While my second Oxbow gauge swatch was drying after being blocked (I know! I did a proper gauge swatch!) I pulled out a lace cowl that I’ve had on the needles since mid-August. It is languishing, I must admit. It’s Malabrigo Arroyo in a beautiful purple/pink shade but it grows SO SLOWLY. I think I’m used to worsted and bulky cowls so this sport weight is taking much longer. Plus it’s lace, and it’s a 32-row repeat. And that presents another issue: last night I got to the bottom of the first page of the pattern and thought that was the end of the repeat, so I started again with row 1. I got three rounds in before I realized that I’d only done 24 rows of the 32-row lace pattern. Heck.
Now I’m not even sure I want to keep working on this project. I don’t want to frog back those rounds. I know the error won’t be noticeable when I’m wearing it, but the principle of the thing is annoying me. Plus, I never find myself eager to work on this project; it’s always “Okay, I guess I better do some more of that one.” That’s the biggest red flag, isn’t it? This just might not be the right combination of yarn and pattern. What do you think: frog or not?
bonnyknits 
It’s the only time I believe in ‘sparking joy’…sounds like a trip to the frog pond to me.
That’s how I’m leaning too.
Frog it. Even if you finish it you won’t want to wear it if you didn’t like knitting it.
Frog pond. You don’t love it, and that yarn will be beautiful in a different pattern 🙂
If you’re not enjoying it, better to frog it.
I agree with the rest of the gang – sounds like a frog🐸
Frog immediately! If you find it work it isn’t the project you should be doing.
I say frog it! You deserve to work on something that makes you happy, and the yarn deserves to be made into something you love.
I’ll do it for the yarn’s sake! 🙂
If you aren’t enjoying it, and aren’t close enough to power through and finish it quickly, then frog it! Mmmmalabrigo is too yummy a yarn to be left lingering in the UFO pile.
You are too right! Malabrigo deserves to be used in a project I love!
I wouldn’t frog. Just make the repeats the same as the first, or make the remainder 32 rows and the last repeat the same as the first. That color is BEAUTIFUL!
Oops, too late! It’s frogged and will become something else beautiful!
After I posted my comment, I went back and read everyone else’s. I think I was the only one who said ‘don’t frog’. I am such a dork. Now that you have a feel for the yarn, I am sure you will find the perfect project to make with it.
LOL you’re not a dork at all, you’re an optimist, and we need those in the world!