I once was a knitter. I was confident in both my talents AND abilities - that is, I (thought I) was fairly adept naturally, and I had improved my skills with careful application.
Finally making these.
But this afternoon, while working on my first Mosey, I thought something didn't feel quite right - what should have been centred, wasn't.
I frowned.
I turned the knitting this way and that.
I noticed an odd abundance of purls.
So I counted.
How did I get this far, I ask myself, how on earth did I get 30 rounds in without noticing I had cast on not 76 stitches, but 64?
Thirty rounds is far.
I counted several times during cast on, and I was completely confident, 100% sure, that I had 76 stitches. If I had ended up with 66, that would be understandable. Ten less is easy - my brain is an (antiquated, painstaking, but effective) abacus, and occasionally when I mentally click over a blue bead, I get one too many. But twelve? Twelve less? What?
Even the four purl stitches together, on the needle join of a 2X2 rib, did not alert me.
Even the four purl stitches together, on the needle join of a 2X2 rib, did not alert me.
Even now, I did not realise the truth.
So I am unravelling, and putting ice cream on my humble pie.
And my legs are still cold. Not warm at all.
11 comments:
Happens to the best of us :)
Knitting keeps one humble. Sometimes horribly so.
Humble indeed. I cant tell you how many projects I have on the go because of something as simple as boredom, slipped stitches, and miss counting. I don't know if i will ever finish! You are still a hero to me Shan! Keep up the great work Muffin!
Yesterday I knit 4" of a scarf on size 4 needles. 4.0 mm, that is. I wanted US 4 needles. I even got them out ... then put them away instead of my size 6 (4.0mm) needles. ARGH!
Frog, cast on, and forwards!!!
Oh, those are lovely!
Glad you noticed the missing 12 stitches on the first one and not the second ;)
Maybe I'm messing with your pattern-knitting mojo transcontinentally.
It's scary how the simplest things can floor us. I'm trying to make a baby sweater right now and it says to P1 YO P2tog. A friend has tried to explain it to me, but I am still confused over the YO-ing between 2 purl stitches - the yarn is already in the front!
I just don't know you anymore.
I noticed an odd abundance of purls.
Well, I hesitate to make the obvious pun ... that's a lie, I rush to make the obvious pun ...
Shannon, your writing is always filled with an abundance of pearls.
although this time i admit to not having the slightest clue what this was about, but still, pearls purls ... what's the diff
As the Yarn Harlot so recently said (and I have since proven more than twice, ahem):
"Experienced knitters don't make fewer mistakes. We make bigger mistakes faster."
Welcome to the club!
inumpnes ... I am leaving a comment only because of inumpnes ... it's the word verification on right now. I challenge you Ms Half Soled Boots and your intrepid readers ... come up with a definition of inumpnes ... what would it mean if it were a word ... hmmm, a morning ponder
But they look really awesome!
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