The Knitters Thread

PipneyJane

Savvy_Sue said:

Now I knew there was somewhere else I should ask ... tried a local FB knitting group but didn't get the answer I wanted ... 

Doing cables for the first time and, inevitably, I've done one the wrong way. I'm knitting front and back of a pullover at the same time, but not in the round. It's only 4 rows down, so WWYD?

1. Leave it and make that bit the back, it will add to its charm ... And hope I don't make any more mistakes ...

2. Run those 4 stitches back down and Google how to pick them up 'right'? I'm sure I've seen something about how to do it.

3. Unpick 4 rows.

I carried on with the other half, and of course did then make the same mistake, but realised sooner AND I'd done the cabling a couple of rows too soon, so that was an easy row and a half to undo, and it looks fine. 

It is for a cricket pullover for my Great Nephew: I've done him bootees and mittens and a non-cabled pullover, but when his Dad said that would be perfect for the cricket this summer I thought I should do The Real Thing. 

Do you have a crochet hook or latch hook handy, @Savvy_Sue?  If so, grab it together with a couple of spare needles.  My vote would be to knit to the cable and stop, then run ALL the cable stitches down the four rows to the row below where they’d crossed, reknit the cross so that it’s back in the right direction, then either knit back up one row at a time or ladder back up using the latch hook.  I can’t give you a You-Tube on how to do it but I remember some very clear directions are from the Yarn Harlot.   (I am assuming the cable is over 8 stitches, yes?  You will need to drop all 8.)

HTH.

Love the octopi.  I’m assuming the American hat pattern was for “worsted weight” yarn?  That’s Aran weight in the UK (10-ply in Australia), but you can get by with a very dense/thick DK.  (As a child/teenager, I made several things in DK from American patterns quoting worsted weight.  They turned out fine.)

Sorry to hear you were made redundant before your planned retirement date but, hopefully, they gave you a decent payout to spend on yarn sweeten the blow.  (Something you wouldn’t have got if you’d retired.)

- Pip

Savvy_Sue

Actually each cable is over 4 stitches, quite subtle ... but I presume the advice holds. 

PipneyJane

Savvy_Sue said:

Actually each cable is over 4 stitches, quite subtle ... but I presume the advice holds. 

Yes @Savvy_Sue.  You have to drop all the cable stitches to give enough space for the after-cable stitches to fit in the rows above the crossing.

- Pip

alicef

@Savvy_Sue your Octopus egg cosies are inspired!   

Re: mistakes - I'm able to undo and repick up stitches if a couple of rows back, but any further then
a) if the piece is for me - I rip back the rows to my mistake
if
b) for the OH - I look at it and go hmmm .... I'll get away with that....

I have plans to knit sparkly hedgehogs for the village library Christmas fund raiser. (I have knitted one so far ....)   

Savvy_Sue

So yesterday I made it to the local Knit'n'Natter group at the Library, and just sat and dropped the four stitches. I think it's OK now, fingers crossed I don't do it again ... 

And yes @PipneyJane, there was a redundancy payment for me, I was told I'd have to think about what I wanted to do but my first thought was "not for very long I won't ..." :rotfl:

PipneyJane

Savvy_Sue said:

So yesterday I made it to the local Knit'n'Natter group at the Library, and just sat and dropped the four stitches. I think it's OK now, fingers crossed I don't do it again ... 

And yes @PipneyJane, there was a redundancy payment for me, I was told I'd have to think about what I wanted to do but my first thought was "not for very long I won't ..." :rotfl:

Phew, re the cable, and “glad to hear it” re the payment @Savvy_Sue.

I have an FO to show off.  This is Audrey In Unst, which I finished knitting in May 2019.



- Pip

alicef

@PipneyJane - that is a lovely, lovely cardigan.  I tend to shy away from knitting cardigans because of the skill required for button bands & button holes and your design has so many buttons!

I did recall that Kate Davies did a posting on button bands -  whilst searching for the post I saw she has a Allingham mystery/Art Deco KAL.  Well, that was it - had to sign up.  I hope I can use stash for the patterns otherwise I'm sunk.... 

PipneyJane

alicef said:

@PipneyJane - that is a lovely, lovely cardigan.  I tend to shy away from knitting cardigans because of the skill required for button bands & button holes and your design has so many buttons!

I did recall that Kate Davies did a posting on button bands -  whilst searching for the post I saw she has a Allingham mystery/Art Deco KAL.  Well, that was it - had to sign up.  I hope I can use stash for the patterns otherwise I'm sunk.... 

Thank you @alicef

I like Kate Davies, @alicef.  I knitted her Deco Cardigan years ago.  It’s still sitting in my “to be finished off” pile because it didn’t have button holes.  Instead, you’re meant to attach ribbon and press-studs to make the closure, while sewing your buttons to decorate the outside.  (Once upon a time, you could buy tape with press-studs already sewn on.  I never remember to look for it, when I’m anywhere that might possibly stock it.)

- Pip

alicef

@PipneyJane - ribbon w/ press studs - that sounds like my sort of fastening.   

Actually, I would be very interested in tracking down this as we have duvet covers that don't have any fastenings but are meant to fold over the end of the duvet.  My OH hates these and wants me to attach press studs or buttons/buttonholes.   Tape with press studs sounds ideal.

PipneyJane

alicef said:

@PipneyJane - ribbon w/ press studs - that sounds like my sort of fastening.   

Actually, I would be very interested in tracking down this as we have duvet covers that don't have any fastenings but are meant to fold over the end of the duvet.  My OH hates these and wants me to attach press studs or buttons/buttonholes.   Tape with press studs sounds ideal.

@alicef, I haven’t seen this type of tape for a long time and I’m not certain what it is called.   I remember John Lewis had it, back in the 1990’s, when haberdashery covered most of the ground floor of the Oxford Street shop.  I have to remind myself to look for it, next time I’m at a knitting/sewing show.  (Ally Pally in October, probably.)

- Pip