Huzzah!
Last night I took Indigo out of the bitter barn and hit the tink. (After seeing this, I really had no excuse.)
GAH!
Aaaaaaand here we were about an hour and a half later!
Take that bitch! Oh wait, we don't want to anger it. I mean, thank you sweet skirt for letting me fix you. You're the best.
Much of that time was spent: a) figuring out what the hell I was doing; b) counting and recounting and recounting to make sure I was putting the increases back on the right rows because I'm an idiot and took the markers out and forgot to put them back in; c) tightening and/or loosening strands; d) cursing and re-doing it three effing times because I put an increase in the wrong row in the first round and missed a stitch in the second.
I think it took me longer to drop down and correct than it would have been to frog and re-knit - but I was much less bitter about it! The stitches are a little loose and wonky in that section, but I'll cross my fingers that'll resolve itself in the first wash cycle.
So, finally, onward we go, whoo hoo! Man, I hope this marks the end of her drama queen stage! I'm not sure I can deal with any more of her...issues.
GAH!
Aaaaaaand here we were about an hour and a half later!
Take that bitch! Oh wait, we don't want to anger it. I mean, thank you sweet skirt for letting me fix you. You're the best.
Much of that time was spent: a) figuring out what the hell I was doing; b) counting and recounting and recounting to make sure I was putting the increases back on the right rows because I'm an idiot and took the markers out and forgot to put them back in; c) tightening and/or loosening strands; d) cursing and re-doing it three effing times because I put an increase in the wrong row in the first round and missed a stitch in the second.
I think it took me longer to drop down and correct than it would have been to frog and re-knit - but I was much less bitter about it! The stitches are a little loose and wonky in that section, but I'll cross my fingers that'll resolve itself in the first wash cycle.
So, finally, onward we go, whoo hoo! Man, I hope this marks the end of her drama queen stage! I'm not sure I can deal with any more of her...issues.
15 Comments:
You're amazing! Yes, you could have ripped back, but why rip out a whole bunch of perfectly good knitting? Can't wait to see the finished skirt!
Don't you feel like such a knitting rock star for fixing it like that? Very impressive!!
Good for you for fixing it! (and not chucking the whole thing...)
Rock on!! Great fix/save there! Yeah, sometimes it takes longer, but sometimes your sanity is worth it. Can't wait for modeled shots..you are gonna model it aren't ya!
Told you that you could do it. :)
Ok, I am marveling at your knitfix acumen, woman!!
Yeah, girl! You show that shirt who's boss!
It'll all work out in the wash, trust me. I've done this enough before to know.
I don't think I have ever tried something like that - I am very impressed.
That first picture is just scary! Good for you in fixing it, and not frogging it - very impressive!
Ugh, I think you and TG just want to give me gray hair. I just don't have the huevos to do this!!! But I guess what's the worse that happens if that method doesn't work? You frog and reknit--not so bad. Hmmm...
Good for you! In the end, it wasn't so bad was it?
Awesome!! Hope the relationship goes better from here on out !! :)
Are you sure that's right? It looks a little off-center to me. I think you need to do it over again.
(heh heh. did you even believe me for a second?)
Thanks for the congratulations! We're really excited...
Nice job showing the skirt who's boss.
you know she's got super powers? right? I mean great job! whoot! whoot!
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