When All Else Fails, Drop Back and Knit

Today I finally put together the dress I've been thinking about for several months. I made the pattern for the bodice, but I am afraid I didn't put as much energy into it as I have on some projects, and because of that, the entire design was just a little off. This always pisses me off, because I've gone and ruined another piece of perfectly good, and somewhat expensive, fabric. As I ripped out the seam that connected the bodice to the skirt, I was careful to smooth out the pieces I will salvage and use for some other, now smaller, project. Sewing is like that for me. One great triumph and several crappy failures. So I decided to start the embroidery project I had laid out. Well, it's just not my day. The embroidery cotton was too thin for the project I had in mind...I do have plenty of other, thicker colors, but I found myself frustrated and astonished that my embroidery skills had deserted me too. So, yes, I have thrown in the thread. I'm downstairs now, knitting...and that would be re-knitting...the sweater I started last year and decided to unravel and start again...with a different pattern...one that is very simple and I'm sure I can finish...maybe.