Mad ripper strikes again and again and again…

My CPH got waylaid by the mad ripper this weekend.  Sleeve one is done and has been done since yesterday morning, Sleeve 2 had run into some problems.  I managed to get 4″ of the the ribbing done, only to find I was knitting on the larger of the 2 needles, instead of the smaller of the 2 as was used with all ribbing to date, so RRRRRIIIIIPPPPP!.  Ok, minor set back, I got the ribbing knit.

While on the way to dinner last night and while waiting for a table, I got 2 inches past the the ribbing, only to find somehow I managed to really mess up the cable, yes I did try to save it,  but that simply wasn’t happening…  RRRRRIIIIIPPPPP!

Attempt #3, ribbing done, I didn’t rip the ribbing out, but just back to the last row of ribbing. I made some serious progress today, 9″ past the ribbing as a matter of fact.  Guess who forgot to change out the needles after the end of the ribbing…..RRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!

3 strikes, this sleeve is going in to a 24 hour time out, I have a feeling that if I keep knitting on it before the end of the 24 hours, I’ll be ripping again.

Updates on the challenged, KnitDevil has been knocked out by a bad sinus infection and a case of knitting with sandpaper.   Mehitable is still struggling along, but hasn’t had much time to knit on CPH, what with getting ready for a well deserved trip to France next week.  Wow, I certainly hope DimSum is having more luck with this than the lot of us, at this rate she actually stands a good chance of finishing before we do, and she declined to enter the challenge.

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5 Responses to “Mad ripper strikes again and again and again…”

  1. mary says:

    Oh sure, bring me into it, even though I’m not playing along. :) Hope CPH behaves for you tomorrow. What did you knit today instead? Enough socks for a millipede?

    May 6th, 2007 at 7:52 pm

  2. Other Marie says:

    Oh no. I suppose I should be grateful for the respite, but somehow I just can’t bring myself to be glad you’ve had such an awful time of it. Maybe it’s just a @#%(&*^! pattern after all!

    May 6th, 2007 at 8:10 pm

  3. Sachi says:

    Eeek!

    May 7th, 2007 at 9:56 am

  4. Madge says:

    Okay, I’ve officially declared CPH a Bermuda Triangle of knitting. It’s, like, the easiest pattern in the world, and you and I keep having to rip it out…what’s UP with THAT?! Sorry to hear about all your sleeve pain. I’ve been knitting on my Flower Basket…Koigu aaahhh…so gentle on the hands. But I gotta get back to it, esp. if you lure Mary into the contest, too. :)

    May 7th, 2007 at 11:49 am

  5. Carrie says:

    I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve ripped back the CPH. Is the pattern just so easy we get carried away? I did exactly the same thing tonight on the knitting up several inches on the smaller needles after the ribbing on my sleeve. rrriiipp indeed! Hope it gets better soon :)

    May 7th, 2007 at 11:51 pm

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