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Hallo Dennis How are you ?

i think that with Age we already have some made things , and aren`t `growing` much thus this too allows the wish to make it all better !!! mirjam

I agree Mirjam. The older I get the more perfect I want my work.

It is getting harder to achieve. :)

Dennis

I totally understand! I'm a novice knitter, and I make lots of mistakes, so I do quite a bit of unraveling. Sometimes I wonder why, myself. Perhaps it is, after all, my age. If I spend the time making something, I want it right. Or perhaps it has to do with wanting the same satisfaction from the finished product as from the knitting itself. Just yesterday I noticed that my second ever pair of socks had one sock longer than the other (it is ok to laugh - I am not sure how that happened, especially as I knit them from the toe up!). I will be putting the shorter sock and leftover yarn on a scale and comparing the weight to the longer one to see which sock cuff to unravel. At least I have some time before I want to wear them, as it is turning out to be a very warm end-of-summer here in New Jersey.

Lisa

If I see a mistake in my knitting you better believe it gets unravelled pretty fast. I would never be happy knowing there was a mistake.

I knit for charities mostly with plain old 'Red Heart' yarns but each item is knitted with love.

And I have a thing for knitted dishcloths. I don't use them personally but I have several people who ask for them every year. :-)

My `problem` with unravelling is that i need `One piece no seam sweaters ` thus unraveling might be at times both & back front etc...I have `mastered` letting one stich fall ,,,,,,,,if that is what is needed to repair something Way up the sweater [ i knit from neck down].... And last yerar i managed , [very slowly and carefully ] to let down a braid that some how had one `turn` , wrong , thus i tried and manged to repair it without unraveling the whole lot .. mirjam

I know it can be done...correcting just one stitch...but I wouldn't be the master of it. roflmbo

I'm not even sure I would take on the challenge of knitting in one piece but I know 'no seams' would be so nice.

See...I told you I had little to offer in this group as all of you here are much more advance in your knitting skills than I am. I'm like a pre-schooler wanting to play with the big grade school kids. :-)

Linda, playing with the big kids is a great way to learn. :) I will bet that among the knitters here, every technique has been tried and every mistake made. The sharing of knitting knowledge has come full circle but instead of being passed along orally, we now share with out keyboards. DA

Linda i for one, just as most people here , love to share any Knitting experience i have ,,,with other knitters /crocheters ,,, Just ask me ,,, mirjam

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I too have had people look at me like I'm out of my mind for ripping out stitches. Jbowing theres a mistake just bugs me.

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theres a mistake just bugs me.

I think it's a typo Dennis. The "j" is next to the "k" and the "b" is next to the "n" so I think Wrennie meant to type the word "knowing".

Thanks, I should have caught that.

Very sharp catch friend! Dennis

What are you working on. I am doing one more afghan for my second great nephew this year. I guess I am getting older. My nieces expect a blanket, just like they got. It really warms my heart. That they appreciate them and look forward to getting one for there child. I thank God that after so many years and afghans I can appease them. :)

Dennis

I haven't done much at all since Spring last year Dennis. First of all I spent a lot of time working for one of our local charities - that has eased back a little now as the lady I was covering for is almost well again. Then we adopted a puppy:

is over a year old now and fully trained - that took lots of time too butwas great fun. I finished Rob's cable sweater in time for Christmas last and started another lighter weight one for him. Haven't had time to do any more than that though.

I hope you and Gail are keeping as well as possible.

We are I visit her almost daily and work on my crochet or knitting projects. Gail is doing great, he moral could not be higher.

I don't know if I mentioned it, I just finished 7 pair of adult socks. Two were men's 11 and 13 at 8 stitches and inch. I enjoy the socks.

My next projects will be fair isle or two stranded sweaters. I did one for my sister about 6 years ago, I honestly enjoyed knitting it.

Dennis

I loved the pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dennios

When I was knitting a lot, and I mean for hours each day, I used to be able to pick up lost stitches from several rows down with a crochet hook. I've tried to do that recently (my knitting revival) but it just doesn't look quite right somehow. ;-)

I tend to rip things down when I make mistakes these days. It's easier. ;-)

Murielle

Murielle

I admire you ability , i used to do it ,,, rip mistakes now i am a "Crochet hook corretionist" , even manged [ don`t ask how i did it without knowing how !!] to repair a complicated relief ,,,,,,, mirjam

Wow! Speaking of knitting, I'd best get some done this evening. ;-)

Murielle