I have just finished the body of the Ballet Sweater form Fitted Knit by Stefanie Japel. I learned that no matter what book you get, you must check the errata!!!
I got to the back darts section and there was a glaring error so I checked the errata. There are two cable rows down the front. I found that there was an error in the way the cables for one side was written. I thought they just weren’t laying right! Anyway, I was more than 1/3 done with the body and didn’t want to frog back.
To “fix” this cable error, I have gone back and tied two bits in the back to make it look like a cable and it’s pretty convincing. However, I need to know how to secure this so it will stay. Can I do a special knot? Can I run it under the sewing machine?
The fibers are some wool but mostly a wool blend so I can’t felt it. Any suggestions?
Elizabet Zimmerman would say frog only the section which needs fixing. I finished the back of a sweater with two section of cables. I do a front cable and seven rows later a back cable. After I did the back cable the oh I have made and error look was apparent. I just frogged back six rows redid the cable correctly and continued knitting until I have to repeat the frogging in the next cable section. I used stitch holders and did all the corrections form the knit side. It was a pain but a learning experience for me but it did save me from ripping out six rows of work with more than just the cable pattern in it.
I don’t know if what you are doing will work maybe some else will. I don’t know if you want to do what I did but if you don’t have to rip out too much it is a solution.
Any fix that looks good on the outside is your little secret.
Yes, you can go back and fix cables, as mathwizard was kind enough to describe, but if you choose not to do that, you can slip the ends of your ‘cheat’ yarn under the stitches on the side of the cable and tie them, or weave them in. It should hold
Cool! I think I will tie them off really well and weave them in. Ripping back just a few rows in this project would be impossible now and would have been really tough when i discovered the error.
Lesson: Always check the errata in a pattern before starting!
