Stitch of the Day #8 - The Triple Puff -V-Stitch

While I've had trouble with a couple others, I've never had one take me 3 days to do. On Monday, I tried multiple times, unable to manage the stitch or the count. On Tuesday, I was very tired and frustrated, but all my attempts were sad things. Unraveling is my friend.

Finally, I managed this:

It doesn't look too bad, but it feels messy to me. Also, I'm annoyed with the constant curve that seems to happen with the chain row.

I did have to use her written pattern, finally, by going to the site: Creative Grandma Patterns

At any rate, Creative Grandma shows this pattern marvelously in her How-To.