Trauma: Life as a Knitter

This is a cautionary tale to all the knitter's out there:

So in great desperation I tried to finish the ALK3 sweater before I leave for school, which is tomorrow.

I had one zipper band sewn on. My mom did the other because she was tired of watching me struggle. I weaved all the ends in. And it was ready to be blocked. So I put it in the washing machine. Hand wash setting, yarn-safe detergent, warm water. I took it out immediately after it finished. I took it up to my mom's work room and blocked it. A few hours later, I had my mom check on how I did as it was my first time blocking.

And what do I see?

The skull in the middle of my Alkaline Trio logo is pink.

That's right. Pink.

So in a fit of panic I thew it back in the washing machine this time on cold with a Shout Color Catcher in hopes of pulling out the pink. I took it out and it was worse. Much much worse.

So after a brief moment of tears, my mother in her infinite wisdom decided to pour water and soap over the skull and blot out the pink using a color catcher. And it worked. T

Thank heavens.

So the moral of the story: Cascade 220 in Ruby and Cascade 220 Superwash in White are NOT friends.

I'll put up pictures when the zipper is on and it alllll done.