Mistake!
I’m not sure how I could possibly have missed this mistake. It’s an accidental increase practically smack dab in the middle of the sweater, within 2 stitches of the lace panel, and an inch and a half above where I split off the sleeves.
Short of ripping back, there’s nothing I can do to make it look better. The stitch is split, so there’s no good way to ladder it up to the ribbing. Dropping a stitch now and laddering it up to the mistake would leave an obvious ladder right up the front of the sweater. If I do decide to rip back, I’ll lose about 4 inches plus I’ll have to re-do the sleeves.
So. Do I rip it all out and fix the mistake, or do I accept it and move on? It is entirely possible that this mistake is going to drive me crazy until the end of time, but that is a lot of work to redo. I’m trying to be more laid back and accepting of imperfections these days; would ignoring a flaw in a sweater be a good step? Will anyone other than me ever notice the mistake? Are there any other good rationalizations for being lazy that I can use?
