OK, so here it is...
smy first attempt at a Latvian Mitten.
What I love, love, love, is the braided rows. I think they look fantastic, and bring a sense of wonder to the mitten.
I also enjoyed the fact that once I got started I made quick progress.
What I am not so proud of is the fringe. It just isn't flowing with the rest of the mitten.
So, I am going to rip this out and start again, for the last time:)
In my Latvian Mittens book by Lizbeth Upitis, I would like to quote from Chapter Three, Section 4, Correct Your Mistakes.
If you discover an error in your knitting, rip it out and knit again. Rudolfs Blaumanis (1863-1908), a Latvian classical author, wrote a play entitled, "The Prodigal Son" The erring son regrets his worthless life and laments:
Why cannot one do with a spoiled life the same as a spoiled mitten -- rip it out and start again from the beginning.
Lizbeth goes on to say, "SO..RIP! It is a soul purifying experience."
Lent seems to be a good a time as any to purify my soul! So here I go...
4 comments:
Your mittens are going to be SO beautiful! I admire your patience!
Awe! Thanks Mom:)
Okay, I would like to weigh in. I would classify myself as a beginner and if I rip things out I cannot get all of the stitches back on to the knitting needle. So while good advice, I need advice with getting all of the stitches back on without dropping any.
Hey Paul, I hear you! One of my biggest knitting fears is not being able to catch all the stitches I ripped out. This ripping it out advice is coming from a seasoned expert, Lizbeth Upitis. She must be really good at it. I think she is also a perfectionist!
Before I rip out anything I decide if the mistake will add some character to my piece, or if the mistake makes it look bad. Then I carefully "undo" each stitch one at a time. I carefully proceed with catching the loop from the back of the knit stitch with my left needle. I pull the stitch from the right needle to the left needle then pull the "bad" stitch out when it is safe and I know I won't loose the original stitch.
Thanks for the comment and Keep Knitting!
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