Kay close to the edge (Again)

[Calesmommy]

Im making a chirsting gown for my BF godson. This monster (YES MONSTER) Has to be done this week. First I ran into knots in my pounder. Had to pull out a number of rows. And had to get more yarn. To top it off I bought a hook on Ebay. I homemake wood hook. Im using it last night and the tip broke off:angry This is the first time I even used it. I have never had this much trouble with a project. I can't wait to be done.

 

Has this ever happend to you?

 

Sorry needed to vent on this. I was up until 2am doing the sleeves. ( Cause I had to pull a whole side out)

 

Thanks for letting me rant

Cheryl

[KristieMN]

I am sorry you are having so many problems with the gown!

I can totally relate!!

 

 

Short answer, yes, this has happened to me..

 

Long answer...I was ready to hurt someone!!

 

I was not crocheting the gown, but sewing it. My sister wanted the Ava Maria symbol embroidered on the gown.

 

The problems started 2 weeks before the baptism... my machine broke. I had to order a part, it took a week and a half to get to get the part.

Got the part......completed the gown except the hem.

Then, set out to embroider it.

 

My disk I got with the sewing machine...so I can digitalize images,.... was junk.

 

Since they no longer make this particular machine I own, I can not replace the disk. (not happy with Singer)

 

O.k...now I have to find an image on the internet that is already digitalized that I can get for free, or purchase.

After looking online for nearly 3 hours, I find the perfect image at holyneedle.com. FANTASTIC! I am so excited.

 

Then, I go to pay for it, with my paypal, I forgot I emptied out my account 2 days previous.

Ok.... I waited 4 hours before someone bought 3 patterns...I had enough for the image now... FANTASTIC!

My sister wanted it done in gold metallic thread.....it is flimsier than tinsel. I litterly had to hold the thread, using thumb and first finger on BOTH hands to get the tension right..and the blasted thread broke numerous time.

The machine is/was not capable of using metallic thread in it!!

By the time I was done embroidering it, it took nearly 2 hours.

 

O.k....at least I was done...right....

OH NOOOOOOOOOOOO no no no!

 

All I had left to do was remove the hoop, and finish up the hem of the dress.

Removing the hoop was impossible. A piece of the gown was not clear of the design, and was emboidered into the image.

Litterly, I had emboidered the hoop into the gown.

After crying for what seems like hours,

I cut the hoop free of the gown, threw the gown in the garbage...and called it a day.

 

Now, funny thing, the next day, (only 2 days before the baptism) I started AND completed the gown, with no problems.

The gown turned out absolutely beautiful.

She had TONS of compliments on it.

[JoBug]

Oh dear, vent away! I can't even COUNT the number of things I had to do at the last minute, and of course everything that can will go wrong. Sending you good vibes:manyheart

[Sarah Jane]

Oh yes. I make plenty of mistakes. Something that I'm makng in a hurry will always screw up because I'm not enjoying it so much as rushing it.

 

Think of Dori in Finding Nemo "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming..."