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After losing six or so hours to the Mega Tangle last week, I was close to the final rows before casting off (which, to be fair, is an undertaking in itself – you make a wee wing tip individually for each feather. Exciting!)
However…
Another tangle came along. I had a go at working it out but ultimately wasn’t ready to go through it all again. Out with the scissors!
Then…
I picked up to start knitting, only one full row and three short rows to go until the cast off section, and:
I just flat out hadn’t knit in pattern for the last six rows. Not the whole rows, mind, just one section. Not that it mattered because ultimately I was going to have to unravel the whole lot either way! The parts I’d missed were increases and there definitely wasn’t enough give to add them in now.
So off I went, grumbling but determined. Six short rows and two full rows later, I could start knitting forwards again, which is generally advised as being the more productive manner in which to knit.
Back to the point where I’d set off, I weighed the yarn (again). The pattern recommends a minimum 36g to do the finishing rows. I had 34g, and I’ve been getting so much more knitting per gram all the way through that I decided to wire in and hope for the best.
I had a first go at binding off a feather on Monday. It took me forty minutes and I had to undo it immediately. I’ve read through the pattern comments on Ravelry and understand what went wrong – but not why! I’m fundamentally misreading the pattern and no matter how I look at it, I can’t make it add up to get the result I know I should have. But in any case, at least I’ll be confident on my second go. (Narrator: this confidence was misplaced… I had another go at it on Wednesday lunchtime and it was a shambles. Back to consulting the pattern with a magnifying glass!)
As a reminder: this is Wingspan (Ravelry link) by VectorKnits (Designer’s site). I’m knitting it in Cotton Kings Sultan Shadow (Hobbii link). I’ve added this post to the Unraveled Wednesday linkup, with thanks to Kat as always for hosting.
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