#MakeShitMonday, in which I cannot catch a break.
My initial plan of making a second
#crochet cowl worked, to the extent that I had enough yarn left on the hat-skein to get a good start on a second cowl for
@mbroome@infosec.exchange, which I started more loosely (foundation double-crochet, rather than double-crocheting into a foundation chain) so it would fit over his bigger head.
At which point it became obvious that the Malabrigo single-skein-dye-lots gotcha was going to bite me in the ass. Because the cowl I made from the second skein was distinctly brighter - and of course a better match for the hue of the hat - than the original cowl. And nobody but me would know... But I *would* know.
So I thought, no problem, I'll just give him the cowl I made for me... But the foundation chain was too tight for him to get it on comfortably. So I thought, no problem, I'll just rip out the foundation chain and re-chain the first row with a looser approach... But after multiple laborious hours, when I finally got it re-chained, it was looser - but still not loose enough.
I had an idea for how to rip and re-do the foundation chain *again*, but as
@mbroome@infosec.exchange and I were on our afternoon walk and I was bemoaning my plight, he observed that I didn't seem to be having fun anymore. Which, frankly, I'm not. So I think I'm going to cut my losses and just frog the damn thing and re-do it with the foundation double-crochet... 🤷🏻♀️
Also, everyone's a comedian -
@mbroome@infosec.exchange: "I'm sorry this is turning into such a hassle!"
Me: "It's okay, I'm just being stubborn about it."
@mbroome@infosec.exchange: "Hm. And it keeps changing shape. So I guess that makes it... Cowl's Moving Hassle!"
Me: *punches him in the arm*
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