This may have been a mistake

Ok, I'm freely admitting that I might have just made a horrible decision in the baby blanket. When I find out at the end that it didn't work, I'll just refer back to my post, and tell myself from the past, "I told you so!"

I worked until I knew I was near the midpoint of the ball (where I'd been when I ripped it out the other day) and I got to the wide point of the diamonds. There was a lot of yarn enough, but I was pretty sure that I didn't have enough yarn to actually get through another diamond repeat. So I put in a lifeline here so that I could easily rip back if I need to. Then I carried on, forged ahead until I got to roughly the midpoint of the ball. Four rows short. Four of the longest rows in the pattern. Could I just keep going and hope for the best?

So here's the potentially critical mistake: Yes. This is what I figure. I don't have as good a scale now as I had when I measured the balls, and I chose the midpoint of the ball on the conservative side, so I should have a little more to go before I get to the true half. (Not that I have a clue where that really is, so this is cause A of the potential disaster.) Two, this was the smaller ball, so I should have some extra in the second ball to cover if I'm a little short on this one. But will I have enough? I have an extra gram in the second ball. (Cause B of the potential disaster.)

So when I get to the end of this square (keep in mind that then I'll also be halfway through two white squares and halfway through the blanket) I'll find out whether I'm home safe, or still in the disaster zone. Still I'm hoping for the best. This was only two weeks of work, and the baby's not due for 7 months, so I should have time to almost finish, be disgusted with myself, rip back, set it aside for a while until my fury subsides, and then try again and do it right. No problem. ;)

Yeah, sit back and laugh, and practice your best "I told you so!' tone of voice and face (mocking? sympathy? pity?) and, if appropriate, evil laugh. I'm ready. :)