A while back, as in last year, I wanted to knit a fabulous, big shawl with a lovely gradient set I'd purchased from Sundara Yarn. I found a lovely pattern called Verum, by Jana Huck, that I innocuously thought would be an easy knit.
Well, it is. But let me tell you this - I will never, ever knit anything as big as a shawl that has the term "short rows" anywhere in the pattern. This entire pattern is short rows - well, 85% of it is, to be fair. But the short rows are never ending. They are a time suck. Just when you think, "only a few more," days go by until you finish them. They are horrible. They were created by the devil. And I'll be happy if I never see one again - except in socks, of course (they need a heel, after all!).
Sigh. That being said, the pattern is nice. It's good, mindless knitting but also very clever. I had to ask Jana a question on Ravelry and she was mostly nice - and a tiny bit snarky. But then, I did question her instructions.
I'll be glad to have this project over. I was almost halfway done when I picked it up again at the beginning of August. I wanted to finish it for my August FO. We'll see....it's going to be close!
No comments:
Post a Comment