Punchy

 

I had such high hopes for my new punch needle kit. It all started out fairly well and then.....

...turned into a mess. You punch on the backside so what's on the other side is a surprise when you turn it over. What I had were lots of poorly spaced, uneven loops but that I could live with.

The real problem started when I moved from that straight line going up the side. None of the stitches would catch. They just pulled right out. I re-threaded, I pulled the material tighter, I re-read and re-read the directions and...nothing helped. Maybe I just wasn't meant to do this.

EDITED late last night: Well, look at that. I didn't give up. After the world quieted down I gave it another shot while watching a very good tutorial from Our Cheery Corner. I realized I was using the wrong size yarn. I switched up the worsted that came in the kit with my leftover Pairfect sock yarn and voila. It's not perfect but it's something. I'll take it for now. Whew...

And.....look what showed up yesterday. One day earlier than expected. Better late than never I suppose. I know what I'll be doing all weekend now. I've got sleeves to tackle.