After one day of knitting, on which I made it to Row 7 only to have to rip it back to Row 5 and go to bed with a sick headache, I learned the following:
1) Use a Lifeline. If you don't know how to use a Lifeline, do not knit any lace until you go to KnittingHelp.com and watch this video. I'll wait till you're finished.
2) When you put in a Lifeline, there are a few things you need to keep in mind:
a. Write down the number of the row that you put a Lifeline on
b. Make sure you have the correct number of stitches knit on that row (because if you have missed a YO, you will hate yourself)
c. Don't put the Lifeline through the stitch markers if the stitch markers do not open.
3) Unless you have bionic vision or 300-watt lighting near your recliner, try to use a light colored yarn. It's too late for some of us, so please, save yourself while there is still time.
4) Lace knitting and lap cats are not always a happy combination.
5) A missed yarn-over is in fact, a major catastrophe, and your loved ones should agree to treat it as such.
Please don't get the wrong idea about this project. The pattern and chart make sense and I am an intelligent, experienced knitter who likes a challenge. Even it it's lace. And hey, this morning before breakfast I knit two rows and moved the Lifeline up to row 7!
I'm impressed!! Another thought on life lines - make sure you don't "split" the yarn as you place the life line. It's not pretty and is a major issue!!
ReplyDeleteOh, Lynn that would be horrible!! Thanks for the warning!!
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh about the lap cat. As I was casting on for this project, my sneaky cat was munching away on the dangling tail. He likes to bite strings in half....yep--had to start over because he bit off too much of my long tail to finish the cast on. Darn cat. But we do love him.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't that cat know how hard it is to have the right length to do a long-tail cast on as it is? Too funny!
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