How Disappointing

You may remember that last winter I started to knit a jumper.  This is the pattern.  It had many new techniques for me to try, being knitted from the top down, with a lace yoke.

Well, I didn’t get all that far with it before other shiny things took my attention.   It has been waiting patiently for me to get back to it.  This year has been a little crazy, and I must say that I haven’t been the right frame of mind just lately, despite having plenty of time to work on it.

Finally, yesterday, I decided to pull it out and recommence working on the lace yoke.  There weren’t too many rows to go before things would be much simpler.

Well, I knitted to the first stitch marker, and notice that the next stitch was just over the needle, not a stitch.  That didn’t make sense.  I thought I must have dropped a stitch, which would be easy to recitify.

However, upon closer inspection, it turns out there is a break in the wool a few rows back.  What!  Has a moth been in there? How disappointing.  I really don’t want to try to unpick back to there, so I am going to abandon the project at this point.  I know that may sound defeatist, but it is the best thing at the present time.

I may start this jumper again, or I may use a different pattern, using a technique I’m more familiar with, seeing it is a long time since I have knitted a jumper.

In the meantime, there is another rather simple top I would like to knit for summer.  I just have to wait until I can start pulling down boxes to find the linen blend yarn that is in stash.