I hope it works out. I enjoy your podcasts so much. You are so authentic. I watch som podcasts of newbie knitters and in one year they have knit all kinds of intricate sweaters with loads of color work, all over cables , etc. and here I sit , plodding along after years ripping back mistakes.
Hi Karen: Thank you for filming this eye opening segment. What a treat is to knit with you this morning and learn something! Most podcasters show their awesome finished sweaters, but not how they salvage their work upon discovering a major mistake. I had a few occasions where I had to correct the raglan increase due to unclear instructions or I don’t have enough yarn and will definitely be playing yarn chicken. They were discontinued wool or the dyer don’t dye that color any more. So I had to rip back and reconfigure. I am a newbie sweater knitter! So trying to forge ahead with unclear instructions make it even harder. Many a times I had to frog back, it is certainly not easy. Thanks for sharing! Glad you were able to salvage most of your knitting. Happy Friyay and knitting! ❤❤
Thank you Karen for showing us the way when this happens to us. Glad you caught your mistake. I will save this video and refer to it when this happens to me.😊Love ya
Well done on being so brave! I was holding my breath as you pulled the stitches off. It's a scary thing to do, but less drastic than undoing everything.n Hope the rest of the knitting goes smoothly. Take care xxJane 🐇
Great job. It looked like it didn’t take long to fix 😂😂😂😂. I’ve ripped back many times, and have learned it is easier to pick up gobs of stitches with a smaller gauge needle and then back to the regular needle when you begin knitting again. Of course that first row I’m always having to change the orientation of some stitches that were picked up from the wrong side. I’m sure you are feeling good to be on your way again!
So glad you ripped out and restarted- you can figure out how many more rows to do by checking your row gauge, which may be why you thought you could split for sleeves according to the pattern. You must have too many rows per inch so it came out too shallow. Just figure out your row gauge and multiply that by how many more inches you need and that’s how many rows. Good luck! I’ve knit my husband a sweater and a vest and it is so much more knitting than you think- men have much longer torsos and arms!
Somewhere along the way I have read that your yoke depth should typically measure about 25% of your chest measurement. So for a 44 inch chest your yoke depth would be about 11 inches. That usually works for the way I wear mine. Good luck!
Hooray for fixing mistakes! So tempting to ignore and plow ahead but there is so much learning in fixing! I am curious if you got stitch and row gauge - is that causing the problem?
Hi Karen If I can assure you that you are not really in unchartered territory. You can still use the pattern stitch count. Whatever your new stitch count is after your 12", you can go to the pattern, find those numbers and knit according to that size/stitch count from then on. I hope this helps. Another learning is NOT to knit your husband's very first hand-knitted-by-spouse jumper without his knowledge. Huge stress! This may be a good idea after his second or third handknitted one!! Poor guy won't want to disappoint you by saying its too tight or too whatever when he finally gets to wear it. I would let him keep trying it on this time and help you have confidence that it is growing well. All that love, time investment and joy is truly yours then. With far less anxiety and stress. It sounds like you have lots of knitters bagging for you. Go girl! Kindly Lynn Albany, WA currently in UK
I hope it works out. I enjoy your podcasts so much. You are so authentic. I watch som podcasts of newbie knitters and in one year they have knit all kinds of intricate sweaters with loads of color work, all over cables , etc. and here I sit , plodding along after years ripping back mistakes.
Looks and sounds right. Good luck.....hopefully when we see you next time Karen, we will all be very happy 😆
It looks like you got yourself back on track without too much heartache! I love your positive attitude- it is just yarn after all!
I believe you should measure straight down the yoke instead of the diagonal raglan line. Your knitting looks great.
Good luck with the sweater! The color is beautiful!
Bravo Dr. Karen- you’re very brave
Hi Karen: Thank you for filming this eye opening segment. What a treat is to knit with you this morning and learn something!
Most podcasters show their awesome finished sweaters, but not how they salvage their work upon discovering a major mistake. I had a few occasions where I had to correct the raglan increase due to unclear instructions or I don’t have enough yarn and will definitely be playing yarn chicken. They were discontinued wool or the dyer don’t dye that color any more. So I had to rip back and reconfigure.
I am a newbie sweater knitter! So trying to forge ahead with unclear instructions make it even harder. Many a times I had to frog back, it is certainly not easy.
Thanks for sharing! Glad you were able to salvage most of your knitting. Happy Friyay and knitting! ❤❤
Sending you some positive knitting vibes. You've got this!
Thank you Karen for showing us the way when this happens to us. Glad you caught your mistake. I will save this video and refer to it when this happens to me.😊Love ya
Glad you caught it early! That is going to be an awesome knit!
WOW!! That was scary…I would’ve freaked out!
Well done on being so brave! I was holding my breath as you pulled the stitches off. It's a scary thing to do, but less drastic than undoing everything.n
Hope the rest of the knitting goes smoothly.
Take care xxJane 🐇
Nicely done.
Great job. It looked like it didn’t take long to fix 😂😂😂😂. I’ve ripped back many times, and have learned it is easier to pick up gobs of stitches with a smaller gauge needle and then back to the regular needle when you begin knitting again. Of course that first row I’m always having to change the orientation of some stitches that were picked up from the wrong side. I’m sure you are feeling good to be on your way again!
So glad you ripped out and restarted- you can figure out how many more rows to do by checking your row gauge, which may be why you thought you could split for sleeves according to the pattern. You must have too many rows per inch so it came out too shallow. Just figure out your row gauge and multiply that by how many more inches you need and that’s how many rows. Good luck! I’ve knit my husband a sweater and a vest and it is so much more knitting than you think- men have much longer torsos and arms!
Somewhere along the way I have read that your yoke depth should typically measure about 25% of your chest measurement. So for a 44 inch chest your yoke depth would be about 11 inches. That usually works for the way I wear mine. Good luck!
Hooray for fixing mistakes! So tempting to ignore and plow ahead but there is so much learning in fixing! I am curious if you got stitch and row gauge - is that causing the problem?
Hi Karen
If I can assure you that you are not really in unchartered territory. You can still use the pattern stitch count. Whatever your new stitch count is after your 12", you can go to the pattern, find those numbers and knit according to that size/stitch count from then on.
I hope this helps.
Another learning is NOT to knit your husband's very first hand-knitted-by-spouse jumper without his knowledge. Huge stress! This may be a good idea after his second or third handknitted one!! Poor guy won't want to disappoint you by saying its too tight or too whatever when he finally gets to wear it.
I would let him keep trying it on this time and help you have confidence that it is growing well. All that love, time investment and joy is truly yours then. With far less anxiety and stress.
It sounds like you have lots of knitters bagging for you. Go girl!
Kindly
Lynn Albany, WA currently in UK
I agree with Lynn due to that neckline is looking to small