Knitting Zen

I hated the shawl. Hated it. If I'd seen the pattern close-up, I wouldn't have ordered it. It's garter stitch, which has the possibility of being interesting occasionally, but not in light beige, and not with these big (size 11) needles. I kept on through the first skein, hoping I'd grow to love it, then I hit the yarnover row and started making the holes, and I hated it.

So I ripped it out. I went ahead and started over, making a four row garter stitch border and the interior in stockinette; I haven't decided yet if I'll finish it that way or just rip it all out again and look for a better pattern.

Oh well. That's what I get for ordering a pattern online that I couldn't really see (and without any indication of what the stitch pattern was--it didn't look like garter stitch in the little catalog picture).