As I suspected, I did not have much time to knit on Rob's sweater this weekend. When I did pick up the sweater Sunday morning I noticed a large cabling error running about four inches down the front. I am a huge Elizabeth Zimmermann fan. I have all her books and I watch her videos frequently. Her daughter, Meg Swansen, has recently adapted Elizabeth's Knitting Glossary to DVD. I like to play it while I am making dinner or just sitting around knitting. It is amazing how much sinks into your subconscious.
At one point, Elizabeth demonstrates how to drop several rows of stitches and then knit them back up properly to fix an error. I decided to give it a try since she has never let me down. My cable pattern is based on a 12 stitch repeat. So I figured out which 12 stitches had gotten messed up and dropped the rows to just beyond the error.
I know, it looks like a mess but it really isn't that bad. Once I got past the error, I put the twelve stitches onto a double pointed needle - Size 6 - the same size I am using for the sweater.
Using one strand at a time, I knit up each row correctly. The tricky part is keeping the tension the same as the body of the sweater. Towards the end of the strand you have to sort of hook the yarn with the tip of the needle. You really ought to try this on a scrap piece of knitting. It is a very handy trick.
Sunday night we had friends over for dinner so fixing my cable mistake was all the progress made on Rob's sweater. Tonight is football so I will be able to curl up and knit for hours.
I LOVE that sweater!! And..I really, really want that DVD!! Since all of her things are now on DVD, I'm going to have to begin getting them after Christmas..YAY...Did I say that I REALLY LOVE this sweater?!
Posted by: Becka | November 09, 2005 at 11:27 AM
I LOVE that sweater!! And..I really, really want that DVD!! Since all of her things are now on DVD, I'm going to have to begin getting them after Christmas..YAY...Did I say that I REALLY LOVE this sweater?!
Posted by: Becka | November 09, 2005 at 11:28 AM
I have no idea how my comment posted twice!! OOPS is all that I know to say!! AND, I was just looking over the info on the DVD...I really, really want it...I MUST get it after Christmas :0)
And...love that sweater...lol!
Posted by: Becka | November 09, 2005 at 02:46 PM