I really hate ripping. A lot. More than you think.  But I have also more or less convinced myself it’s better to rip early than to let something I know isn’t quite right sit there and taunt me.  Which is why this couldn’t be let to stand.

I thought three plain rows between the start and the end of the little bloopy would be enough.  It wasn’t.  It was looking all scrunched up and smooshed.  So I ripped it (and yes, ripping increases and decreases in brioche is every bit as fun as you might expect…but it is doable).  And now it’s much much better.

And now I shall cruise happily along rather than muttering grimly under my breath and thinking I really should just fix it with every row.