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I like charts when I’m knitting lace patterns. Once you’ve done a few rows, it’s easy to spot any mistakes since your knitting doesn’t match the image. Usually. For some reason this time, I really struggled to get going with this straightforward pattern. Unpicking lace stitch-by-stitch is a challenge. The yarnover loops often mess with your stitch counts. I think that’s what happened to me here. The best thing to do? Begin again. I’ve now done five repeats of the pattern and it’s looking quite splendid.
This is Magic Waves by Kieran Foley knitted in Manos del Uruguay Lace yarn.
*Tink means to undo your knitting stitch-by-stitch (it is literally the word knit backwards).
**Frog is a word adopted by knitters to define ripping out row after row of knitting (‘rip-it, rip it’).
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Oh my, I completely relate to this post! But your lace is looking good!
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Thank you. Yes, sometimes it does seem as if there’s more going backwards than forwards!
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Kieran’s patterns are amazing. I’m not surprised you’re finding it tricky though – they’re definitely not ‘no brainers’. Looking forward to seeing the finished shawl!
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The pattern’s not symmetrical and the points where new waves start are the tricky parts but I am enjoying it. I’ve knitted one of his other patterns and really liked that, too.
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That’s gorgeous! Well done for keeping on going, I think I would’ve thrown it across the room by now!
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I’d planned the yarn and the pattern for a particular event so giving up isn’t allowed 😉
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It really does look splendid! xo
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Thank you! Now you just need to worry as to whether it will be in my suitcase in May! 😉
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Hah, I feel you’ve just written a blog post for me. I’m also knitting a lace shawl, and the amount of tinking (or negative knitting!), frogging and sighing is just painful… The overall project is now looking rather beautiful, though.
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It’s usually worth persevering. The end results are always so delightful.
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They are, but in the meantime I curse whoever invented lace 🙂
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looks great! And as I always do when I read these posts – I recommend the use of lifelines to save tinking – you can just drop it all and rip back to the lifeline, pick up live stitches (including YO) and go forward again. 🙂
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I should’ve done that. I guess I was a bit cocky about my ability to knit it, error-free. The pattern looks so straightforward!
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It’s not too late! Use one, you’ll be a lot less frustrated when thinking is required.
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It isn’t but now that I’ve done enough to ‘read’ my knitting I can spot any mistakes as they happen 🙂
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I understand completely. I just finished a sweater that was that way. I never did feel confident that I was knitting the right row in the right place. But it came out fine in the end.
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Very well written! Cool poem to start with 🙂 Thank you!
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Thank you!
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I tink as much as I knit lately. It’s fun. Gorgeous shawl!
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Well you get more hours of fun per metre paid that way! And thank you!
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I firmly believe that some charts are full of bad mojo, there are several that I never did master. Blame it on the mojo!
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🙂 The pattern is good – it even has the number of stitches marked for the plain knitting bits of each wave. Certain rows just need careful attention!
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Gorgeous stitch pattern!! I always find myself tinking as I never insert a lifeline which I should probably learn to do! 🙂
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Kieran Foley’s patterns are great!
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I’ve done some tinking myself of late. Kudos to your perseverance and patience.
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Thank you. The pattern’s too lovely to give up on and I’m making really good progress now 🙂
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Gorgeous, beautiful waves. What a clever design. I know, it’s easy for me to say this when I haven’t been one wrestling with it, though.
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I’m pleased I chose this design and it’s actually quite easy to knit now!
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