Frogged Shawl ! AGGHH

#1

[color=darkblue][b]I was about to start my third ball of Patons Bohemian … the shawl is 85 st and about four feet long … for some reason it wasn’t working out then realized … I was doing seed stitch all along from the beginning and somehow ended up with one less stitch and RIBBING FOR SIX OR SEVEN ROWS! I attempted to pull it back but I am not experienced enough to know which is a purl and which is a knit once I got them back on the needles … I ended up frogging the whole thing … :!!!:

Toby[/b][/color]

#2

[color=indigo][size=6]YIKES![/size] Another shawl disaster. I am in midst of suffering with a triangular shawl, using KP Party Ribbon. Never again. :thud:

I’m up to 73sts on row, with about 172sts needed for 72" width. That’s only another 50 or so rows of ever-increasing length.
:hot:
If you’ve already frogged the beast, for the sake of your mental health and general tranquility, don’t do it again. There have to be better projects than these dreadful shawls. Gotta be … gotta be … jus’ gotta be … :passedout:

Cheers,

Landolphe[/color]

#3

Oh Toby,

I’m so sorry. Maybe you could go to your local LYS and get someone to help you learn how to remove rows and put the stitches back on. This is still something I struggle with, but sometimes, watching someone do it helps.

:hug:

#4

[b]This yarn is so hairy and odd that it’s easy to get the stitches back on one by one if you take a few out but ripping back more than a row, I have no clue what to look for insofar as getting them back on … but on frogging I was able to measure it and realized it’s not long enough anyway … I’m using 8 mm needles and 85 st and it was 4 ft long … I need it about 5 ft. (I measured using a towel :teehee: around myself) … if I use 9 mm needles would I get a larger shawl with the same amount of stitches? This yarn says 8 st/14 r to a 4x4".

Here I thought a shawl was easy … mine is just a large scarf, it’s not even triangular!!! :grrr:

We have a knitting night on the 15th … the owner of the shop is great but if someone makes a mistake she says “FROG IT” so she’s not real helpful for getting someone’s stitches back on, but one of the other ladies probably is … seems that’s her answer for everything that is in error … just frog it … even if you are five rows away from completion!! AGGGHHH.

Maybe I’ll start something else … is there a law against having more than one thing on the go at a time???

Toby[/b]

#5

[color=indigo]Toby,

Of course not! I usually have at least 4 or 5 projects OTN in various stages of disarray. Helps to keep me motivated. I too have problems recovering from any disaster anywhere south of the row I’m on. My attempts at a fix usually make it look even worse. :wall:

Don’t despair, chere :woohoo:

Landolphe[/color]

#6

Toby,

Did you ever do a gauge for this? You probably should to ensure that you use the right sized needles.

Also, I think it’s a shame that the instructor has y’all frogging everytime you make a mistake. There are videos on this site to help you. Find an experienced knitter to walk you through correcting your mistakes.

As far as number of projects OTN, I’m a one-project-at-a-time kind of gal. I find that I actually finish things this way. I can’t stand to have things half-way done, plus I have some motivation to finish a project when I know what project I’ve got planned next.

Hang in there…you’ll get it done…sooner or later. :teehee:

#7

[b]I must confess I am not a gauge person and because of that it is very likely that I will probably never knit sweaters or socks … at this point only things that don’t matter much like blankets or shawls … I know, I know, you are supposed to do gauge (as I read in KNITTING RULES) … :oops:

Oh, the gal who frogs isn’t our instructor, it’s just a gathering of knitting women, she is the owner of the shop that has it … I know about doing a lifeline and I didn’t do it in this particular shawl but I’ve started it over and plan to put them in every ten rows … I must look at the videos better … I’ve only scanned a couple.

Toby[/b]