Beware the Ides of March: Knitting Edition

Only I could knit for two hours and end up farther behind than when I started. Oh, yes, that's right. I'm knitting a sweater for B that has a relatively simple cable pattern up the front. It's the world's cutest sweater and I can't wait to see him wear it, but it might be at the expense of my sanity. Here's how the knitting went yesterday:

• Knit three rows, realize I forgot to add the decreases at the beginning and end of the rows.
• Unknit three rows.
• Re-knit the three rows and include the increases. Realize I've screwed up the pattern (on the wrong (read: easier)) side.
• Unknit three rows.
• Re-knit 8 rows, following pattern chart perfectly and remembering decreases. Re-consult written pattern and realize I was only supposed to decrease on the first three rows.
• Un-knit 5 rows.
• Realize I've dropped a stitch somewhere in the middle of the cable pattern (so I can't just pick it up).
• Un-knit 5 more rows and find the dropped stitch. Realize it was in the middle of the cable and probably could have just been picked up.
• Put down knitting and go get ice cream. Wish it were wine.

Total rows knit: -2.