Quite a long time ago, I started a sock. I can’t even remember when it was exactly, I think on a last day of a visit to Israel to have something to knit on the very long flight from Israel to Arizona. When I arrived back home, I moved to other projects, I can’t tell you why, and the poor neglected sock was waiting patiently in his project bag, hoping I will get back to it one of these days and I did!
A few days ago, after finishing the Noro socks, I looked for a portable knitting I can knit in the car and picked up the sock. I gave it a quick look and started knitting happily.
After a few rows, I thought something looks weird, I gave it another quick look, decided I made a mistake ripped off a row or two and continued knitting happily.
When I reached the approximate length of the leg part, I started counting rows to have a nice round number so it will be easy to repeat for the second sock and from some reason, my counting did not make sense. It took quite a few trials to realise I am not knitting the same stitch pattern now as I did when I started the sock.
What exactly did I do there?
I think I knitted one row all knit and one row 4k, 4p and moved the 4 sts by 2 every 6th row but I am not completely sure!
Now I am knitting 4k, 4p and I move it by 2 every third row.
Hmmm,,, is it a design idea or just an ugly mistake?
Now the question is, do I leave it as is and call it a design element, or do I rip off and start over? The close up photo make me lean towards the second choice, what do you think?
And I told myself yet again: when you knit from your head, you better write down what you do especially if you decide to leave the project to brew for awhile!
Before you go away, I have a request:
My friend Jocelyn is conducting a research project about us knitters and she needs your help, so if you have about 20 minutes will you go and fill in her survey? and can you please be kind and spread the word about this on your blogs so she can have some real high number of knitters helping her? as my little blog here will not be able to help much in that respect I am afraid.
I am just as bad about not writing down specifics on patterns before I put them down – I just frogged something this morning because I knew I’d never be able to figure out where I was. I’d probably frog the sock because I really like the first pattern – but then again, it would make them unique to keep them this way!
This is why I always take notes for every project. I know I won’t remember what I was doing two days later. Never mind months later. I would rip it. However, it’s up to you and how you feel about what you’ve got there.
Thank you so much for pointing people towards the survey! I really appreciate everyone’s time and support :)
I kind of like the sock, actually. The big question is — can you repeat it on the second one?