Last night I finished the back of Dad's cardigan and knitted the pockets. I should have cast on the left and right fronts tonight, but I worked on a mindless shawl instead. I am so thankful that the back is done. I know that it's probably less than 2/3 of the sweater, but it's a pretty good start. Knitting this cardigan has been enjoyable and without trouble, except for one mistake.
Yeah. I totally messed up a cable and continued knitting a good - oh, 8 or 9 rows BEYOND the mistake. There was nothing to do about it except fix it. I figured I could either unknit 8 or 9 complete rows (148 stitches to a row) or drop the 4 messed-up stitches for 9 rows and laboriously pull the stitches up the rows in the proper order to create the cable the way it was supposed to look. I chose to drop the stitches. I think it took me an hour (maybe longer) to fix that mistake, but it was a good lesson because I'd never done that before. Now I know I can do it - but I hope I won't have to again!
O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot. The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; yes, I have a good inheritance. ~Psalm 16:5,6.
That looks great!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful! I'm afraid I could not fix the cable...I have been knitting for 40 years...and I don't even know what you are talking about...Do I feel dumb.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see the whole sweater! It's great!
It is really beautiful and I don't think I'll ever be talented enough to fix something like that.
ReplyDeleteDonna and Jeannine - yes you could. If I could do it, I - who still has trouble understanding patterns and is challenged when it comes to coordination skills - you could do it.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for the encouraging words!