Before I got the yarn for the blue afghan, I had about a week with nothing to work on. I've had this idea for a while now to do another dragon swatch, so I started it. Then I got the blanket yarn, and I started the afghan. But I was about halfway done with the dragon.
The dragon is an extra spicy knit, and while I knew where I was in the pattern, I wanted to finish it before I put all my focus into the afghan. A week ago, I spent about two days really focusing on the dragon.
And then I took a good look at what I had knit.
The first obvious mistake was something I could fix, kind of. I knew just what to do, but it was something I would do after I finished. The second obvious mistake I thought I could ladder back to and fix. Only, when I did that I made it worse.
And that's when I knew. The piece was a goner.
The best way to fix it is to rip it out and start over. Deep sigh.
I could point out the errors, but I'm not in the mood to go to the trouble. They're obvious in person. More importantly, they'll bug me if I don't fix them.
But, I'll do that once the afghan is finished. Now that I'm not trying to finish this piece, I don't have anything else to distract me from finishing the afghan.
And I just wanted to make a note of the dragon before I ripped it out and started over. For me.
I hope everyone has a great week.
I’m sure it’s frustrating when you have to start all over again.
ReplyDeleteI'm resigned to it now. It took a bit to get to acceptance, though.
DeleteI've had pieces where I've gotten a good bit into them and had to rip them apart. It's never fun.
ReplyDeleteI suppose if it was a bigger piece I'd be more upset.
DeleteRipping out and starting over is never fun. It's too bad.
ReplyDeleteIt happens.
DeleteThat's too bad you have to start over. Keep in mind that those of us who aren't experts may not see all the errors.
ReplyDeleteOh no. I hate when that happens. Mistakes are so easy to make and so complicated to fix.
ReplyDeleteOh, no! I'm sorry, you were so far along! Yeah, we couldn't tell, but I know how it would bug you.
ReplyDeleteIf I had taken pics of the errors close up and pics of it done right, you'd see it. It's obvious. But I wasn't in the mood to spend that much time on this blog post.
DeleteSorry you have to rip it up and start again.. it is a great color.
ReplyDeleteOh no....a goner. I hate that. So sorry and with that pattern it looks like that would be the only way around it.
ReplyDeleteYeah, when I ended up making it worse when I tried to fix it, I knew it was a goner.
DeleteI like the color. So sorry you had to start again.
ReplyDeleteI agree. That looks beautiful from here. :) Be well!
Delete- Darla Sands
Oh, the mistakes are pretty blatant. In person you couldn't miss them.
DeleteHere's to a re-do! Have a good week, Liz!
ReplyDeleteThanks. You too.
DeleteAll the best with it all I can say. But your spirit of resilience is good.
ReplyDeleteIt's not the first time I've had to rip out a project due to errors I made. And it won't be the last.
DeleteOh no....that sucks. To me, it looks good but I have no clue about knitting. As long as you are not too discouraged
ReplyDeleteIt's a more obvious mistake than I usually make. But this is the kind of knit where ripping it out is the best fix. It'll be fine...
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