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Managed to mess up the easy projects!
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Hello! I’m back from Hawaii. Remember how I was bringing yarn to knit some plain squares? Multipurpose squares like bandanas. Well, I managed to finish one, mess one up, and not even start the third one. Here’s what I came home with: I finished the green one. It was almost done, already. I did an i-cord bind off and am quite happy with it. Once I finished the green one, I thought I’d switch and use that needle in the pink square, since I liked the needle better. Well, I must have been in vacation mode, because I didn’t notice that it was TWO SIZES BIGGER!!!! I worked on it for a while before I noticed. 😩 So now it’s in time out until I’m ready to frog it. As for the third square, the bamboo yarn was too slick and splitty for me to get it started. I decided to make a ribbon to tie around my ponytail instead. 🤣🤪 I don’t mind trial and error in my knitting at all. I never feel like it’s wasted time. But I hate when I make an avoidable mistake, like switching to the wrong needle size or picking up a project and forgetting where I left off. That’s why I started making project tracking sheets to keep with each project. They have definitely helped me keep better track of what I’m doing. I can’t think of anything that would have kept me from switching to that size 6 circular halfway through a size 4 project! 🤪 The next thing I want to make myself is a record of all my measurements so everything I make myself actually fits. Here’s a few of my favorite pics from Hawaii! What is the silliest mistake you’ve ever made in a knitting project? Reply and tell me about it. I love to know I’m not the only one! Thanks for being here- see you next week! If you want more… Browse my Etsy shop See all my patterns on Ravelry |
Kelly Spenhoff
I'm a crafty maker and designer who loves to talk about knitting and crochet. Subscribe to my newsletter if you’re crafty and like to have fun!
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