tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post2391246570959084945..comments2024-03-28T03:40:56.359-07:00Comments on sock prĂ˜n.: best intentionsaijahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719758263070679884noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-70866139089714352322009-02-20T13:27:00.000-08:002009-02-20T13:27:00.000-08:00my knitting and fibery thoughts are with you and t...my knitting and fibery thoughts are with you and this misbehaving handknit! may you tame this unruly wip and show them who's the boss! (but in a nice non-karmic retribution way...) :o)kimchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520269126259045342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-53276193770418595182009-02-20T13:07:00.000-08:002009-02-20T13:07:00.000-08:00I feel your pain; I know I have also made mistakes...I feel your pain; I know I have also made mistakes (the quilt makers of old always had an intentional mistake - this is the theory I use) although I am thinking that the orange cardi is really the issue. The baby sweater is so lovely and even if your sister can't use it for her little boy perhaps she will have a girl (or not)and she will certainly appreciate your effort. I love the cardi too and holy F what a dilemma. I have ripped back 10" on a sweater for Ed (no small feat) because I knew in the end it was the easier thing (I calculated my time on the ripping and re-knitting in order to assuage the anger I felt at making such a dumb mistake - a big ass boo boo in a major cable on the front of the sweater) and I could live with myself. I say take it out and start over - may not be popular but once you do it and start again, it is strangely cathartic. I know this is such a long response but you do such beautiful work and you need to be happy with the end result. <BR/><BR/>I also get the snipping and ripping and re-knitting and if anyone could do it you can. Good luck and I will be sending good knitterly thoughts your way!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11479037986982689241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-51726728854221960412009-02-20T07:34:00.000-08:002009-02-20T07:34:00.000-08:00I don't understand the part about fixing the sleev...I don't understand the part about fixing the sleeve, but I would say do whatever you need to do to the top of the sweater. Seam the underaarms and finish the top completely, then steek the bottom edge before the ribbing, pick up stitches, and reknit the bottom border in the round, using the ribbing instructions.madonnaearthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230335678308926314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-38509088027224281302009-02-20T06:35:00.000-08:002009-02-20T06:35:00.000-08:00That's such a gorgeous color!I second the snipping...That's such a gorgeous color!<BR/><BR/>I second the snipping idea Lindsay had, I think that'd be much easier than ripping from the cast on edge.<BR/><BR/>Be fearless use scissors! ;-)Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07807469932950220891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-7791722434755673612009-02-19T20:00:00.000-08:002009-02-19T20:00:00.000-08:00Wow! The cardigan looks awesome in that colour! ...Wow! The cardigan looks awesome in that colour! I hope you're able to get everything sorted out.adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256349129098332019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-80615504093408252682009-02-19T18:55:00.000-08:002009-02-19T18:55:00.000-08:00Ouch! I think I would have to put it into time ou...Ouch! I think I would have to put it into time out for quite some time. All that work.~Tonia~https://www.blogger.com/profile/04294277700716794949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292173.post-61893196787862936932009-02-19T17:47:00.000-08:002009-02-19T17:47:00.000-08:00While you can rip a cast-on edge, frogging the sti...While you <I>can</I> rip a cast-on edge, frogging the stitches is a bitch as you have to pull each out individually. I think it would be easier to just snip a row right below where you <I>want</I> the ribbing to start (at the top of the first pattern repeat), put the pattern stitches on a holder, and then frog down the cut-off piece to the top of the ribbing and sew the two pieces together. <BR/><BR/>If that makes sense? :)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09771533521719872232noreply@blogger.com