About 70% into the knitting of the 'supervisor shawl' from my 'Wendy Knits Lace' book (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tiffany-triangle-shawl) I realized I had to rip it out. I had knitted a lot of it in airplanes, didn't quite bother with paying too much attention to the pattern and when the stitch count had not matched I just 'knitted through' by adding or reducing stitches. It looked OK but my supervisors did more than just OK with me and its important to follow patterns. I mean, if I'm committed to learning how to knit lace I have to face the fact that I will have to rip out hours of work, right?
So I ripped it out, rolled the lovely hand dyed purple Merino wool and started again... hopefully, more careful knitting and stopping when I'm tired (and adding 'life lines' after finishing sections deemed 'OK') will help me learn to do better
:S
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