Revisiting the FrankenCowl

Okay. So a couple of weeks ago, I showed you my disappointing "FrankenCowl" . . . whining a lot about how unhappy I was . . . and going on and on about the ways the colors were (not) working out . . . and blah blah blah. But not really willing to do anything about it.

Later that same morning, I jumped on a Zoom call, intending to cast the monster off and be done with it. But, suddenly inspired, I ended up ripping it right back to the "scene of the crime" instead! (I knew I'd never be happy.) (And even though I never want to do it, I'm always happier when I take the time to rip back and re-do.) (Sigh.) I sat through my Zoom meeting ripping . . . and rolling little balls of yarn.

I ended up doing a lot of rolling and cutting and re-rolling the balls of yarn . . . so I could plan how I wanted to work them into the rest of the knitting, hoping to wrangle those oddball colors into a more pleasing configuration. I got out my postal scale and I started weighing.

And then I jumped back in.

My goal . . . was to carry that darker reddish color all the way through the cowl (because it was such a contrast to the other 2 skeins). I almost made it, too -- thescale was getting quite a workout toward the end. (If you want to see the "before" shot, click here.) It's really kind of funny . . . because this is such a nice, easy, rhythmic knit. And I made it all complicated with my color-working. Oh, well. I love playing with color, so it was a good kind of knitting adventure for me. (If I were doing this again, though, with this same yarn, I would have changed things up with that darker color earlier in the process . . . so it could have been more of a "theme" throughout the project. But I didn't want to rip THAT far back for this one.)

And in the end, it's no longer a FrankenCowl!

I just needed to . . . break up. . . to make up!

Break up to make up, that's all we do
Yeah, first you love me then you hate me
That's a game for fools

You can find the details here, on Ravelry.
(And my crazy jumpsuit? It's from Conscious Clothing and it is THE MOST comfortable "pants" I own. Perfect for post-Thanksgiving, y'know???)

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How about you? What are you working on this week?

 

 

 

Comments

[Bonny]

That cowl is wonderful! I'm not sure what to call it now (Wondercowl?) but I'm glad you ripped back and re-knit it with a plan. That whole outfit looks terrific, and the cowl is just the thing to pull it together. Well done, Kym!

[Dee]

The cowl turned out beautifully! It was worth the ripping and rolling.

[Chloe]

Got here early for a change! Love the way you changed it up! So worth it. The red is gorgeous.. And it is helping spur me on to the FOURTH try on a truly simple hat that I just couldn’t get the hang of. Yesterday I finally made that breakthrough. I think. The jumpsuit is fabulous on you. Too bad that I am pretty short and would probably look like a toddler in it. (Funny, but true.). Never mind. You are are inspiring me to finally get going on that Shift. That word ‘rhythmic’’ was the key (although watching slip-stitch knitting on you tube recently struck me as flowing better for a thrower. I am a Continental knitter (hate that term ‘picket’.). We’ll see.

[Chloe]

I meant pickeR. No fences involved.

[KIM IN OREGON]

Love the cowl but LORDY MAMA THAT JUMPSUIT!

[Carole]

The cowl is absolutely perfect now and I love how it looks with your jumpsuit - which looks like the most comfortable thing to wear! (I'm still surprised every time I see you with long hair. You'd think I'd be used to it by now!)

[Vera]

The cowl turned out so well Kym! Good for you ripping out and rolling yarn back up. Patience of a saint and all that stuff. and WOW - the jumpsuit is so fab on you!!!!! Love it.

[Sarah]

Wow, what a difference! I am glad you didn't give up on it because it looks so much better and clearly suits you very well.

[Vicki]

Oh, that turned out GREAT! I am totally with you on the rip & redo, it's so painful to think about doing it... but it almost always pays off! Zoom meetings are perfect for that type of activity. ;)

[Patty]

It turned out great Kym! I've got an unfinished Nightshift in the closet. Seems it may be better suited for a couple of cowls. Your look is fab!

[Debbie]

Your cowl looks fantastic! I fell behind on the one I'm knitting due to a flare of fibromyalgia, but I'm back to knitting now with frequent breaks to do some stretching exercises. I am nearly done with the section right before the decreases, so I hope to have it done in time for Christmas.

[Jane]

The cowl turned out beautifully. Sometimes the lure of a finished object is hard to resist and so I forge ahead when I should rip back until I reach a breaking point. The truth is I've never been sorry about ripping and redoing a project - once I get all the yarn wound back into balls. You look fabulous in that jumpsuit.

[kat]

Well done you! And don't you just love having a scale that can help with knitting?! :)

[Margene]

You fixed it right up! Love what you did and how your broke up the color and got the whole thing on track! Love the pants!

[Mary]

What a happy ending! (and now you've made me want to knit one!)