUTTY(ER)!
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