I am knitting cables , and i always knit them opposite i.e. if the cable on the right side turns right the cable onnthe left side will turn left ,,,,, thus Imagine my face when i saw that some where , Up and Far away from the place i knit , one turn was turned the wrong way ,,,,, i decided to try and unknit only the cable ,,, i pushed my knitting needle in the place Under the wrong turn ripped all rows counted them ,,, and than using dp reknitted Only those 4 stitiches all the way without having to rip out any other stit ,, it takes patience one might use a Crochet hook from time to time for the 4th st. when thread seems to short ,, but it can be done !!!! mirjam
Repairing a mistake in a cable way Up !!!!
Jan 30, 2009
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I've done that, too! It's more tedious than difficult. With several U-shaped cable pins it's a bit easier, particularly if the phone rings, but it does make for a LONG evening!
Mirjam,
You've got *way* more stick-to-it-ness than I do, and there's folks that think I'm crazy stubborn because I can take messes and fix them for other people. With the state of my eyes at the moment, and the fact that I'm currently doing twisted ribs which contain a faux-cable float across the face of the rib on 2.00mm needles at 10 spi (roughly 10 stitches per 2.5 cm) the only way I'd manage that is with a strong magnifying lamp *and* glasses. I sit in awe of you.
Pat in North Carolina USA
Thank you Pat ,,,, i hope your eyes get better ,, we are all `seeing things a bit harder` ,, i just love knitting , but get a bit sad with ripping ,, i decided that if it doesn`t work i can always rip the lot ,,,, mirjam
I do mirror cables too! I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one; I think.it makes for a better overall look.
I've done ribbit stitch all the way down one pattern piece too, when I could not make the error a "feature." Not fun!
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