That Screeching Noise You Hear?

That would be me. Screaming. In anguish.

I had the back done on the CPH. Done. As in ‘did the bind offs for the shoulders’ done. Then I realized that I had too many live stitches to put on a holder.

I looked at the beautiful, almost complete, evenly knit piece I had before me and had a head-banging-into-a-brick-wall moment. When I began the decreases for the arms? I only bound off 4 stitches to make the armhole, not 8.

I had to rip back 9 inches of knitting.

No, really. I did. I tried to figure out some way to fix it without having to rip but I just couldn’t wrap my brain around making knit stitches disappear into thin air. I’m pretty sure it can’t be done. If it can? Don’t tell me.

Yay.


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22 Responses to “That Screeching Noise You Hear?”

  1. Heide Says:

    Damn! i wonder if all of the frogged stitches of the universe were placed together how far they would reach. I know that I would have contributed my fair share to the amphibian super-stitch highway. Knitting is fun though and you didn’t really want to finish too soon.

  2. michelle Says:

    Girl, it happens to the best of us - and you are one of the best :)

  3. Julie Says:

    Ouch! That’s exactly the sort of thing that caused Jason’s green sweater to languish for so long. My deepest sympathies.

  4. Carole Says:

    Oh. That sucks.

  5. beverly Says:

    Ouchie. I’m sorry. That would make me throw things until something broke.

  6. Anne Says:

    Argh! I’ve got to believe that it will all be worth it in the end, to have a sweater that you will be happy with and proud to wear!

  7. Tina M. Says:

    Oh.My.God. *wince*

    I’m sorry? :(

  8. heather Says:

    ARGH! that does hurt just to *read* let alone do - but we knit because we love it….*right*?

  9. Katy Says:

    Crap.
    Those are the times when you wish you had Mrs. Weasley’s wand!!!

  10. Karen Says:

    Man I hate it when that happens and it happens here all too often.

  11. Jennifer Says:

    Oh holy hand grenades. I’m sorry. *passes the chocolate*

  12. Cookie Says:

    No! I’m so sorry, sweetie. That just sucks.

  13. Chris H Says:

    Oh, crap-o-rama. I can so appreciate the feeling.

  14. Cheryl Says:

    I hate that! I don’t know if I would have had the mental strength to rip it right back like that.

  15. Miss Scarlett Says:

    Oh No!
    That is horrible.

    Really dreadful.

  16. Kelly Says:

    I don’t know what to say other than, that really sucks!

  17. Nora Says:

    Oh, I hear ya! I’m going through the same thing right now.

  18. Beth S. Says:

    I swear this pattern is cursed. *sigh*

  19. KnitPastis Says:

    Oh yeah, been there before.

  20. Wanda Says:

    Dude, you and that sweater!! So many problems, but it will be worth it in the end, truly.

  21. jessie Says:

    It totally sucks, but it could happen to anyone.

    I bagged a Samus (much less intense than a CPH, but still), when I discovered that one front side was 9 stitches wider than the other. Unless I wanted to walk diagonally to create an optical illusion of symmetry, it had to go. I just didn’t care enough to save it.

    You’ll get through it.

  22. Laurie Says:

    That sucks! By now you’ve probably finished the back but the thought came to mind…cigarette lighter would probably get rid of stitches REEEEEEAAAALLL good. :-)