Quick fix
I think that this fix is a good compromise. I don’t need to rip back, but I did do something to try and make it look better. Here are the steps I took to correct the problem.
- I dropped the extra stitch all the way to where it was accidentally created.
- Then I worried the bars between the stitches all the way up to the ribbing to make a little extra room.
- Next I created a stitch out of the neck ribbing and used a crochet hook to recreate stitches all the way down to the needles.
- Lastly I tried to manipulate the knitted fabric to try and even out the stitches.
The inch or so where I created a new row of stitches has a tighter gauge than the surrounding stitches and there are a few loose stitches in there, but I’m confident that I can even some of the tension problems out during blocking. Even if the tight rows are still tight after blocking, I’m going to be a lot happier with the way that it looks than I would be had I left the mistake as it was before.
Brilliant! That was a great compromise, and saved you a lot of time, too. I’m sure a good wet block will even things out for you. Congratulations!
pdxknitterati
July 26, 2008 at 9:48 pm