Epic fail!

Sometimes I'm such an arse. And when I can't blame anyone else, it just feels worse.

So the story is that one of my goals for 2010 has been to do more color work knitting and therefore I had planned to do something about this for the Ravelympics. Another goal I have made for myself is to finish more wearable garments for myself, so a sweater project seemed right. Looking through my books I found Summer in Tokyo in my Japan book by Marianne Isager which I have been dreaming about.

I had planned to do this exact project in inherited yarn - I have been given so much yarn from people I love and there was enough to do this project in light grey from a frogged cardigan my Mum had started, dark grey and black from a frogged poncho Mr Bigfoots Mum had left undone perhaps 10 years ago and before she died 3 years ago she gave it to me to unravel and a bit of moss green from Mr Bigfoots sister given to me for Christmas 4 or 5 years ago. I love the story of all these yarns and that three of my favorite women in that way could be part of my sweater.


So i swatched and decided that an extra goal would be to learn to knit with one yarn in each hand. I'm a continental knitter so I have never thrown my yarn, but this is the perfect opportunity to learn.

Now I wasn't going to spend the weekend at home, but I was promised that the whole weekend could be spend knitting. We would sit at home and watch the Olympics, go to cafés and knit, food would be prepared while I could knit if I just promised to sit in the kitchen and knit. Everything was set and in good time I had made my preparations - my knitting bag was packed, all yarn was put in different bags and needles, markers, tools and even a bit of chocolate for difficult times was packed so nothing could go wrong. I left home and could not wait to start and to have a wonderful weekend...

Then I found out I forgot the pattern at home!!! How stupid can one be? Arh, I have been angry, but no one's to blame besides me, so here I am back home and all ready to cast on when I thought I would have so much to show you. Well, you'll have to wait. Bahhh....