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A Happy Accident

March 1, 2010 on 7:36 am | In Crochet | No Comments

I’m hoping for a happy accident when this latest crochet project is completed. You know what a happy accident is, right? It’s when a project or situation turns out better than you’d planned, even when “oh, no!” moments occur.
My current project is a baby afghan. I decided upon the pattern stitch, the size crochet hook and the colors. It would be turquoise with a white border. Happy with my vision, I crocheted and crocheted and ooops! “Oh, no!” I ran out of turquoise yarn! No problem. A minor setback. I’ll just go back to the store and purchase more, right?
At the store, I realize there is not enough in the bin to complete the afghan. Now what? Redesign! Searching the yarn bins, I find a nice variegated yarn that includes turquoise as one of its colors. Yea!!! Now, instead of the turquoise and white afghan I’d planned to make, I’ll make a paneled afghan. Two panels will be turquoise and one will be the variegated. Smiles. Happy, happy, happy me! Hmmm…I think I’ll add a picot edging with the variegated yarn.
A few days later, I’m really liking the effect of the variegated panel next to the turquoise one. Just six more rows and the variegated panel will be done and then on to the finish line! Uh, where’s the other skein of variegated yarn? “Oh, no!” Now what!?
I go back to the store for more yarn. They haven’t restocked. So, I go to three more yarn stores in search of the yarn I need. No luck. However, the last store has a terrific selection of yarn. Maybe I can redesign once again with success. I find a yarn called “Angel Fleece”. It has a compatible color and an interesting texture. It will be an accent stripe for the afghan completing the middle (variegated) panel.
This yarn is challenging. It looks like a silky string with nubby yarn wound around it. As I start to crochet with it, I quickly realize it’s like leaving footprints in a snow storm. I can’t see the stitches! I trudge onward feeling my way across the rows, hoping I’ve added just the right amount. Six rows later, the textured stripe is slightly ruffled. ~sigh~ Rippit. Rippit. Rippit. I unravel six rows.
What happens next? I ordered the variegated yarn online and I’m anxiously waiting for it to arrive; so, I can complete this baby afghan. I just know it’s going to be a happy accident!

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