tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303450485932523725.post44209025642460777..comments2023-10-11T04:59:12.766-07:00Comments on A Friendly Home: Fair Isle Sweater of DoomAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807549835143586427noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303450485932523725.post-55140603167966622572011-04-08T06:01:33.588-07:002011-04-08T06:01:33.588-07:00OK, here ya go! Cut a little hole in the body and ...OK, here ya go! Cut a little hole in the body and BURN the material so it can't be found. then fray the yarn ends around the hole. (Please do this when Ryan is gone.) Stick it back in your knitting bag and wait for Ryan to return. Say, "I am going to work on your sweater," Pull it out of the bag, look at the hole, start crying and blubber something like "It's ruined, a mouse must have got to it and chewed this hole in it." Show him the hole, then throw the darn thing in the trash. Better yet make two or three holes. If he tries something like "Oh honey, you can fix those holes." Don't buy it, get mad throw the sweater at him and say, "If you think it can be fixed, YOU FIX IT!!" But continue crying like you are just heartbroken. Then you can tell me the story over a cup of Starbucks next time your here and we can laugh our butts off. GDad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303450485932523725.post-51865825390214000312011-04-07T14:15:34.283-07:002011-04-07T14:15:34.283-07:00I know nothing about kniting, but would it help to...I know nothing about kniting, but would it help to knit a straight flap of cloth and then sew it together under the arm? Or give him a Christmas sweater-vest? Ok, that wasn't helpful... but it was imaginative... positivie thoughts heading your way, and I have to agree with Denise... it is GORGEOUS!! I am so impressed... want to make me one? (sorry, out of line)Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08103135062793085458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303450485932523725.post-849264248699828202011-04-07T13:21:23.385-07:002011-04-07T13:21:23.385-07:00Stop the guilt! You realize that it is entirely to...Stop the guilt! You realize that it is entirely too hot for Ryan to wear the sweater and you know have plenty of time to finish it before next winter?<br />I admit that I've had a sweater on-the-needles for eleven months now - and it's not colorwork so I shouldn't be the person to tell you not to beat yourself up. Here's how I handle such things - give yourself time-off to knit one small soft pretty lacy project, then put in two solid months on the sweater, then another little reward, then two solid months on the sweater. The reward system eases the guilt and keeps you knitting, plus you don't feel bad when you put in two months of hardcore colorwork - you feel triumphant!<br />By the way - it's a GORGEOUS sweater!!Lost City Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361734499738933122noreply@blogger.com