Freaky Friday Failures!

 I can't think of the last time I joined something like this contest and didn't keep my commitment!

The blanket was finished this morning;  

but even after soaking it to block it out, 

I could see a big 

problem

the corners were too pointy and didn't come to a right angle!

No amount of pinning would correct this error.

 I played around with a sample 

(you know, inventing the wheel all over again)

and could see the error of my ways--see the 90* angle at the bottom of the sample?

It was what I was aiming for 

but instead got the pointy corner at the top of the sample!

 There was nothing for it but a complete rip out!

All 1,645 rows.

All 5 ounces.

At least I can make another one in the future....

but not in time to enter the contest.

See me all dejected....

 And to top it off, the hat was a complete fail--it didn't fit 

and the guys all said yuck to the colors/stripes/zig zags.

I ripped it all out and will knit it up smaller one and send it northwest to my d-i-l.

And I wore this sweater yesterday and after a few hours it was hanging about 4-5" lower 

than when I began.  I am going to rip it all out 

and make another sweater in a different style.

I'm not loving the raglan round neck that just grows.  

I want seams in both the raglan joins and the shoulders--especially.  

So I hope you have had a better week of knitting than I have.

                                   It's time to pull out the artist's canvas and paint!