Oh hahahah. I’ve done it again. I saw a little hole peeking at me when I was working on the large swath of stockinette on the back of Matt’s cardigan two nights ago. I dropped the offending YO, because I didn’t want that little hole glaring at me, or an extra stitch.
Soooooo… I’ll rip out a couple of inches. That was my work for the night as I caught up on Project Runway and Girls. No biggie. I know it seems like I’m making a gazillion mistakes on this thing (and maybe I am), but I don’t mind representing the realistic process. One of my friends was horrified about the thought of having to rip things out. She’s a beginning knitter. I think it just comes with the territory.
I love following your progress, thanks for sharing! I love both reading and writing these kinds of posts. : )
I have noticed that too. A newer knitter in my experience is less apt to rip something back, saying they will just live with it (and then usually the item doesn’t get worn or used) and eventually they start to realize (the more they knit) that it is worth it to go back and fix the mistakes. I also think it’s important to tell new knitters that even seasoned veterans make mistakes. Lovely progress. That colorway is just so cozy looking.
I feel like learning to embrace the rip is part of becoming a seasoned knitter. I used to avoid it and tell myself I could live with whatever mistake I’d made, but now I pretty much always rip. (Not always, because truly, some mistakes I can live with.) When it’s a sweater, though, it’s so worth it.
Agreed. So worth it. I’d remember and notice if I just left that tiny hole and decreased instead. When I ripped back I discovered I’d actually split a stitch instead of just making a YO, so it would have been a weak spot.
The trouble with not ripping is that later you feel your eye drawn to that spot and the tiny mistake starts to take on ginormous proportions. Frogging is good for you!