Well, last night at club I merrily finished the last two pieces of my first pair of French Press Slippers! I wanted to start sewing them together, when I realized that I had made three of the same piece instead of two each for the top pieces.
My jaw was slack. I held up the pieces, compared them. Tried to stretch one so that maybe it would fit into shape. Three other knitters were there, and they confirmed the diagnosis: I had made three of the right top piece, and one of the left. I felt defeated. This was the second mistake on these slippers this week!
Ash suggested that I just sew it together anyway and felt it up, since it probably wouldn't matter. I just didn't like this idea - maybe it wouldn't matter, but I would know. I would see W's mom in the slippers, and wonder if they're not the best they could be because I messed up. I wouldn't give her the slippers saying "Yeah, hey, I messed these up, but you know, you won't notice," but I'll be thinking that. I guess you could say I'm a perfectionist...
Ash suggested that I just sew it together anyway and felt it up, since it probably wouldn't matter. I just didn't like this idea - maybe it wouldn't matter, but I would know. I would see W's mom in the slippers, and wonder if they're not the best they could be because I messed up. I wouldn't give her the slippers saying "Yeah, hey, I messed these up, but you know, you won't notice," but I'll be thinking that. I guess you could say I'm a perfectionist...
This morning, I went to throw in the towel and give up, ready to move onto my next set of slippers, when I discovered something amazing.
The two halves match. They are mirror images. They line up evenly. They were made correctly.
How do I explain this? I choose not to. I'm going to accept this as a crafty miracle and not draw too much attention to it. Whoa, you might be thinking. This just means that you weren't paying attention last night when you went to put it together. But it wasn't just me. Three other people looked at those pieces and shook their heads and said "Jeez, if this is your knitting your homework must look really bad." Maybe the four of us were off our rockers from end-of-the-quarter papers, but I doubt no one noticed.
But maybe it's not a miracle. Maybe there's a troupe of elves hiding under my bed, who have decided to help me by fixing my stupid knitting mistakes at night. I'm not going to test this theory, though!
How do I explain this? I choose not to. I'm going to accept this as a crafty miracle and not draw too much attention to it. Whoa, you might be thinking. This just means that you weren't paying attention last night when you went to put it together. But it wasn't just me. Three other people looked at those pieces and shook their heads and said "Jeez, if this is your knitting your homework must look really bad." Maybe the four of us were off our rockers from end-of-the-quarter papers, but I doubt no one noticed.
But maybe it's not a miracle. Maybe there's a troupe of elves hiding under my bed, who have decided to help me by fixing my stupid knitting mistakes at night. I'm not going to test this theory, though!
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