Knitting with Injuries

August 3rd, 2008

I thought I would be incapacitated from knitting for a week, but was only kept from it for a day or two. Since I can comfortably type now, I’ve got some stuff I want to show you. First, a little swatch…

I’m going to knit Corey the [Cobblestone Pullover](http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cobblestone-pullover) by Jared Flood. It’s such a classic simple sweater, and the husband likes it so we picked out some Scottish Tweed DK so I could at least start the swatch. I’ve got until Christmas, and I think I’m being a bit ambitious this year with this plus a shawl plus whatever other stuff I do. As long as I keep up I think I can do it.

Ugh. That’s about a third of what I had done on my Sage Cardigan ripped right out. Apparently as thorough as these directions are, I still can’t follow the pattern. I mentioned how I’d created some abbreviated instructions so I didn’t have to worry about reading line by line, or following the chart. Well, apparently I should have been paying more attention to the chart.  I missed some shifts in the garter stitch, because in my overconfidence I didn’t pay any attention to the left hand side of the chart.

You may also notice in that picture a less than ideal hem. I screwed that up too. Another case of not thoroughly paying attention to the chart, and I didn’t even glance at the line by line instructions. That’ll be easy to rip out and knit down though. Ohh, maybe I can rip out to the mistake, knit it separate and graft.

Even with all the trouble, I’m loving this knit. The stitch pattern is simple and beautiful, the garter stitch looks amazing, and it’s just so soft. You may be able to tell, but the garter stitch panel is going to need to be stretched when I block it. As is normal, the garter stitch row gauge is shorter than the stockinette. It’s very unfortunate I’ll have to put this away soon in favor of Christmas knits.

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