All's Well that Ends Well
Friday May 9, 2008
Quaker Rib Afghan. (c) Sarah E. White.I wanted to let you know that the story has a happy ending. The afghan is done, it's super warm (which is good, since it got cool again this week where I live) and I can't wait for it to stop raining long enough for me to spread it under a tree in my backyard and do some knitting outside.
I guess this is another great lesson you get from knitting: almost everything turns out well in the end, no matter how many times you had to rip it out. (And if it just isn't working at all, the worst that happens is you unravel the work and try something else.) That's a good lesson to keep learning over and over again!
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Glad to hear it!
seems I am ’starting over’ all the time. I think that us beginner/novice knitters end up doing this (not meaning you, of course) work to the 1st mistake and find ourselves with no choice.
The truth is that I am rather ‘free-style’ and can work myself into some real messes and have to start over and regroup.
I actually have a question, not about ripping out, but about yarns. I’m very sensitive to wool, and use synthetics instead. What are some better-brand synthetics that I can use as replacements in patterns that call for real wool?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Debbie,
You should check out No Sheep for You. It’s a book all about which yarns to use when you can’t use wool.
My review of it is here: http://knitting.about.com/od/reviews/fr/no_sheep.htm
I think this will help!
I’m glad it turned out well and you are happy with it… When I’ve made an oops like that… I’ve often incorporated it into the “new” design… then it looks as though done on purpose! Happy Knitting!
Thanks for the pointer to that book. It sounds like just what I need! I plan to get a copy asap.
Thanks again.