Blame it on the Full Moon

A lesson had been learned regarding knitted lace, specifically around Little Arrows, do a few rows and take a break. So during that break I decided to knit a sweater for an infant, one you've seen before, the Baby Kimono. It was such a good plan.

I found a lovely DK weight Berroco acrylic blend from my stash that is not only machine washable it can also be dried in a machine. The yarn is so wonderfully comfortable to the touch, it is just the type of thing you'd want to wrap a baby in. It is also pretty to look at, see.

The tangerine baby kimono

I'd knit on Little Arrows for a few rows and then take a break with Baby Kimono moving back and forth making good progress on both. In fact I was able to start knitting the sleeves for the Baby Kimono when something seemed off. The sleeves didn't fit in as they had in the past. And then I saw it, the right side and left side had been reversed. Incredible!

The bumpy right of center side is on the wrong side of the back!

I'm blaming this on the full moon, yup that's it. Strange things happen during a full moon. It simply couldn't be that I was not paying attention could it? Rather than frog the entire back I've decided to carefully clip away the 14 stitches at each of the shoulders and move them. Rows will be added as necessary and then the Kitchener stitch will be used to reattach the shoulders. That's the plan. I'll keep you up-to-date about how it all works out.

Note to self, perhaps knitting as the full moon is rising is another thing to avoid.

Without a flash a non-blurry full-moon photo was a challenge

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