Comments on: Inishturk Sweater Knit-Along: Beyond the Ribbing & Sorting Out Patterns

By: Mary Ann

Mary Ann — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:17:55 +0000

I am about half finished with the back. I keep having to use various ways to fix mistakes. Some that I have discovered a few rows later, I have just left. It is a good reason to keep the sweater for myself. I couldn’t possibly give it to another.

Question: I looked at the directions for shaping the neck today and I’m confused.
“dec 1 st at each neck edge (by a working k2tog 1 st from neck edge) every other row 3 times –
36 (38, 40, 42, 46) sts remain for each shoulder”
How many rows will this be? Do I decrease in a right side row? If so, do I do a reverse side tow and then bind off when I have made the 3 decreases or do I do the bind off in a wrong side row?

By: Norma Van Natta

Norma Van Natta — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:13:40 +0000

To Christina (#68) I understand about not wanting to rip back rows because of getting lost. This is where a “life-line” comes in handy. Every few rows and at the end of a wrong side row, take a tapestry needle, thread it with some nice slippery scrap yarn or maybe some tapestry thread and run it through all of the stitches on your needle. Then continue working your pattern. Then if you need to rip, you can do so with confidence because all your stitches will be on that string (life-line) and you will know where your were at that point. Because the stitches are secure on the life-line, you can just pick them back up and away you go. I learned this lesson the hard way when I was knitting a very, very complicated lace sweater pattern. I hope I succeeded in making this clear.

By: Marla in Bellflower, CA

Marla in Bellflower, CA — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:40:02 +0000

One of the earlier bloggers asked what we did with our cable needles in between cables. I would stick mine in the buttonhole of my shirt. But if I wore a blouse I had no where to put it. I recently purchased, from Costco, a table top 2010 knitting calendar with 100+ patterns. Fridays pattern was a knitted cable needle holder attached to a 3 stitch L cord. The holder is egged shaped, stuffed with scrap yarn and the L cord can be knitted to the length most comfortable. Well, I took time out to knit one of these and I love it. Designed by Marlyn Ibele, published in Cast On magazine.

By: Cristina

Cristina — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:53:52 +0000

I have some mistakes. Straightening out cable and cross-over mistakes is very very difficult. Does anyone have any good ideas about how to fix things once you notice a glaring error a couple of rows later? I am not sure I want to rip any out because then I will be really lost.

By: Kaye S

Kaye S — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:23:19 +0000

Wow! I finished the back last night. It is gorgeous. I had a few ripouts, but only a few! Like the others have said–it got easier the further I went. Today, I will start the front. I am really enjoying this.

Thanks for the pattern and the encouragement.

Kaye

By: Leslie Buff

Leslie Buff — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:47:39 +0000

I never did get gauge, and I became so frustrated about it after working for a week trying to get gauge that I finally gave up and started on the ribbing. I choose to do needle size 9 for the size 40 but when I had it done it was not 20 inches unless I really stretch it so once again more starting over again. So I made an executive decision and decided to stay on 9 needles and move up a size so that I could do the rest of the sweater on needle 10′s instead of 10 1/2 needles even though they did not give me gauge either. So now it will be a matter of time before we see how this executive decision works out. I finally have gotten to the cableing which I love to do but not before I made a few mistakes and then finally decided to write out the instructions, so now it has been smooth sailing. Sometimes I can hardly wait to get to the wrong side, to knit the knits and purl the purls to give my brain a rest. Like someone above said it is all about the journey, and if you love to knit then it is truly a loving journey.

By: Kari

Kari — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:25:14 +0000

I wish I wouldn’t have knit ahead of this post–I knit the front and back of stitches to increase, but still got holes. I’m too far up the cables to turn back now. It would be nice for the pattern to note the best way to increase.

By: Ashlee

Ashlee — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:56:12 +0000

I’m glad you wrote about the needle sizes. I started freaking out because (I recounted…I’m only on the 6th set) I’m barely halfway done. But I know my gauge is messed up. My yarn is small and I did the cast on with bigger sts than I needed so it works out length wise…maybe an inch off but the yarn is stretchy enough. It just looks like I’ll have to do more work…lol. I suppose I should have gone with size 9 instead of 8 but they will work and I’m to far through to start over. This is my first sweater and there are mistakes that I see…so I probably should start over but…I just don’t want to! Lol.

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By: Holli in Memphis

Holli in Memphis — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:25:34 +0000

Ashlee I’m making a Large, got gauge with 8s and it took me 8 full repeats to get off the needles.