Welcome to X day on the A to Z where we all cheat. Somewhat. (Although, I don't always cheat: "X Marks the Scarf" and "Ximena's Help".)
Today's post title is "Crossing Error". See, if you mail something (through the USPS), the standard abbreviation for crossing is xing. (I can prove it. This is their webpage with all the standard abbreviations.) So, it's a cheat, but it's a mild one.
I did manage to spend a little more time on the dragon swatch.
The blue is the one I did a couple years ago. the neon yellow is my work in progress.
The dragon is made via cabling. Each row is different, and I have to be very careful reading the pattern. It's not like the usual cable patterns where you can kind of read where things are and know if you're making a mistake. I didn't catch my mistakes (the last time, before I ripped this whole thing out) until I sat back and really looked at what I had done.
Last week, while knitting along, I thought, "Wait." I couldn't remember if I had done the cable crossing correctly. But, with the way the thing is knit, going back at that point was going to be more trouble than it was worth, so I finished off the row. Then I looked...
Enlarge the image to see in the circles. The bottom circle has the cable crossing over the vertical line. The top circle (the correct one) has the cable going under. Oops.
But, luckily, I was looking at this at the row after I did it. So, once I knit back, it was just a matter of recrossing the cable before knitting the next row on top of it.
The cables in both circles are now the same.
It was a good thing I had a funny feeling after I knit past this. I might not have stopped to look after that row if not.
Of course, at this point I knew it was time to stop knitting for the night. When I make errors like that, it's best if I rest and come back to the knitting when I'm fresh.
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Jamie here:
ReplyDeleteI like how you took on X.
I find a way...
DeleteThat was a good catch.Always a good idea to take a step back and return with a fresh set of eyes.
ReplyDeleteI call it "rookie mistakes". When I make rookie mistakes, it's time to stop for a bit.
DeleteGreat save - it's always nice when that little niggling sense tells you to pay attention. You're making excellent progress!
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteThis wasn't too big a cheat! X is a difficult letter in this challenge. @samanthabwriter from
ReplyDeleteBalancing Act
It is. I prefer using actual words for X, but sometimes it just isn't going to happen.
DeleteThanks for teaching me the xing thing
ReplyDeleteWe can both thank the U.S. Post Office, then. Their website kind of insisted I use that abbreviation.
DeleteGood catch, I can barely tell even with the circle identifying it!
ReplyDeleteIt's easier to see in person.
DeleteMy X philosophy is that anything goes. One year I went with Xcite, which is the name of a legitimate business where I live. You have good eyes, too.
ReplyDeleteOne year I went with x-tra. I think that's my biggest cheat.
DeleteI wouldn't have even seen that error if you hadn't pointed it out.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to see in photographs. In person, after I had knit a few more rows, it would have been glaring, at least for me. (A similar issue is why I had to rip the whole thing out the last time.)
DeleteI like your "I can prove it"! I believe you. After all, we X off check boxes, and some X a signature (I hope that is rare in the US).
ReplyDeleteI felt like I should justify it.
DeleteWhew! I'm so glad it was an easy fix! I was taught to crochet very young and tried to pick up knitting in adulthood...it didn't work out so well for my brain ;-) Kudos to you for your talent and creativity, all x-ings included!
ReplyDeleteInteresting that you haven't been able to knit. I wonder why.
DeleteOmgosh. At least you caught it before the whole thing was finished or very near the end. I've totally miscounted in crochet only to get nearly finished and realize, wait, this is a little lopsided. Lol. I always rip it out and go back and fix it. I have to say tho. If you hadn't circled your error, I wouldn't have seen, but I know how it feels when you know it's there. :) - Also. I really like the neon yellow one.
ReplyDeleteThis is the second time through this. I did have to rip it all out once before. That's why I'm being way more careful. The crossing may not look like much, but once the whole dragon is done, that mistake will be very much noticable. (Maybe not in pictures, but in person.)
DeleteGlad you caught it while you could fix it.
ReplyDeleteMe too.
DeleteXing works very well ;) Your pattern is not an easy one, I'm glad you were able to correct the stitch in time. I love these dragons!
ReplyDeleteIt's an amazing pattern. Challenging, but worth it.
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