What happened to Eloise?... Well, you guess what will happen when you take ages to finish a sleeve because: 1) you are getting bored with endless stocking stitch (even on big needles!), 2) you keep asking yourself if this cardi is really you, even if you like it on the model, 3) you've got the nagging feeling that you will run out of wool even so you've bought the recommended amount...
It took me ages to finally face the facts that I don't want to knit Eloise anymore... It is a pity, because I still love this Noro Blossom but I know I will find a way of using it, so all is not lost. I won't be wearing it though!... I came to the conclusion that thick yarns are not for me. Now that I have learned my lesson, let's hope I don't forget it!...
It has been a frustrating month knitwise. I was having second thoughts about Eloise, had a couple of new ideas but the swatches didn't match expectations, kept looking in vain for inspiration in the new Autumn patterns... On top of that, I had new glasses I needed to get used to...
So I will look through my pattern books again, pick up poor neglected Martha for a while until something new and exciting turns up!...
Happy knitting!
I'm not a lover of thicker wool either, I have tried it a few times, but I like 4ply-8ply best!! Glad you have Martha to fall back on!!!
Posted by: 2paw | October 02, 2007 at 02:18 PM
Don't let this discourage you... Martha is a really nice pattern and I'm sure your version will be as beautiful as all your other FOs :-) I can't really wear thick yarn either, being in the tropics and all. But there's a lot of skinnier yarn that are equally great!
Posted by: lyn | October 03, 2007 at 03:12 AM
Il y a des moments comme ça, où rien ne semble aller ! C'est vrai que tricoter quelque chose en réalisant au fur et à mesure que ça n'ira pas n'est pas encourageant du tout et déprimant. Allons, dis-toi que "après la pluie le beau temps", et que le mois prochain sera sûrement meilleur que celui qui vient de passer.
Posted by: Christine | October 04, 2007 at 07:00 AM
So sad to hear that you stopped Eloise. For me it´s always so very frustrating to start with enthusiasm and joy and in the middle of the work notice that there is something wrong with it and I don´t like it anymore. On the other side I admire your faith in your own taste and your will to stop when it´s enough or going wrong. And I so much hoped to see you wearing Eloise, because I also have some Noro yarn, I´ve bought it for it´s beautiful colours but am not sure whether I ever would like to wear this kind of striped clothes - and I am always relying on your beautiful style.
I hope you will enjoy Martha now very very much, to come back to old, relyable friends is sometimes the very best.
Posted by: Krawuggl | October 09, 2007 at 01:28 PM
I love the Eloise pattern but sometimes something just isn't meant to be, far better to stop now than continue and hate the finished knit.
Posted by: Rebecca | October 10, 2007 at 09:52 PM
un p'tit coup de knitting blues? ça m'arrive souvent lol
Posted by: le chat qui coud | October 11, 2007 at 06:25 AM