Have you ever just felt like saying "No!" to something you know you have to do? I feel that way right now. I feel like a petulant child whining "But I don't wanna!" This is gonna hurt if I do this...

I have been working on another doily the past few days. It's a strange one for me as it's more "square" than it is round. You can find an online pattern here, but I am working the pattern from the one printed in Old-Time Crochet, Summer 1993. It's the same pattern, but the instructions are abbreviated a little bit in the online version.
I'm on Round 10 of 17 Rounds and it has been a challenging round since "flowers" are formed in this round. I was on the 3rd flower and realized it's not aligning itself correctly in the corner I just made (3rd of 4). And of course, this brought me to the realization that there was a mistake in my doily...back at Round 6!


Do you know how much I DON'T want to frog this?

As I was considering NOT frogging it, my 7 year old daughter Kelley offers her young perspective..."You have to frog it. You can't give it to someone with a mistake in it!" And of course she is right. I just can't give it away with this mistake in it. Although I haven't blocked it yet, I'm sure it won't square up right if I don't fix it. So, I will grit my teeth, hold the tears back, and rip-it, rip-it, rip-it....(sniff, sniff)...As I'm ripping it, dear daughter says, "Oh, don't be so dramatic" Oh my. I remember saying that to her yesterday...they pick up things so fast, don't they. Little sponges.
Ok, it's frogged. Had DD help me...she got kinda weepy, too...



1 comment:
Oh I'm so sorry! It's hard not to be dramatic over frogging that! But in your heart, you'll be glad when it's finished AND perfect.
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