Last week I showed you why my Hypernova was in time out:
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| A knitter's worst nightmare. The unwanted hole! |
It had been sat like that for a while. I'd been afraid of having to fix it. I was terrified that in trying, I would somehow screw up, all the stitches sliding off the needles into a sad little heap, each stitch slowly unravelling as I desperately tried to fix it.
So it sat, hidden in my train-knitting-handbag, while I built up the courage to deal with it. To be honest, I have so many other projects on the go, it was easy to put it aside and forget about it. But I began to pine for my Wollmeise; I missed knitting it on the train every morning. And now I only have three weeks of train commuting left, I want to cram as much train knitting in as possible. There will be no knitting on my new commute, as I will be driving to work each day.
Last night, then. I decided to take a break from crocheting the rabbit (see yesterday's post for an update on that) and really wanted to knit something. As both of my current knit projects were in time out, my only option was to dig out Hypernova and have a go at fixing it.
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| As if by magic, the hole disappeared! |
I started out thinking I could insert a lifeline a few rows below the mistake, but that proved far too complicated. Where was I meant to put the needle, that I would end up with the right stitches facing the right way at the end?
I had a closer look at the hole, and determined it was a rogue yarn over in the row below the row I was working on. Just under two rows wasn't too off-putting a prospect to unknit. The first row was mostly just purls, so that wasn't too bad. Undoing the right side row was more of a pain, as I had to reverse all the central double decreases. I ended up using my 2.5mm crochet hook to help pass the slipped stitches back over.
And then it was done! The rogue yarn over was removed, the two rows knit back, and another two rows added for good measure! Hypernova is back in the game!
Go you with the new skills :D Fixing mistakes is not an easy task and more often than not I end up in a complete mess! Especially rogue yarn overs (I tend to decide to live with them!)
ReplyDeleteCongrats! And that's some very nice colourway you've chosen for it.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! And that's some very nice colourway you've chosen for it.
ReplyDeleteThat's definitely a level up! You become a knitter when you see a mistake - and then fix it! You did it, that makes you a proper fully fledged member of the Knitter's Club. Once you know you can fix a mistake nothing is ever as scary again. Well done. There will be no stopping you now.
ReplyDeleteWow, I'm so impressed! I've just started knitting, and am terrified of making a mistake because I have no idea how to correct it yet - I'd have to throw myself on the mercy of my knitting group!
ReplyDeleteI don't blame you wanting to get back to that yarn. It looks stunning.
Wow, I'm so impressed! I've just started knitting, and am terrified of making a mistake because I have no idea how to correct it yet - I'd have to throw myself on the mercy of my knitting group!
ReplyDeleteI don't blame you wanting to get back to that yarn. It looks stunning.
Nice job fixing it! Give me a crochet project and I can rip stuff out and fix it all the time. Give me a knitting project and I do the "Um...I messed up...now what?" I'm sure I'll learn eventually :-P
ReplyDeleteHooooooooray! I hate fixing errors in my knitting. I've been known to completely ignore some and keep going. It depends on what I'm doing, though. If I'm doing a shawl or lacy scarf, I usually throw a lifeline in just in case I have to rip back (I'm not good at ripping back...I'm really good at frogging, though).
ReplyDeleteWoop! Good job! and happy train knitting :D
ReplyDeleteI also hate fixing knitting. So I usually dont! Well done on doing it!
ReplyDeleteI also hate fixing knitting errors. So i usually don't lol. Well done on doing it!
ReplyDeleteYay! Glad everything worked out and you are back to your project.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely too pretty to put aside for long. Good job fixing it up!
ReplyDeleteTo save yourself some time and trouble in the future, the easiest and fastest way to fix rogue yo's is just to drop the resulting column of stitches (works best if it's only a couple of rows deep). You'll get a little laddering, but it'll even itself back out when you block.
ReplyDeleteCurses -- posted too soon. I wanted to add that finding and fixing the mistake is definitely an accomplishment -- kudos!
ReplyDeleteYou know, you can always just drop the yo...the extra yarn should even out in blocking. But, you did practice a new skill, and, as always, you don't learn there's another way until AFTER you do the harder part!
ReplyDeleteWooo congrats! That yarn, so gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteLearning how to confidently "tink" (pardon the pun!) back your lace knitting is definitely a good skill to have. I'm glad you fixed the Hypernova, it is looking great!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on coming up with a fix. I love that yarn your using.
ReplyDeleteGood work on your fix, it looks super, lovely yarn. If I have to rip back I don't worry too much about getting the stitches the right way on the lifeline/small needle, just fix them as you work them if they are twisted
ReplyDeleteThat's the thing I like about knitting - you can sometimes fix s tiny mistake without frogging the whole thing. Good job!
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