September 05, 2004

Blue Pile of D'Oh!

So at least it looks nice in this photo:

blue cables 9-4.jpg

But what you can't see here is that I mis-cabled, yet once again. I realized it at the end of the cable row I had just finished, so I tinked back some 50 or 60 stitches to mess-up spot. And as you may well know, tinking over cable stitches is not fun.

When I got to the mess-up spot, what did I realize? That the error was not in the row I was currently working. It was in the prior cable row - 6 long rows ago.

I decided to pretend it's not there... yet once again. After all, if he wanted a perfect sweater, he could have bought a machine-made one in a store. This way, it's hand made and special.

And maybe it'll inspire me to try Aven's miracle cable fixing technique.

My other issue of the day (I have a lot of issues, shut up!) is that I don't understand why my camera won't take an accurate photo of the color of this yarn. It's actually a brilliant ultramarine/royal blue. Nothing like the corn-flower-y color that keeps showing up when I try to photograph it.

Anyhow, the intended recipient of this blue cable-y sweater is having his birthday on October 15th. I can't imagine how I could have it done by then. It's amazing how slowly this sweater grows, even when I feel like I'm getting a lot of work done on it. (i.e., you know how long I've been working on this sleeve -- and it's only 19 inches long. It won't be done until I get to 24 inches. D'Oh! Well, I guess the fact that I knit a Norwegian sleeve and spent a lot of time out of town or doing double duty at the Convention means I haven't spent as much time on it as it may seem...)

Posted by Jon at September 5, 2004 10:32 AM
Comments

At least you go on to finish. I have a terrible habit of making sweaters "disappear" when I make a really big goof on it.

Posted by: Iris at September 5, 2004 09:04 PM

Jon, I don't know what Aven's method is, but if it's not to drop down the stitches above where your mistake is, you should learn how to do that. It's pretty easy once you understand what you're doing, and it's a great way to fix all sorts of mistakes. My knitting life has changed since I learned how to do it. Unfortunately I don't have any good references for you, but Sally Mehlville shows how to do it with one stitch in "The Purl Stitch". You just have to use knitting needles to knit back up instead of just a crochet hook. Hope that helps! I know how easy it is to mess up a cable, and how hard it is to rip out. Good luck.

Posted by: Beth at September 6, 2004 10:55 AM