I have been building a house.
I thought I was going to get it built in a couple of days, but like all construction projects, I have run into delays--mainly, there are way more stitches than I thought. This is Day Four and I'm still not through. Fingers crossed that today is the day.
There has also been an unnecessary cost overrun. The designer calls for a specific overdyed thread. For one stitch. One stitch only. The color is not used anywhere else in the chart.
Seriously?
I mean, SERIOUSLY???????
I do not fault the shop that kitted the project because they were just pulling the threads the designer specified. But I would ask designers to really think if one stitch needs to be in a unique color.
Otherwise, I'm very happy with the design. I'm just ready to be done with the house.
House construction is looking fantastic, Ann. And yes, that is a pet peeve for me. Happy Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteThat is one of my biggest pet peeves - buying a specialty thread only to find that I’m going to use an inch of it out of a full skein. I agree that designers really need to rethink that approach or at least note it on the color key (would be so easy to add an asterisk and say “used for less than 10 stitches” for example) so that you can find something in your stash if needed rather than buy a full skein that you’ll probably never need again.
ReplyDeleteOh my! Construction overruns! I hope you don’t meet with delays due to weather. Yes, annoying we have to purchase fancy floss to so few stitches. I wish I could be more observant to catch some of the skimpy use flosses. XO, R
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