Claptastrophe

Oh it was all going so well. I finished the straight section and was storming into the decreases. I was very pleased with myself...until I noticed, completely by accident, this:



Can you see where I messed up? I've missed dropping 3 stitches!! I know exactly how I did it too (now I've sat down and studied it). The decrease section is the first section where you have to drop stitches at each end of the row, it's only been at one end until now. It didn't even cross my mind. Additionally, I'm using the spreadsheet (will update where I got it from later) which doesn't make it clear. I should have realised though. I feel so stupid!

So...it looks like I'm going to be doing some snipping (there's no way I'm frogging back!). I've been sitting looking at it and I think I have a plan. If I take a long length of yarn (in the right colour), and weave it across a row, following the stitches, so that it crosses each of the three drop rows that I missed and a bit further - leaving the stitches that are to drop unlooped (I know what I mean, but not sure I can explain it). Then I can safely snip the undropped stitch on the doubled up row and unpick it across the row, then weave in all the ends. The cut stitch will set the drop row free and I'll be able to drop it up and down, and the new yarn means nothing will fall apart. I think. Am I missing something? Hope not, but will find out tomorrow. Friday nights are for knitting, not surgery. I'm too tired to sort it out tonight, but I am actually looking forward to it! How weird is that? I've never cut my knitting before! Oh please let me not be missing something...

Clapotis progress and PIF

Well, my clapotis is coming along. Just two more pattern repeats to do before I'm finished the straight section. I love the pink, purple and blue, but not that keen on the green - it just doesn't seem to fit too well with the other colours.



I'm a bit worried about this tuft though...



Fairly sure it didn't used to be like that and I have no idea how it happened - did I do it, or is it something about the yarn I'm using? (Wendy Fusion) Hope it doesn't get any worse...

I've also just added my two PIF projects to Ravelry. Two people signed up with me to PIF and I sent out their gifts a few months ago. I made them the same gift, used Frances Swiecki's Brown Bag pattern, but in different yarns. It's a great pattern, I really enjoyed making them, and felted them on the same day - so both bags qualify as my first proper felting project.



I'm really pleased how they came out. They're slightly different sizes as I made a few adjustments to the red one due to having a little less yarn. I filled the bags with knitting nick-knacks and chocolate.

Not feeling too great day. I'm going to relax and do some more clapping while supervising my boyfriends two boys make secret fathers day cards. We've already been out the the shop to get him some chocolate and beer :o)

Clapping

I'm working on my Clapotis again, yey! After avoiding it for a about a week or so after I made a stupid mistake, I managed to fix it in less than half an hour. Just goes to show what I can achieve when I'm in the right mood. I tinked back to where I prematurely dropped a stitch (I have no idea how I managed to do that - I'm going down the purl route so it should have been blatantly obvious, gah!) and away I go again. Still not sure about the striping of the yarn... The mood didn't extend to working out my sock troubles, but I'm sure it will at some point soon.

Clapotis and socks

I've not actually made any progress with my clap today, but this is how its looking so far...



...see what I mean about the colours? They're lovely, but...predictable. I'm making it with Wendy Fusion (got it v. cheap) and I'm getting a little concerned about how it's going to work out. I've not long since started my third ball and the colour changes aren't all contained within one ball but carry across two. The first ball had the dark pink and green as its main colours, with smaller sections of purple and blue. The second ball had purple and blue as it's main colours with small sections of pink and green - but I made sure the colour started in about the right place by unwinding a bit of the start of the ball (can't remember what colour it started with, but it wouldn't have looked right). The third ball is like the first. Looking at the rest of the balls, they all start with the same colours, so this two ball repeat thing may not last. I hope I've explained that ok(?). I'm trying not to worry, it could just be me being paranoid.

The only knitting that I've done so far today is starting my socks again. Only a few rows in, but it's progress :o)