Well, there's some good news - both of the deer are done on Bob's stocking. Kimi has seen it and approves.
And there's bad news - there was knitting surgery when I discovered that I'd made a counting error and the entire foot was rotated several stitches and there was no way that I could get the colorwork motifs to line up. I'm sure it happened when I was so frantic to get last minute Christmas crafting done last year.
Could I have left it? Yes, and either fudged the numbers or just had motifs that didn't line up. Would I have cringed every year when I saw it? Also YES. So off the foot came, yarn emerged back out of the stash, and the stitches are back on the needle. I'm doing what I didn't have time to do last year and doing the foot argyle style. NOT my favorite technique. But I have re-learned how to purl back in two stranded color work and each row is a bit easier.
This means that all of the Swiss Darning on this piece is done - the rest the project is knitting. The deer took me about five hours; so I still have five hours on the 'not counted thread' slot of the
needlework rotation. I think I'll come back to the other five hours
later, or probably just be done with it for this rotation.
The travel hat, at least, is behaving itself.
I'm so impressed with your knitting projects, they're beautiful! Happy knitting!
ReplyDeleteI can only aspire to knit complicated colour work…Maybe someday! The new foot is looking great! Gail at the cozy quilter.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful knitting, I wouldn't have seen the boo-boo. But I am a beginning knitter.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry that you had a knitting error. I don't think I would be able to fix a mistake like that. I love how the deer came out. Enjoy all that pretty knitting!
ReplyDeleteOh dear, such a shame. Although it is a lot of extra work to fix the stocking, you will be so much happier in the end. Keep calm and carry on!
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry your stocking had to go into "surgery" . I am amazed at the fabulous design. It is looking beautiful
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