[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Woe is me

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Thanks.  I need it.  And good luck to you too, with your complicated
project.
Tracy


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Good luck.
Bernice

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I can independently verify that I've read the pattern right by adding up the
stitches.  If they don't add up to 54, I've made a mistake.  It's annoying
that the transcriber made several errors, but I've gotten past that, thank
Goodness.  Now I have to get past dropping stitches occasionally, which is
much harder to do, as I'm sure every knitter can identify with.  
Next time I'll have to check more carefully that everything is OK before I
move my lifeline.  And maybe put the lifeline more often.  I'm moving it
every 10th row, but maybe it has to be every 5th.  
I really miss having other knitters close by to consult with regularly.  I
bet someone in my old, now disbanded knitting group could have fixed my
mistake.

You may be right about putting it down for a day or two.  I have a nice,
totally simple charity scarf.  Maybe I'll work on that a bit and get my
confidence back.
Tracy


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Oh, how horrible. Do you have anybody that could read you the print to
compare what you have? 
I think if I were you, I would have to try to find some way to verify the
pattern before starting again. I also find that sometimes I have to just put
it down for awhile and come back later fresh. 
Sometimes some distance brings a new idea for working something.
Here's hoping you can find a way to work the pattern without any more
frustration.
Bernice

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Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Woe is me

I think I'm getting cooking on my beautiful lace shawl, and then another
problem crops up. 

First, there are errors in the transcription, so I had to find a way to read
the bad lines in the chart and get them right.  I'd done some before I
figured that out, so I had to rip it back.  I was able to use my Optacon to
read the chart, which is fantastic.  An Optacon is an old device that's no
longer made.  It can read anything I can make big enough and figure out
myself.  There's no software, just my brain. 

Now, I was going along great, and I pulled out my lifeline to put it in a
new place, only to discover that I have a big hole in one place a few rows
back.  So I either have to use a bit of yarn to fudge and fix it, or
carefully un-knit 4 or 5 rows of lace, hoping I don't make a bigger mess
doing so.

I feel like I'm going to be reworking these 30 rows beginning the chart for
months.  Woe is me.

Tracy

 

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