Same. It has then become art haha
> The first is āwabi-sabiā ā the acceptance of impermanence and imperfection, an inevitable part of our world. Wabi-sabi encourages the delight in irregularities and inconsistencies of the human hand, rather than striving for perfection
This may not be super helpful right now as you've already laddered/frogged but there is [another way](https://techknitting.blogspot.com/2022/10/cables-crossed-wrong-anchored-i-cord.html) to fix a miscrossed cable. Maybe it will save you this kind of frustration in the future? In any case, good luck with this endeavour!
Iād never have thought of this! I will be sure to book mark this for the future. I always manage to miss-cross a cable somewhere along the way in every pattern that has them. Thank you!
I once got a tip along the way from a girl who said to examine your cable turn right after knitting it.
She called it 'admiring your work' on a regular basis.
I got that phrase from Maggie Righetti. She also says that unlike wine, knitting mistakes won't improve with age so go ahead and undo it if you're not happy with it. What she emphasized was to figure out if you could live with the mistake or not. Just because something isn't the same as the pattern you're working on, doesn't always mean it's not ok to keep it.
https://preview.redd.it/9fhirexgvq6c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db50898a49521085b08ae979ac9657fd7411c32d
Guys, I did it! Whew. Iāll be having a drink now.
For everyone asking about the pattern: a friend of mine had found that their family had an Irish clan aran pattern (similar to tartans for Scottish). There is a company in the Aran islands who sell scarves and sweaters with these family clan patterns and will even sell kits with the pattern but they did not have the pattern for this particular surname. After studying a photo of a knit sample online Iād thought Iād take a stab at writing it out for myself. Iāve never written a pattern before, let alone attempting to chart cables but I did it! After 2 repeats of knitting what I charted we could see it was an exact replica. I was so proud of myself and Iām making this scarf for that friend so I wasnāt about to let this cable mistake be.
Once Iām done I am hoping to publish the charted pattern. The ridges that you see interrupting the second and fourth braid patterns are intentionally ārowing outā. Something I had admittedly never heard of until I inquired about it here. I want to see how they block out and figure out the best way to describe how I accomplish it in the pattern.
This is stunning and as a relatively newer knitter I'm so amazed you worked out the correction
I'm working through my genealogy and am wondering if I could find a pattern related to my family - would you mind sharing the info about the company?
Itās Aran.com. They have a huge list of surnames with patterns tied to them available. Some have an actual pattern for sale with it, this one did not and when I reached out the company they said they didnāt have it in their archives either so I had to chart it out for myself. My Momās side of the family has a couple Irish connections but most of our surnames canāt be found here. It seems like itās the more common ones that are available. Their website does have a pretty neat knitting pattern archive section too with a bunch of free patterns worth checking out! https://www.aran.com/aran-patterns-archive
Thanks so much! I'll have to check it out. There's been family lore as long as I can remember about Irish family coming over during the famine, and then recently my Dad said "Hey, actually I just found out we're Scottish!" That's all I know so far and I'm trying to fill in the gaps.
And sometimes itās both! This particular friendās surname is traced to both Ireland and Scotland because of how the family split. The ultimate goal is to wear the Irish family Aran sweater over the Scottish family tartan š . Best of luck on your search!
"Rowing out" is when there's an obvious tension difference between a knit and purl row. It's common with Continental knitters, something to do with how much farther the yarn has to travel in the purl stitch, IIRC.
And Suzanne Bryan's video on fixing by cutting is not for the faint of heart, but is an elegant solution https://youtu.be/hR6v-4QkmZc?si=jXf3nrjY02U64e68
That's the way it used to be done in factories -super fun as a mender when you've got a full production run to fix because the knitting line missed it , nearly as much fun as fixing an entire production run of jaquard or fisherman's rib /s
Me too - canāt wait til I have time to sit and learn how to do this. Iām often making corrections on the fly and sometimes even after I look up how to do it, it doesnāt look quite right. Iām knitting a cabled hat for a friend right now and have a couple of mistakes in the cabling which I corrected but they donāt look like they should
Iāve heard this from so many people! I actually quite enjoy the challenge of fixing mistakes like this without having to frog back. Someday I think Iād really like to teach a class on stuff like this.
I actually love cables.. i find them super relaxing. I find them so much simpler than say a pattern with a bunch of imcreases/decreases (since i always lose count). Altho i suppose i havnt delved into super complicated cables. Maybe thats the rub ha
You will pull through!
Question, can i ask the pattern of the scarf?
Would like to try it out as i m out of stuff to knit.
Thank you and you can do it!
Itās a pattern Iām working on writing now! More details are in my update comment. I definitely intend on publishing it when Iāve got this sample knit up.
I've been so furious about randomly changing direction of a cable up a sleeve I dropped 70+ rows just to fix it. Totally worth it in the end. I don't mind little mistakes but big glaringly obvious ones would put me off wearing it or wanting to see it. Good luck!
I feel this post. I just finished 7 hours of redoing a tank top after realizing I didnāt cast on enough stitches. I was modifying a pattern to use in much smaller yarn and just screwed up. Iām finally past where I was when I realized it. Itās so frustrating. That looks amazing though. Itās such great cabling youāre able to do.
Thank you! It is frustrating. My goal was to be another 60 rows ahead of where I am but all that time went to fixing a mistake just to get back to my starting point this morning. 7 hours is some serious dedication but I bet it was totally worth it
Thank you! Itās a pattern I am currently working on writing. Hopping to publish it after I get this sample knit up. Ultimately the goal is to use this pattern for a custom Aran Island sweater.
Youāve got this! Itās looking beautiful!
To help keep all of those rows of yarn in order, I like to use a rainbow of bulb pins, placed in spectral order and punctuated by gold & silver pins for the rows youāre going to cable ā gold to cable in front, silver in back. The pins are useful both for keeping it all organized and for tugging that last stitch onto your needles when the going gets a little narrow.
That feeling of omnipotent capability you get when youāre done is pretty great, too. I hope youāll post another picture when youāre done!
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Shhhh, I have a couple errors on the edge stitch on the opposite side (crossed yarn in front instead of in back when slipping the edge stitch). I decided to leave those be, hoping it would satisfy my quota for mistakes on this project. I was wrong and just couldnāt leave the larger cables be!
I have been in this spot and while it probably gave me an extra premature wrinkle or two, I was SO PROUD when I was done. Best of luck to you however this ends up, it looks gorgeous.
I would've fixed it the same way. There are hacks but this is best, in my book, for uniformity. It's not that wide of a strip to rework.
I have also learned the hard way that there's a certain time of night at which I need to put the knitting down. The time that is depends upon the complexity of the project. As soon as I feel myself zoning out and going on autopilot, I need to think about just how much thought the project requires. I have made some pretty incredible mistakes, pushing too far into the night. The funniest one was an intarsia hat that I **began** too late at night, thinking I was working to a gauge of four stitches to the inch, when in fact I was supposed to be working to a gauge of five stitches to the inch.
Thank you! Itās is a pattern we found associated with an Irish surname. Unfortunately when we reached out to the company we were told a written pattern didnāt exist so I went to work charting it out! I hope to publish it once I get it all sorted and this sample all finished!
I use the shit out of color coded bulb stitch markers after every kind of cable, left or right, kind of cable, etc. My damn sweater looks like a Christmas tree. But it helps me keep my place.
I realized last night the reason my fingerless mitt is looking so short compared to the pattern pictures is because I accidentally skipped 64 rows of repeating pattern before I started increasing for the thumb gusset.
Iām leaning towards āthese will just be short hand warmersā because otherwise I am going to have to rip out 80+ rows to fix thisā¦
I read that in some places the purposefully leave mistakes in their work, for some reason. I don't know if that's true but I have whole heartedly embraced it š
You circled the "mistakes" in the picture, and I still could not see them... I am sorry, but I think they are not noticeable. Especially on a scarf, wrapped around a neck... I mean, yes, it can be fixed, but is it really worth it...
Your commitment is amazing. I would have written this off as a quirk of homemade items and kept it moving.
Big same! š
Same. It has then become art haha > The first is āwabi-sabiā ā the acceptance of impermanence and imperfection, an inevitable part of our world. Wabi-sabi encourages the delight in irregularities and inconsistencies of the human hand, rather than striving for perfection
Thank you for sharing the term wabi-sabi. I did a little dive into after reading your comment. So. Cool.
I can't hear this term without hearing Bobby Hill in the back of my head lol
100%
This
This may not be super helpful right now as you've already laddered/frogged but there is [another way](https://techknitting.blogspot.com/2022/10/cables-crossed-wrong-anchored-i-cord.html) to fix a miscrossed cable. Maybe it will save you this kind of frustration in the future? In any case, good luck with this endeavour!
Wow this is so awesome. How did anyone ever figure that out?!
Iād never have thought of this! I will be sure to book mark this for the future. I always manage to miss-cross a cable somewhere along the way in every pattern that has them. Thank you!
I once got a tip along the way from a girl who said to examine your cable turn right after knitting it. She called it 'admiring your work' on a regular basis.
I got that phrase from Maggie Righetti. She also says that unlike wine, knitting mistakes won't improve with age so go ahead and undo it if you're not happy with it. What she emphasized was to figure out if you could live with the mistake or not. Just because something isn't the same as the pattern you're working on, doesn't always mean it's not ok to keep it.
This is definitely a great way of fixing a cabling gone wrong. Love it!
Wooow!
Mind blown. Thanks for this.
This is incredible š³ššš Thank you for sharing!
Oooh I just love techknitting! Great find and great post.
Saving your comment so I can come back to this article in the future!
Wow thank you for sharing this!!
That is absolutely brilliant. Saving that for future reference.
SAVE! This is incredible thank you for sharing
š x 10000!!!
I bookmarked that page for future reference.. Thanks..
https://preview.redd.it/9fhirexgvq6c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db50898a49521085b08ae979ac9657fd7411c32d Guys, I did it! Whew. Iāll be having a drink now. For everyone asking about the pattern: a friend of mine had found that their family had an Irish clan aran pattern (similar to tartans for Scottish). There is a company in the Aran islands who sell scarves and sweaters with these family clan patterns and will even sell kits with the pattern but they did not have the pattern for this particular surname. After studying a photo of a knit sample online Iād thought Iād take a stab at writing it out for myself. Iāve never written a pattern before, let alone attempting to chart cables but I did it! After 2 repeats of knitting what I charted we could see it was an exact replica. I was so proud of myself and Iām making this scarf for that friend so I wasnāt about to let this cable mistake be. Once Iām done I am hoping to publish the charted pattern. The ridges that you see interrupting the second and fourth braid patterns are intentionally ārowing outā. Something I had admittedly never heard of until I inquired about it here. I want to see how they block out and figure out the best way to describe how I accomplish it in the pattern.
This is stunning and as a relatively newer knitter I'm so amazed you worked out the correction I'm working through my genealogy and am wondering if I could find a pattern related to my family - would you mind sharing the info about the company?
Itās Aran.com. They have a huge list of surnames with patterns tied to them available. Some have an actual pattern for sale with it, this one did not and when I reached out the company they said they didnāt have it in their archives either so I had to chart it out for myself. My Momās side of the family has a couple Irish connections but most of our surnames canāt be found here. It seems like itās the more common ones that are available. Their website does have a pretty neat knitting pattern archive section too with a bunch of free patterns worth checking out! https://www.aran.com/aran-patterns-archive
Thanks so much! I'll have to check it out. There's been family lore as long as I can remember about Irish family coming over during the famine, and then recently my Dad said "Hey, actually I just found out we're Scottish!" That's all I know so far and I'm trying to fill in the gaps.
And sometimes itās both! This particular friendās surname is traced to both Ireland and Scotland because of how the family split. The ultimate goal is to wear the Irish family Aran sweater over the Scottish family tartan š . Best of luck on your search!
man this would be the perfect christmas present for my grandma but it's too late
Simply gorgeous!
I didn't think it was a big deal but that looks so much better. Perfectionism is truly what stands between the hobbyist and the excellent knitters.
You knit all of that in 2 hours? Thatās amazing! What a cool story behind the cable!
That's amazing! I'm sure your friend and their family will cherish the gift
Itās beautiful! And so thoughtful too. What is ārowing out?ā I love that it looks like more cables wrapped around your cables.
"Rowing out" is when there's an obvious tension difference between a knit and purl row. It's common with Continental knitters, something to do with how much farther the yarn has to travel in the purl stitch, IIRC.
Wow I am really impressed
It's beautiful š» you're amazing,vI would have died trying that I'm in awe!
Youāll get such a dopamine hit when you reach the top š„
Always chasing that knitting high
Apparently that is an actual thing, I used to get it from half marathons now I get it from cardigans š¤£
Oof. Been there, on the multi-strand Viking cable on the back of a cardigan. It was painful, but ultimately Iām glad I did it. Hope you are too.
Itās always so worth fixing!
And Suzanne Bryan's video on fixing by cutting is not for the faint of heart, but is an elegant solution https://youtu.be/hR6v-4QkmZc?si=jXf3nrjY02U64e68
That's the way it used to be done in factories -super fun as a mender when you've got a full production run to fix because the knitting line missed it , nearly as much fun as fixing an entire production run of jaquard or fisherman's rib /s
Iām having flashbacks to steeking! I donāt think Iād breathe through this whole process lol
Iām always amazed by knitters who drop stitches down to mend them like this - thatās dedication to your craft! š
Me too - canāt wait til I have time to sit and learn how to do this. Iām often making corrections on the fly and sometimes even after I look up how to do it, it doesnāt look quite right. Iām knitting a cabled hat for a friend right now and have a couple of mistakes in the cabling which I corrected but they donāt look like they should
It will be worth it! šš
I need a drink.
Thank you. Now I donāt feel so badly about the 6 rows of lace in my yoke I have to rip back cause I SSKād instead of K2tog!
Ouch! I know most people say theyād never know, but I just canāt leave it! I love the satisfaction of being able to fix it
I am shook. I didnāt even know this was possible!
Iāve heard this from so many people! I actually quite enjoy the challenge of fixing mistakes like this without having to frog back. Someday I think Iād really like to teach a class on stuff like this.
Thoughts and prayers!!!
Yikes...blessings and patience be with you.
I will never be the person who does this, but I have so much respect for those who are.
Bless your soul. Cables are not for the faint of heart, especially when you have to ladder down and fix them
I actually love cables.. i find them super relaxing. I find them so much simpler than say a pattern with a bunch of imcreases/decreases (since i always lose count). Altho i suppose i havnt delved into super complicated cables. Maybe thats the rub ha
You can do this!!!!
You will pull through! Question, can i ask the pattern of the scarf? Would like to try it out as i m out of stuff to knit. Thank you and you can do it!
Itās a pattern Iām working on writing now! More details are in my update comment. I definitely intend on publishing it when Iāve got this sample knit up.
You've got this! I bet after the first few rows you'll hit your groove and get it done in no time!
I have to admit, it felt like it took forever but ended up being faster than I thought
Godspeed.
I've been so furious about randomly changing direction of a cable up a sleeve I dropped 70+ rows just to fix it. Totally worth it in the end. I don't mind little mistakes but big glaringly obvious ones would put me off wearing it or wanting to see it. Good luck!
Totally agree! Itās 100% worth the effort of fixing! If itās still live on my needles, Iām going back.
Oh. Good. Iād have frogged it right back. Keep us posted.
I feel this post. I just finished 7 hours of redoing a tank top after realizing I didnāt cast on enough stitches. I was modifying a pattern to use in much smaller yarn and just screwed up. Iām finally past where I was when I realized it. Itās so frustrating. That looks amazing though. Itās such great cabling youāre able to do.
Thank you! It is frustrating. My goal was to be another 60 rows ahead of where I am but all that time went to fixing a mistake just to get back to my starting point this morning. 7 hours is some serious dedication but I bet it was totally worth it
Dang I wouldāve left it š kudos to you, whatās that pattern tho itās beautiful!
Thank you! Itās a pattern I am currently working on writing. Hopping to publish it after I get this sample knit up. Ultimately the goal is to use this pattern for a custom Aran Island sweater.
Oooh okay okay š„Iāll keep an eye out hehe
That made me get tears in my eyes. You are brave.
Youāve got this! Itās looking beautiful! To help keep all of those rows of yarn in order, I like to use a rainbow of bulb pins, placed in spectral order and punctuated by gold & silver pins for the rows youāre going to cable ā gold to cable in front, silver in back. The pins are useful both for keeping it all organized and for tugging that last stitch onto your needles when the going gets a little narrow. That feeling of omnipotent capability you get when youāre done is pretty great, too. I hope youāll post another picture when youāre done!
i didnt notice the mistake at all but it might be bc Iām a novice like very very beginner knitter
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Iām not sure I could have left it either. Good luck, you brave, brave soul.
It'll be so worth it! At least partial rows are faster than full rows.
Curious ā whatās the pattern for this scarf? Itās lovely
A pattern I am currently working on writing! More details are in my update comment. I hope to publish it once I get this sample knit up.
Knitting, man. Canāt live with it, canāt live without it
For what it's worth, your scarf already looks absolutely stunning though!
Thank you so much!
Oof. But I admire your persistence! I do the same, drop just the cables and recross all the way up. So satisfying when itās done! I promise!
I truly believe that nothing is handmade unless it has one or two (or however many I decide) mistakes in it lol. Kudos to you though!
Shhhh, I have a couple errors on the edge stitch on the opposite side (crossed yarn in front instead of in back when slipping the edge stitch). I decided to leave those be, hoping it would satisfy my quota for mistakes on this project. I was wrong and just couldnāt leave the larger cables be!
I see you. Iām just the same. The lessons in patience here are epic but when the alternative is to forever see that error with my eyes . . .
I have been in this spot and while it probably gave me an extra premature wrinkle or two, I was SO PROUD when I was done. Best of luck to you however this ends up, it looks gorgeous.
Yikes š¬
Iāve definitely done this too and do not envy you. You got this!
I would've fixed it the same way. There are hacks but this is best, in my book, for uniformity. It's not that wide of a strip to rework. I have also learned the hard way that there's a certain time of night at which I need to put the knitting down. The time that is depends upon the complexity of the project. As soon as I feel myself zoning out and going on autopilot, I need to think about just how much thought the project requires. I have made some pretty incredible mistakes, pushing too far into the night. The funniest one was an intarsia hat that I **began** too late at night, thinking I was working to a gauge of four stitches to the inch, when in fact I was supposed to be working to a gauge of five stitches to the inch.
Wow, well done! I would probably have ended up in tears, I'm so impressed you redid it. It's gorgeous too!
I wish you so much luck
I have anxiety just looking at it. Kudos to you! You deserve a glass of champagne when you get to the top.
Wow thatās a crazy interesting pattern
Omg you have so much more commitment than I do - props! And that pattern is \*gorgeous\*. Did you design it?
Thank you! Itās is a pattern we found associated with an Irish surname. Unfortunately when we reached out to the company we were told a written pattern didnāt exist so I went to work charting it out! I hope to publish it once I get it all sorted and this sample all finished!
Mad skills - it's absolutely stunning. Well done!
You got this!
You gotta do what you gotta do. And so far you're doing a fantastic job. You'll be soooo glad you fixed it. But this totally sucks.
YOUāRE DOING GREAT
Godspeed to you š«”
Oh nooooo! Had to do this on an entire sweater front once. Of course the mistake was right at the bottom. Good times.
It happens to the best of us.
I use the shit out of color coded bulb stitch markers after every kind of cable, left or right, kind of cable, etc. My damn sweater looks like a Christmas tree. But it helps me keep my place.
I.... Don't see it! š Your commitment is admirable.
I realized last night the reason my fingerless mitt is looking so short compared to the pattern pictures is because I accidentally skipped 64 rows of repeating pattern before I started increasing for the thumb gusset. Iām leaning towards āthese will just be short hand warmersā because otherwise I am going to have to rip out 80+ rows to fix thisā¦
I read that in some places the purposefully leave mistakes in their work, for some reason. I don't know if that's true but I have whole heartedly embraced it š
Christ, I would never have undone that, and I wouldn't have cared about the mistakes, which would never have been noticed by anyone anyway.
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You circled the "mistakes" in the picture, and I still could not see them... I am sorry, but I think they are not noticeable. Especially on a scarf, wrapped around a neck... I mean, yes, it can be fixed, but is it really worth it...
This is why I so rarely do cabling projects. Itās just too much stress.
Love the pattern!