No, nobody died. I am knitting away on the big garter triangle section of my Balvraid Hap.
About two inches back, I noticed a couple of wacky yarn loops, but chose to ignore the better angel on my shoulder. The evil guy on the other shoulder kept saying “oh that will block out”.
This is one of those shawls that increases with every row. I am was almost at the top, and noticed that I missed a yarn over at the beginning of a row two rows back. That had to be fixed, so I finally decided to take it back and get rid of the ugly stitches.
There they are. One of them is actually a tiny knot where one or more of the plies were knotted. The other one is just a weird unspun bit.
So I’ll get it back on the needle and forge ahead. I’m certain that this would have annoyed me forever, so a couple hours of extra knitting is just fine.
By the way, this yarn is just divine. It’s Blacker Yarn Swan 4 ply. I want a whole bathtub of this stuff to wallow around in. You can buy merino wool a lot cheaper, but not as nice as this. If they have any left, go buy some. (I might have cleaned them out.)
The hap will be so cozy when you’re done. I never learn, and often listen to the wrong voice in my head, and forge ahead. All the while, the other voice is quietly and constantly nagging me that I may want to reconsider ripping back. I almost always finally rip back, but by the time I’ve decided to do so, I’ve knitted many more rows to have to rip! I’m the same with sewing…”no, that very very narrow seam allowance will be alright. I don’t have to recut the fabric to allow for a wider one…” “no, no one will notice the uneven top stitching…”. Hope the rest of the hap knitting goes smoothly! (And I’m going to have to look up that yarn.)
(You know I had to click that link.)
I would have ripped back too. It would have bothered me forever.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
/mk
Yes. I would have ripped, also. Just ripped a pair (two at a time) socks because I didn’t like where the very complicated lace pattern started on the leg after turning the heel. I also knitted way to long before I listed to that nagging voice. We do this because we love the process of knitting. Don’t we?
You are also a bad influence. Now I am buying more yarn.