My latest knit is an interesting study in what happens when you are 'too smart' to need to carry the pattern with you:
This is what I thought the cable pattern was (quickly reading from the book before embarking on a car ride - which is one of the few times I can knit):
It's pretty, and the picture in the book doesn't show the cabling pattern up close... so I knit and knit and knit.
Then, I went on vacation, and brought the back with me, and the directions (because of course I would finish a whole sweater knit at 8 sts to the inch on my vacation with a toddler HAHAHAHA). When I got to the patterned section of the front, I realized I did the whole back wrong.
And the correct pattern is MUCH prettier. So I'm ripping out the back and redoing it.In other news, I had taken out one ball of this yarn to swatch. Now, I can not find this ball. And I'm going to need it for the sleeves. This is a hand painted yarn, too. I'm now fully committed to finishing this sweater - I can't run out of yarn! I tossed most of the house this morning looking for it... I'm going to have to do a full scale attack now. Sigh.
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Have you looked in the car (under a seat) for the missing ball? Under the couch too? Hope you find it soon.
Rippage is irritating, but at least it's a smallish project. I'm ripping the entire lace section of my Ishbel. The point at the end veered crazily to the left. As I ripped it back I realized that I must have put it down mid row and on the wrong side past the center stitch and double backed over it. Cute eh?
I love the yarn! Could you tell me what it is? I project-stalked your sweater on Rav and didn't see it.
It's very pretty, but I hate when that happens. Just imagine how embarrassing it would be if it were your own pattern. (Not that I would know anyone who would make such an error.)
(Verification string: expicali: to spit out extremely spicy chili.)
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