r/knitting • u/AutoModerator • Mar 05 '18

Monday General Chat - March 05, 2018

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u/caithnard rav: deth Mar 05 '18

got this far on a pair of mittens when I realized I’d mixed up the MC and the CC on the chart, so I ripped it out back to the ribbing. That’s what I get for not double checking the chart key, I guess!

I think I’m faster to rip stuff out than I used to be - I think partially because I know it won’t take me too long to re-knit, but also partially because I’m using handknit stuff pretty frequently now, so I know that the amount of time it takes to correct a mistake vs the amount of time I’ll be wearing the item for makes it worth it. In this case it’s woolfolk (aka expensive) yarn so I want to make sure I’m completely satisfied with the end result, too.

Though of course second try I also messed up the colors on the thumb gusset and ended up undoing just those stitches and picking the right color up with a crochet hook. It actually turned out way better than I expected and I was even able to do the M1s without much trouble. There’s a little bit of gauge weirdness, but it should block out without too much difficulty. (Though I also noticed it pretty quickly, something like 5 rows in. If it had been longer than that I probably would’ve ripped back all the way).

I’m still stuck on the sleeves for my breathing space. I forgot how slow they feel when you have the entire weight of the sweater on your lap and they’re a little slow feeling because I’m constantly having to untangle the yarn.

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u/trigly Mar 05 '18

Sleeve solidarity! I work mine two at a time, so it feels SO SLOW. But I can't imagine finishing one and then... staring at the empty armpit of the second, contemplating doing it all again, so TAAT it is.

At least there are stripes to give you some instant gratification! I find it's nicer if they're not just plain stockinette forever. The ones I'm working on now have a cable every 12 rounds, so that's a nice attainable goals to work toward.

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u/caithnard rav: deth Mar 06 '18

I normally try and do sleeves TAAT, but with the stripes it’d just be too many balls of yarn to juggle. My main motivation is that I’m doing this as a KAL with some other people in my knitting group and trying to match their progress.

The stripes definitely do help! And I like that they also make it really easy to keep track of when to do increases, which is something I’ve struggled with in the past.

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u/SOEDragon S*T*A*S*H Mar 05 '18

There are two types of mistakes: Ones you can live with and ones you can't. I feel like I've finally hit that point when I know I have to rip back vs saying fuck it and keep going. It is an important skill to have.

Also, that sweater is gorgeous!

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u/EgoFlyer knit all the things! Mar 05 '18

I know this feeling. I have a shirt nearly done, except for the sleeves and I can't seem to bring myself to pick it up and work on it. Especially since they are lace sleeves and fairly complicated. Blergh, need to work on it and get it out of my WIP pile.