Comments on: things to avoid at all costs

By: MavenKnits

MavenKnits — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:42:36 +0000

First time here :) I really enjoy your blog!

Oh, how I can empathize. I just ripped out my sewn bind off for the Pretty Thing because it looks more like a floppy thing. I figure a couple more repeats otta do it. My clever hubster said, why don’t you put it on a string and then try it on before you bind it off. Ouch. Of course, love, I thought, but you are not taking into account the desire to see it in its finished state, to check it off of the christmas list and the denial that comes along with those primal needs. Other than that, a totally reasonable idea.

hope your twin sock goes well. I have definitely had a pair or two like that…. good on ya for ripping it out and doing it right!

By: Christy/ Not Hip

Christy/ Not Hip — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:43:23 +0000

I’ve had to pick out that sewn bind off before….definitley no fun.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:56:26 +0000

Why no Cabled Bandeau? It was going to be part 2 (at least) of “Minty Makes Somewhat Questionable Knitting Patterns Look Hot,” wasn’t it? Clearly the universe didn’t want you to give up on it either.

By: kelp!

kelp! — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:26:51 +0000

WORD on the sewn bindoff. People say it’s stretchy, but it’s all lies – I seemingly need to rework it every time because I sew too tightly.

By: Meg

Meg — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:00:31 +0000

I recently had the pleasure of frogging a great deal of stranded colourwork which basically resulted in the same as frogging two strands of yarn held together. It was not pretty. (Fortunately for me I had resisted the urge to frog this piece at bedtime the night before, so at least I had a whole evening set aside for the untangling.)
As for the sewn bindoff – thanks for the warning. ;)

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:26:52 +0000

Yikes. I have so been there with #2 and it SUCKS!!

By: Iraida

Iraida — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:20:14 +0000

The same thing happened to me this past weekend while I was knitting the meathead hat. Not a pretty sight and very frustrating. A lot of cursing and cutting was involved.

By: laura

laura — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:47:36 +0000

I’ve done #2 … major PITA, that.

So your yarn is in Time Out, too? I have found time-outs for yarn and projects to be approximately as effective as they are for my children. Which is to say, not very. Hope your yarn starts to behave!

By: jesse

jesse — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:27:22 +0000

Ooh, I’ve done both those things. More than once. I don’t learn.

By: nova

nova — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:18:15 +0000

I have done both, but found the second to be less excrutiating than the first. I ended up cutting off the top of the toe after realizing it was too short. It was cathartic in a way, but it made me a little less excited about socks…huh.