Well, not really down the drain but . . wasted nonetheless.
One of the things I do all the time that makes me so frustrated is that when I’m knitting, I see things that don’t look right and then I think . . maybe they’ll look more right after I knit a while longer and by the time I knit a while longer and they don’t look any more right, I figure I’ve gone so far that I’ll just live with it and then I knit more and decide I can’t live with it. Had I stopped when I first saw the mistake, and ripped back, I would make things so much easier on myself. No . . that’s just not my nature!
Guernsey Wrap
The first section consists of 78 rows. That section is knitted twice. On the first section, about Row 50, I made a mistake. On the sides, there are knitted stitches that form a “frame” of sorts. I purled all the way across that row . . the entire row, so there was no “frame” on the left or right side. It didn’t look horrible but it was wrong. I was probably on about Row 60 when I noticed it but I said . . maybe it won’t even show up once I get it blocked. I kept knitting. I got to Row 78 . . the end of the first section. I looked at it and decided it just wasn’t worth knitting back those 28 rows. It’s just for me. I’ll wear it. No one will even notice and if they do . . it’s not entered in some contest . . it’s just for me!
Last night I knitted more. I got to Row 58 on the second repeat and when I saw how obvious my mistake was . . I ripped all the way back to Row 51. I have plenty of time to get this done before December 15. The mistake would always bother me. I’m glad I ripped it out but I wish I had ripped it out when I first noticed it.
Guernsey Wrap
Back to where I was when I showed the first picture. At this rate, I’m not going to burn through the stash very quickly, am I?
Denise ~ justquiltin says
Dang – don’t you hate that! I’ve ripped more on the 4th quarter project than I have oh Dreambird. Good thing it’s a quarterly project and not a monthly Camp project! But oh all those textures in yours are looking so great.
Inka from Germany says
You have to let somebody show you how to drop that stitch/the stitches and then work them back up with a crochet hook in the right way. Works just fine if you only have knit and purl stitches. I really like the wrap and I think I have to do this sometime!
Greetings from Germany, Inka
Libby says
When I very first started reading I thought you were talking about looking out the window at your garden rows while you were knitting. I was thinking about those grasshoppers. It made me laugh when I kept reading and realized you were talking about knitting but isn’t it funny how many rows you have in your life?
pdudgeon says
LOL, i just did that with a quilt i’m making. went to add the vertical sashing strips between the rows and wondered why a couple of the rows weren’t comming out right. turns out that those rows were exactly one block too long. three extra inches doesn’t seem like a lot when spread out over 80 inches, but there it was. Amazing how all the rows lined up perfectly when i took those extra blocks away! DUH!
Susan says
Whew! When I first saw the post title, I was afraid it meant rows of planted garden!
Gari says
I have a question. I am about to use my very first patterned knitting project: my question is, how do you keep up with the pattern? I can read it but I don’t know how I will know or remember what row I am on. And the chart is so small.
Inka from Germany says
I always make a copy from the chart, maybe enlarge it if possible. I then stick a pin with a bright head in the beginning of the row I am just doing. You can also mark with a pencil but if there are lots of repeats of the chart it can be confusing.
Bev Austin says
Adding to Inka’s reply, I had to go thru pattern with a magic marker and highlighted all knit stitches only. Helped a lot. Had to restart again, I wasn’t reversing the opposite rows knit and purl stitches. Looks like the pattern now, but I’m only on row 24. Slow but sure. Bev
Carol says
OMG. Been there, done that. Learned to use a crochet hood, double-pointed needle, etc to try and fix my mistake before ripping it out.
Linda Steller says
I do the same thing! Think I couldn’t possibly have followed the instructions wrong, so it will look right when I get there — wherever that is! LOL Sorry you had to rip so much.
Bev Austin says
Oh, I also must use stitch markers for each section. Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks! It’s worth the struggle. Bev