Current project: Shawl with a lace edge.
Progress: About 95% done.
Status: Knitting along, realize my stitch count is wrong, determine where the mistake is, try to correct it, make a mess.
Response: Wonder why I enjoy doing this. Try to determine which would be worse--starting completely over or undoing what looks like could be ten (long) rows and hoping I will then be back on track.
Decision: Decide that starting over is too drastic at this point. Settle in and start tinking (tink--knit spelled backwards, thus describing the unknitting process).
Results: Was able to get past the mess after tinking back just two rows, and I could see that the mistake was just a couple of more rows down from there.
Conclusion: Sometimes issues can look worse than they are. Taking a deep breath and working on resolution a little at a time can make the process bearable. The first emotional response is probably not the basis for the best decision. And I do really love to knit. :-)
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