Tips for Weaving in Ends and Assessing Mistakes

re: Tips for Weaving in Ends and Assessing Mistakes

MagaT — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:01:44 GMT

I was so excited to buy Fearless Knitting and eagerly began reading only to meet the following sentence on page 10 " It's important to note that the instructions and illustrations in this book are based on the English style of knitting.........If you knit in the continental method of holding the yarn in your left hand, you may need to make adjustments". I was astonished and felt somewhat duped about the value of this book. I'm an advanced beginner continental knitter and now feel that this book will not help me advance my skills. I wouldn't have bought this book from Interweave( and promoted by Knitting Daily) if I'd known this.

re: Tips for Weaving in Ends and Assessing Mistakes

Nicky Eglinton — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:46:46 GMT

Have used your weaving in ends technique on my daughter's aran pattern poncho - thank you the tip cam just at the right moment!

On a related issue - I have an aran cardigan I made ages ago but there is a big hole in the elbow, which is patterned. Do you have any advice or know where I can find out how to repair it?

Thank you

Nicky

re: Tips for Weaving in Ends and Assessing Mistakes

Kathleen Cubley — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:42:26 GMT

Hi Annette and April. We can't change our retail price, sorry!

Thanks for asking. Kathleen

re: Tips for Weaving in Ends and Assessing Mistakes

Mary KateM — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:11:42 GMT

Years ago in Ireland I was told that the fisherman knits--originally made with distinct patterns for a fisherman husband or son so they could be identified if necessary--always included a mistake in the sweater. It would have been presumtion to make something perfect--only God can do that. I have never worried about little mistakes!

re: Tips for Weaving in Ends and Assessing Mistakes

Mary Fox — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:58:53 GMT

One important addition to accepting mistakes: when the finished look can be interpreted as an alternate 'design element.'

re: Tips for Weaving in Ends and Assessing Mistakes

ChristineV@11 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:02:12 GMT

Thank you for your attention to these details of knitting that seldom make it into How to Knit guides. Thank you for addressing one of the questions I didn't even know that I had! I began serious knitting (beyond garter stitch) 4 years ago and have taught myself many things with books and websites, but this goes beyond any source that I've referenced on the topic of weaving in ends.

I learned basic knitting (casting on, knitting garter stitch) when I was about 7 or 8 years old, but for many years I would stop when I made a mistake because I didn't know how to recover errors. In my young mind there was no recovery from errors. It was ruined and had to be started from scratch! I thought knitters were perfect people! Most guides didn't say much about how to take work off of the needles and put it back on, what to look for when inspecting how stitches were mounted and what to do when a pattern was more complex than garter stitch or rib stitch.

When I "grew up" and finally realized that there couldn't possibly be that many perfect people in the world, I set my mind to learning by trial and error, starting with carefully undoing individual stitches, learning just where to place the needle to "unknit" or "unpurl" stitches. Eventually I gained confidence to remove work from the needles. That opened up the world of knitting to me because finally I could try and try and try again.

I would be interested in a future article on any methods for ripping back work and fixing errors that may have also eluded me in my self-study.

I will look into the Fearless Knitting Workbook. Sounds like something I can really use!

re: Tips for Weaving in Ends and Assessing Mistakes

april@12 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:28:57 GMT

WOW! Was so excited about this book I ordered it without shopping around. How can Amazon offer it cheaper? That seems like a rip. If you can match the price for Annette S can you match it for me too?

April

re: Tips for Weaving in Ends and Assessing Mistakes

AnnetteS@14 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:21:25 GMT

Fearless Knitting Workbook is $17.79 at Amazon. Can you beat this price?

If so, I'll buy it from you.

re: Tips for Weaving in Ends and Assessing Mistakes

nata.alexander — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:51:39 GMT

Best Knitting Daily to date. Practical and accessible to every level of knitter! Keep it up!

re: Tips for Weaving in Ends and Assessing Mistakes

rozminis — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:31:05 GMT

Well there was me thinking I was the only one in the world to weave ends in one way, and then back the other way for a few stitches. Glad to know I am not on my own. :)

Regarding the ripping, well I must admit I don't often have to rip out in normal sized knitting, I can usually drop down a couple of rows and rescue the mistake from there. Of course that would be more difficult, if not impossible, in lace knitting, but then I don't tend to do lace knitting anyway.

Having said all that I must admit that my mini knitting (1/12th scale) does get ripped out a great deal. Sometimes because I have made a muck up, and other times because I have been a tad careless with the needles, and the stupid stitches come off the needle. Sigh, many new words are added to the English language at that point, especially if the design does have a lace pattern to it. :(

Roz

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