Rip it out and start again

About a year ago, I found a pattern for a wrap that I liked. I bought the yarn for it, a gorgeous turquoise cotton. After I'd knit it about 9/10th of the way, for some reason it fell by the wayside and I never finished it. Maybe it was because I was worried it wouldn't block correctly (it was a weird shape), maybe the *yo k2tog* pattern got too boring, I don't really know.

When I picked it up a few weeks ago, I realized that while it was a well-knit piece of fabric, even if I did finish it (a big if), I would rarely wear the wrap itself, and the yarn was such a rich color I couldn't let it go to waste.

So I started ripping it out. After reading YarnHarlot's post on the matching set of knitwear she made for her daughter, I decided I'd copy the hat that she's used as a jumping off point. I knit it up fine but decided to attempt a raglan decrease for the top. I realized only after I'd completed the hat that the top was pointy and there was no way I was going to put that on my head unless it was a part of a halloween costume. So I did what any dedicated knitter would do. I ripped out the hat and started again.

The Princess tried on my hat, and it was pretty big on her, but she didn't care.

This is the first hat that I have ever made for myself that I am truly truly in love with. I love the shape, I love the fit, I LOVE the color, the pretty little vintage button. I love it all. I can't wait to wear it.

I've been looking for interesting celtic knot cable patterns for a while. I really enjoy working cables, but I always want more variety than I find. Imagine my surprise and delight when I stumbled upon the Knitting Scotsman's pattern for a triquetra cable. Not only was it a doable chart, I quickly realized I could incorporate it onto the back of my favorite mitten pattern! So today, during nap time, I knit up a left mitten, working in a triquetra.

"Second mitten syndrome" has not hit me, and I genuinely excited to finish the set. Now THAT'S the sign of a great project.