Apparently, I am to stupid to be allowed to knit. I am attempting to knit up Quinn; a beautiful cabled bag with wonderfully written directions, which I am unable to read. Quinn starts out by knitting a top band then picking up stitches around and knitting down. I have now knit the top band twice and have to rip it and knit it again, because of my own stupidity. *sigh*
For now I am putting Quinn aside and will pick it up again later.  I need to work on something else for a while to prove that I am actually able to read directions and finish a project. Socks, maybe I’ll work on some socks.
Oak Creek Homestead 
Sorry to hear you’re having trouble with Quinn! If there’s anything I can do to clarify things, please let me know. It’s the first pattern I’ve ever written and I’m sure there are parts of it that are weird/confusing/wrong/etc.
Socks socks socks – I bet the break will do the trick and get you back on track with Quinn.
Oh, no, the pattern is very well written! I just seem to have lost the ability to count . . . it goes 1, 2 , 3 , 4; not 1, 2, 4. The first time I totally messed up the provisional cast-on (dropped stitches, etc) and had to rip, the second; I cast on, knit 11 repeats, 3 needle bind-off. Umm, yeah, I forgot step 3: knit 10 rows of repeat. Like I said, great pattern. I, apparently, just can’t read.
I bought 2 balls of Cascade 220 Superwash, and since this is for a gift I will knit it again. If it were just for me I would rip out the cast off, knit the missing rows and go on.
Start breathing! And don’t call yourself stupid – where would we be if everytimr something go wrong we call ourself stupid! You are great knitter! Remember that! After good nap everything will clear!
Oh, poor you – I know what you’re going through! Sometimes it seems as if we’ve un-learned everything we’ve ever known, even the easiest things… Best thing to do is as you did – putting the project away for a while, doing something else, perhaps something as mindless as possible, and only then picking up the other project again. And you’ll see, Quinn will work out perfectly then!
Socks would be great…..how ’bout some from the Nancy Bush KAL’s? Sometimes taking a little break will give you enough time to re-energize and focus again.
Very cute bag! You’re right…take a break, work on some socks (or something else) and go back to it. What are you using to knit Quinn?