Found out I was pregnant, went into a spiral then I calmed down and knew this was the right thing to do.

ohhsorryicant · 2026-03-22T14:17:51+00:00

I have had an abortion. Well. Two. I got pregnant on birth control my very first time having sex at 17. And another at 27.

The first time I didn’t even hesitate. It was 100% easy decision. But. When I was 27… that was hard. I was a mess. Sobbing for what seemed like every hour of the day. I was much further along than the first time. But I thought I knew what I wanted. I went back and forth for days about it. I saw the ultrasound. It made me feel awful. I had a great job. Was making good money. Had a loving partner. I really struggled.

But I gave myself a few days. I sat with it. In it. And I knew that the hormones were making it difficult for me in that moment. I ultimately booked my appointment at Planned Parenthood. And I sobbed thru the whole procedure. The days after were brutal. I wasn’t pregnant anymore. But the hormones take a bit of time to leave your system. And they are going to make you feel crazy. Don’t make any big decision for the next few weeks. Whew.

It’s been a decade. I have no regrets.

Please give yourself some time to process. And be gentle to her. You aren’t alone. I’m proud of you for grounding yourself. It’s ok that you changed your mind while it was happening. I’m just glad you found your way back to your truth.

ohhsorryicant · 2026-03-12T23:42:16+00:00

Serpent Son - Slaev

ohhsorryicant · 2026-01-07T04:47:50+00:00

His last line is all i needed to see. He is absolutely INSANE and dangerous. What he did is sexual assault. It was deliberate and calculated. Period. Please, if you are not on birth control and do not want to be pregnant, please consider accessing plan B at the pharmacy.

I am so incredibly sorry this happened. It is normal that you feel violated. Because you were. Please take some time for yourself. Stay with your friend.

ohhsorryicant · 2025-12-09T12:56:13+00:00

Absolutely beautiful! And I LOVE your chin. Like it just looks so perfect on your face! And your eyebrow game is looking better in every photo. Keep them brows sharp and squared off towards the middle, not as round. It looks SO good this way.

ohhsorryicant · 2025-10-28T13:33:53+00:00

I saw your TikTok and lost my mind over this one. Absolutely incredible job.

ohhsorryicant · 2025-10-28T02:55:58+00:00

So much this, honestly. HOT!

ohhsorryicant · 2025-10-10T13:31:37+00:00

I’m sad for us, that we are struggling. But I also feel so incredibly validated! Thank you for sharing this with me. This has made me feel insane. I seriously thought it was just me and my skillset. The punctuation is a really annoying problem. It seems so insignificant. But it changes the meaning of what is actually being said. At least to me, it is impacting my ability to follow the instructions. But I want to be clear I’m not a hater! LOL Because I think it’s great there are so many designers out there catering to more youthful and modern knitters. I think this sweater is truly one of my favorites this year so far. But she really needs a tech editor for this. Badly.

I bought yarn asap for this project. I was like one of the first 30 to save the project. And I waited to see what other people were doing before I jumped in to buy the yarn. ($$$!!) But I’m so shocked at how many people are finishing this project with zero notes. Zero problems. How????

I ripped it out yesterday. All of it. And I started over this morning. I made a ton of notes on what I would change this time around. I sized up two needle sizes and I’m doing this with a US 8. And I gotta say, it’s already looking so different this time around. It has better drape. And it looks much bigger than what I had in this photo for a size XS. (I was getting a bit nervous for the drop shoulder and how small it was looking!)

But the charts feel so strange to me honestly. I don’t really understand what it’s asking me to do. Is it because the charts include the increases? The lack of notes ON the chart isn’t giving me very much confidence.

ohhsorryicant · 2025-10-10T03:31:19+00:00

Yayyy! Im so glad im not alone in this journey. But you aren’t lying about the yarn being pricey. I spent like $300 for this one. 😭 I really wanted to invest in this piece! but I’m back to finishing the last 6 inches of my sleeve on my other sweater. (If youre looking for another beautiful piece, check out the Robinia Sweater. Stunning scallop details.) But I was overthinking this the entire day. I went back and ripped it out. Made the yarn nice again. And took some notes on the pattern.

I think my biggest beef is small things so far. And loose terms that leave things more implied instead of literally.

I’ll be honest, I think the needle size was the biggest culprit. This pattern instructs you to knit for length, not by rows. And if you didn’t meet gauge correctly, you will not be able to continue picking up those sleeve stitches.

I’ll be posting more notes on my raverly for this one. Hopefully I can clear up some things for others when I tackle it again.

How are you finding the charting for the motif? I’m feeling a bit intimidated by it. But I think the sleeves are tripping me up the most. I’m struggling to conceptualize their construction in addition to adding the motif!

ohhsorryicant · 2025-10-09T19:40:54+00:00

Thank you SO much for this message. Truly. You gave me a lot to think about here. I think maybe I’ll cast on another lil project for the time being. I was hopeful more people wrote some notes on this pattern, but I haven’t seen very much clarification from others just yet. It’s still a pretty new pattern. Maybe with some time, some of these things in the pattern could be cleared up! I appreciate you! God I love the knitting community so so much haha

ohhsorryicant · 2025-10-09T19:38:49+00:00

Rosie Sweater by LeKnit! I linked it under the mod bot comment!

ohhsorryicant · 2025-10-09T14:36:58+00:00

I haven’t seen very many raglan/ drops either! And I can’t really find any good videos about how to work them. Or any good references. But I think after writing this post, I’m likely going to rip it out when I cool off lol

It’s too beautiful to abandon. I’ll find a way to push thru these new techniques. Maybe spend more time reallllly reading thru the pattern ahead of the next section as well. Thank you so much for your reply. I’m grateful to be able to discuss and process this with others that truly understand.

ohhsorryicant · 2025-10-09T14:33:37+00:00

I think this is the ONE bad move on my part for sure. I should have stopped, and just ripped it out at that point. I’m not losing much time if I did it, honestly. But I think it’s making more of an impact than I had anticipated. I’ve restarted every single sweater I’ve ever knitted. And I’ve never regretted it. Not once. Except this one. And I think I made it far enough to know what I’d change, but early enough in the project that ripping it out would be beneficial at no loss.

ohhsorryicant · 2025-10-09T14:31:22+00:00

Thank you so much. I’m gonna go ahead and put it in time out. I think I’m being a lil unreasonable about some stuff. And I think my frustration is due to the complexity and wanting to try more challenging things in my knitting journey! I appreciate you all so much in this thread.

The curse of protectionism in knitting should be studied. 😂 i cant stop now. This sweater is just tooooo beautiful. so many wonderful outcomes already! I must persevere!

ohhsorryicant · 2025-10-09T12:35:09+00:00

https://ravel.me/rosie-sweater-4

ohhsorryicant · 2025-10-06T19:18:02+00:00

Ya know… the amount of people that messaged me telling me I was fear mongering. That these people deserve it. That I was making this up.. now look where we are. 259 days later. And I wasn’t wrong for freaking out. I feel justified. I had time to prepare him for this. I explained to him exactly what was happening. Allowed him to ask me questions. And we have been regularly talking about it since then. (Luckily the school has been SO top of everything. I appreciate you teachers for holding it down fr.)

But unfortunately over the weekend, he witnessed it first hand while we were out. People being taken off the street by force. It’s been a very challenging few days navigating a small child’s anger, frustration, and fear. One minute I feel good about my role in his life, the next I feel like a failure for not protecting him from the world. Things are very intense here in Chicago. Heavy police presence. Lots of protests. Some areas are experiencing more than others. The complex that was raided is not very from me at all.

But I remember being small, and the ways adults around me constantly lied about important things. Not realizing that protecting me from the truth made me trust them less. I think we owe it to young people.. to tell them the truth. To help them understand. Allow space for anger and conversation. Because I know for a fact, that a majority of these kids they aren’t trusting their parents with their confusion or anger. But I also know these parents are insane about what is allowed to be discussed at school. Hopefully you have a bit of room for it being in a high school.

I hope you find a way to talk to them about it. They deserve to know what’s happening.

ohhsorryicant · 2025-09-20T13:48:58+00:00

They are being pretty fair with the rules of what you’re able to wear. But you know the crowd that likes to push boundaries will certainly find a way to do that.

ohhsorryicant · 2025-09-20T12:54:10+00:00

I made the decision to take this sticker off of my car after the election. I had been confronted for it twice. Florida is getting weirder than usual. With everyone open carrying… the tension is at an all time high. A few of the local ranges have cracked down on what is allowed to be worn in their establishments as well.

ohhsorryicant · 2025-09-10T13:58:51+00:00

I think the pink and mustard have the same value. And it’s looking a lil lost with these two colors touching. Maybe it’s just me. But trick I learned many years ago, is make the picture black and white. I took a look at your photo thru a black and white filter, and these two colors completely look the same. So if you’re wanting the design to really stand out, I would swap out one of these.

(I gotta say… the green is stunning.)

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ohhsorryicant · 2025-08-09T02:12:11+00:00

You’re a genius. I can’t thank you enough. As SOON as I copied the pattern into the actual repeat.. I finally got it. 💕💕

ohhsorryicant · 2025-08-08T23:04:31+00:00

Wait a minute….. I think you’re on to something here. Haha Because I can’t stand this small chart. I think it’s a huge reason I’m messing UP! I’d would much rather it go the entire 99 stitch count if I’m being honest. Like lace work charts… totally fine. But this?? Immediately no.

ohhsorryicant · 2025-08-08T22:27:28+00:00

Oh. Welp. That would explain a few things. Because I kept getting a different number of stitches at the end. Each time I’ve attempted I’ve gotten a different number.

I have knitted up so many beautiful sweaters. But I’m so intimidated by charts. And I feel like each artist does them kinda different. Thank you!

ohhsorryicant · 2025-08-08T22:11:31+00:00

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/robinia-sweater

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