When Knitting Fails...
I have been practicing knitting in the dark by decreasing the light I knit by at home while watching TV. Why am I trying to learn how to knit in the dark you ask? So I can knit in the movies and "multi-task". Well, I had an "epic knitting fail" last night at the movie theater...
My hubby and I were watching a UFC fight last night (Couture v. Toney--Of course gorilla man lost) at the movie theater and I brought a vanilla sock in progress. I was using the Magic Loop technique and I figured it was simple because it was a toe-up sock. I was still knitting on the foot portion so round and round knit stitches. Apparently the dark and my brain could not function together :( I had knit about 10 rounds when I felt a hole in my knitting where a hole was not supposed to be. I stopped knitting at the point because I knew there would be screams of frustration in the future. When I got home and looked, I had 3 areas of dropped stitches in my sock that went down at least 4-5 rows :-(
Since I could not fix it, I had to rip the whole sock out :( Starting over...AGAIN. I am using the Gusset Heel Basic Socks pattern out of the book, Socks From The Toe Up. This is my first time using the Magic Loop technique. It is not hard, but as Jasmine of the Knitmore Girls says, I have been having "pretty days" every time I work on this sock...
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Knitting in the Dark = Epic Knitting Fail
Posted by chococat78 at 6:51 PM
Labels: knit, Knitmore Girls, magic loop, socks, Socks From The Toe up, toe-up
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3 comments:
kim, sorry to hear about your mishap - but you have to practice before you can kicka$$ at it! so stick with it! as you refine your skills you'll become nearly impervious to such errors :-)
What a bummer! I always see women kntting at the movies and I marvel at them. I tried it once but I was too into the movie to pay attention even to stockingette. I think its a practice makes perfect thing. Found you from Ravelry.
not too worried that you'll get the technique down.
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