{April 17, 2011}

I realize today is not the 17th, but I took this photo last night and meant to post it, but was too exhausted. So you're getting two today as I'll be posting another photo later.

This tiny green circle, no larger than a pencil eraser, screwed up the shawl I was knitting causing me to have to rip the entire thing out to start over. Without getting too technical, there is a part in the pattern that when completed creates what is called a "yarn-over." The yarn would wrap around this circle, called a stitch marker, and if all goes well you get a perfectly straight "spine" in the shawl. At a couple of points in the "spine," the stitch marker shifted causing the "spine" to shift as well. Basically, it became crooked. I ripped back to where the pattern was correct, but unfortunately I'm not good enough to pick up lace stitching, so I'm starting over. I'm annoyed but also relieved that I was only about 5" in to the shawl rather than 5'.

Taken with my iPhone using the Lo-Mob app with the Photocard Two filter applied.

On to the pic...{click to view full size}