#knittingnightmare

[cedar-hill-farm-co]

The #albatross of #sweater #knitting is finally an #fo !! This is my #brookings sweater, #knit in #cascade and is stretchier than I expected, though this is not a problem. The finished sweater resembles the actual pattern in cables only because I had to modify all of the instructions for my size. . #cabledsweater #sweaterproject #knittingnightmare #sweaterfo #summerknittingproject

[herbgardenknitwear]

I finished my Savoring Shawl which I cast on for our HERBGARDEN knitwear shawl KAL 2022! 🙌 #hgkskal2022 And let me tell you, the end was quite nerve wecking! 😅 Someone (ME!) was too lazy to weave in many ends, so someone (also me!) decided that it was a good idea to just carry the yarn along the garter edge of the shawl. And, oh boy, it was not a good idea! In fact it was a terrible idea and I definitely should have seen this coming... Because while blocking, exactly those strands that I carried along the edge broke and the garter edge started to unravel! 😱 In the end I was lucky and able the fix it (more details in my stories), but this was totally unnecessary, especially as I usually don't even mind weaving in ends at all. 🙈 So, learn from my mistakes! Weaving in ends is not as big a deal as it might seem. Fixing an unraveling garter edge on a shawl on the other hand is a big issue! Don't do what I did! 🤣 #knittingnightmare Happy Saturday everyone! May it be calm and stressfree for you! 😁 _____ It is #statusoftheknitsaturday by lovely Charlotte of @knitleisure 💕 _____ Pattern: Savoring Shawl #savoringShawl (available on Ravelry) Yarn: BC Garn Loch Lomond _____ #knittingnightmares #knittingfail #knittingfails #knittinggonewrong #knittingdisaster #knitting #knittinglife #knitterslife #lessonlearned #knittinglessonlearned #herbgardenknitwear #learnfrommymistakes #knitter #knit #shawl #lazy #toolazy #saturday #knittingonweekends #knittingonsaturday #weekendsareforknitting #shawlknittingpattern #shawlknitters #shawlknittersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CkBw4_BIJHr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[cedar-hill-farm-co]

Ok. So after deciding against the blue multi yarn, I ripped this #eltoncardigan back and started again. Because I have narrow shoulders, I went down a pattern size ... and it literally tells me that after knitting 4.75 inches from the shoulder “seam”, downward, I should join all pieces and work in the round. I don’t know about you, but there’s no freakin’ way an adult woman with boobs can fit into a sweater with a 4.75” armhole. This sweater’s SUPER odd construction and unrealistic instructions is quickly wearing the shine off my desire to knit it. #notimpressed . #sweaternightmare #knittingnightmare #sweaterproject #cardiganpattern #knittingwithmohair https://www.instagram.com/p/B_1AzXPpiYI/?igshid=1smivtp715pys

[cedar-hill-farm-co]

That moment when you get to the end of a section in the pattern that has required your full attention for a complete week, every row seems to have followed the pattern exactly, and you realize you have 4 stitches too many on one sleeve and there’s no way to fix it. 😳😳😳 This is why patterns should include a stitch count at the end of every pattern repeat instead of once every 30 rounds. 😡 There’s no crying in knitting (but there will be a vast array of expletives!) so there’s nothing else to do but rip back and start again. 😒 . #ripitbackandstartagain #sweaterproject #sweaterknitting #knitting #knittingnightmare https://www.instagram.com/p/B7G8_Z9ps2W/?igshid=7yzda35amfgo

[cedar-hill-farm-co]

That moment when you realize that you split the strand 2.5" back and now you have to work it back up in garter stitch. 😫😫 I hope this isn't indicative of the day. #knitting #knittingmistakes #garterstitchknitting #knittingnightmare https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwb6vYBJG6U/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rawkvs8uptpn

[cedar-hill-farm-co]

Spending too much of the afternoon expanding my vocabulary of expletives. . #sockmachine #circularsockmachine #knittingnightmare

[cedar-hill-farm-co]

Nothing like discovering that your brain knit its own pattern for 8 rows in your highly complex lace shawl pattern. . #knittingnightmare #wtfisthis #lace #cedarhillfarmcompany #farmraisedwool #knittingpattern #singlesheep

[cedar-hill-farm-co]

Introducing the sock yarn that wouldn't. It doesn't show texture. It doesn't show cables. Maybe a ribbed sock is the answer? #knittingnightmare #sockknitting #sockknittersofinstagram