That wool yarn is simply beautiful. I love the color and the pattern, too! I hope you figure out where the knitting is going wrong. I don't like that you're going through that, but yet it makes me feel better about my own mistakes (like my now-yarn-ball egg apron haha) to see other people posting theirs. Commiseration does a crafter a world of good :)
It sure does!! Lord knows we all need it!