Jan 01 2009
already? seriously?
i’m not even past the garter stitching on my february lady sweater, and i think i have a problem. somewhere along the line i must have increased on the wrong side, so my stitch count went off. unfortunately for me, i was using the stitch count to track what row of the increases i’m on so i would know when to place my button hole. SO, based on the stitches i did a button hole. a few rows later i realized, somehow i’d managed to increase 7 or 8 times over 5 rows….yeah, i don’t know either.so now starts the internal battle. perfectionist vs organic knitting.my perfectionist wants to rip it all out and start over. it’s a lot easier to do it now only a few inches into the sweater rather then finish the entire thing and hate how it looks. but then there is that organic knitter…the one who says “well, it IS based off an EZ pattern…and it IS a raglan sweater. so technically, you just keep on going in the increases until it fits, ignoring the number of increases or stitch counts. then, once it fits, you make the adjustments necessary to do the lace pattern. piece of cake!”it really is a toss up right now. either side could win. i guess it all comes down to what kind of knitter i want to be.do i want to be a perfectionist? and knit for the product?ordo i want to be the organic knitter? and let the product be whatever it is, and enjoy the process?i always lean one way. but part of me wonders if that is why i’m never 100% satisfied with my finished product. but then i wonder, will i EVER be 100% satisfied? what to do? what to do? what would YOU do? comments please!
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I would probably rip back. Sorry for the hard answer.
Rip it out. You’ll only see the problems with it, if you’re anything like me. (Ask me about the vexing stripe in Andrew’s sweater.)
I’m a perfectionist so I would definitely rip it out while it’s still in the early stages instead of knitting the sweater finished and not being satisfied with it, therefore not wearing it and wasting time and yarn. That’s just me and my opinion.
By the way I absolutely adore your podcast I’ve never missed an episode. Actually to own the truth I’ve listened to each one at least 3 times. Thank you for being so dedicated.
I too am knitting the February Lady Sweater and ran into trouble in the garter stitch section. I think I was about 20 rows in an noticed my increases were off. In my case, it showed in the raglan lines so I decided to just rip it and start over. I’m so glad I did because I know that mistake would bother me forever. I knit the Mr Greenjeans cardigan which is also a top down raglan. I missed an increase on that one too and just fudged it. But if you look close, you can see the missed yarn over. It bugs the heck out of me now even though I know almost no one else will ever notice it. Luckily I’m a process knitter, so ripping doesn’t bug me too much. I’d rather have it take longer and end up with exactly what I want in the end.
Good luck with your sweater, which ever route you decide to take!
Here I am Meg. Finally got hubby to download your podcasts for the past six months and have started listening. I was trying to start in order but I need to know what’s going on now so I think I’ll do what I never do with a book and that’s read the last page first. It’s tough discipline. Since I know you, I can safely say that you must rip it back since you are such a perfectionist. You won’t be able to sleep if you leave it and it will bother you even when you have the sweater sitting in a drawer. The imperfection will haunt you. Happy New Year Sweetie! We need to talk soon. Love to that cutie Owen.