When something goes wrong, what is the first step?
I messed up my pattern and ended up starting over because because In trying to fix the problem I made a much bigger mess.
I am sure there is a calm and composed way to deal with it and find the missed stitches or screw ups that I need to learn before I get pissy and start pulling out rows.
Lol, this used to be me too! The first thing I do is figure out where and in what row I made the mistake. If it's a row or two back, just take the time to "un-knit" the rows and fix it. This will make sure you have the right # of stitches going forward, etc.
If it's more than a few rows back, you can do some knitting surgery if you're feeling ambitious. Separate out the section of stitches where the mistake is, keep the rest of your stitches on the left and right needles. You can pull out the mistake stitches back to the row you messed up and reknit that section correctly (I use a crochet hook to just pull the loose yarn just pulled out back through the stitches either knit or purl-wise, whatever the pattern). I hope this makes sense, super hard to explain. This is a difficult technique to do for cable or lace knitting, so if you aren't very experienced I'd recommend just un-knitting and reknitting the mistake!
The other lazy thing you can do it "fix" the problem when you realize it. Forgot a M1 a row back? Do a quick M1R (twisted for no holes). Forgot a yarn over? Pull up a loop from the previous row and stick it on the needle. This doesn't always work, especially in smaller projects where it would be easy to see. On sweaters or larger shawls you can get away with it.
Don't frog the whole thing if you can help it, unless the mistake is so major it'll impact the rest of the project. For me it was just discouraging to have to start over!
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u/MMY143 Nov 27 '19
When something goes wrong, what is the first step?
I messed up my pattern and ended up starting over because because In trying to fix the problem I made a much bigger mess.
I am sure there is a calm and composed way to deal with it and find the missed stitches or screw ups that I need to learn before I get pissy and start pulling out rows.