Last year for her birthday, I knit my TN sister a convertible shawl. I bought the yarn at my favorite LYS, and MB was there to help select it. I spent a lot of money on these yarns, and they’re gliztier than I would use for myself, but my sister has a lot of panache and can carry glitz in a way I can’t. So the pattern is just feather and fan with the yarns switched out every few rows. I used garter stitch across the back and added an edging and ties so she could have sleeves if she wanted.
I just got it back from her in the mail.
I was sick when I saw it, and she expressed a lot of grief and anxiety over the hole. There’s another smaller hole where it had snagged on a nail or something, but this one appeared out of her suitcase. She has a lot of faith in my knitting skills (I taught her to knit, so she thinks I know a lot…got her fooled!), so she figured I could fix it. After a very sad e-mail in which I said I didn’t think it was possible, I rallied and reconsidered my options. Today, at the LYS, I asked one of the women if she thought I should just rip back and reknit. She was hesitant to offer me advice, and in the end I decided to frog the whole thing and make a Mix-It-Up shawl, one of the free patterns Marji has available. It will be knit lengthwise, and I’ll use most of these same yarns. I went through my stash to see what other black yarns I have available.
And, now that I’ve moved past the distress of having a hand knit object returned with an awful wound, I’m looking forward to the challenge of creating a new beautiful shawl to wrap my sister in love.
Oh nooooo! How sad!
Holy great gleeping holes!! But how sweet of you to do your best to fix it or totally revamp it!
Sorry about the scarf! You’re a really great sister for knitting her up somthing else from it!
OMG! That’s like a knife to the heart.
You can rebuild it. You can make it better, stronger, faster than it was before. It will be the six million dollar shawl.
Yay Heide. And I was going to say bust her back to acrylic.
eek! You’re a good sister.
I think you’re doing the right thing. I don’t know how you could have patched that big gaping hole. I have to admit I am wondering how it could have come out of her suitcase like that…
That is GHASTLY! Look at the size of that hole.
Good luck with your new project- I am sure it will get the creativity flowing!
Oh no!! Do you have a link to that pattern? I’m looking for a mix-it-up pattern.
Good luck with the new pattern. What a lucky sister.
Oh I am sorry that happened to you. Only a sister can understand enough to love it enough to ask it to be fixed. Good for you and your good attitude.
Ouch! I feel your pain! You are a kind sister to make her a new one.
Oh my god! That’s terrible! But you can rebuild it, better than before.