Unraveling
What do you do when you realize after you knit over 200 yards that you totally f*cked up the pattern... mostly because you never really looked at it to begin with. I'm making the Wool Peddlers shawl from Folk Shawls out of artyarns ultramerino 4 because I loved Kirsten's version so much (I even got the same yarn and everything). The pattern is so simple though, that I really just wasn't paying any attention at all and I totally didn't do it right. So I'm ripping out all the lace and I was pretty much almost done.
My shame... must remember to pay attention. This yarn though... I must say I really, really love it. I think I like the base yarn more than any other base sock yarn I've tried lately. Not that I knit socks or anything so my opinion on sock yarns isn't really worth much.
I got good mail yesterday too. Cheryl at Yarn Bee has opened an Etsy shop. She makes all kinds of paper goods. I've been wanting some of her block printed cards since I saw them at Christmas time. Well, now I have me some.
And I'm happy, happy, happy. Although I'd be even happier if the last 1000 or so pictures I'd taken I'd had the white balance on my camera set correctly. I knew something was up, I just couldn't tell what. It figures that it would take me over a thousand dreary photos to go look at my white balance. It wouldn't be so bad if I had some kind of photo editing software that allowed me to edit the white balance after I took the picture, but I don't, so it really is something I need to do correctly the first time around. Oh well, live and learn I suppose.
This is how I do it. I set my white balance first like tungsten, sunny, etc. Then I use a gray card. (If you go to a photo store and ask for a gray card. It's about $5 to $6 card) That gray card will help you fix your white balance. I took my pictures with a gray card first, then the rest without gray card. Then I use Adobe Light Room to fix my photos like contrast, brightness, shadow, etc.
Lovely shawl btw. It happens once in a while to f*ck a pattern. I did long time ago.
Posted by: Rina | July 21, 2007 at 17:44
Bummer on the lace and on the white balance setting. My hubby did the same thing with pics he took on a walk. Argh.
Posted by: tiennie | July 22, 2007 at 15:26
I'm so glad you got the cards. They look great in your photograph - thanks for blogging about them! I hear you on the ripping. I've been working on a Zimmerman's baby sweater from the Knitters Almanac, and I've had to rip out whole rows 3-4 times, don't even get me started on the sleeves. All from not paying attention. sigh!
Posted by: Cheryl | July 23, 2007 at 05:05
My condolences on the lace ripping. I have been there myself. I am still learning how to operate my new camera. I can't figure out the white balance. No matter how I change it nothing happens. I know I must be doing it wrong...oh well. I will just keep trying.
Great pics!
Posted by: Shannon | July 23, 2007 at 11:23
it happens to all of us. I've just finished a scarf that I had ripped out two times before! I love the green yarn. I don't knit socks either – I'm intimidated by them I think. That and the set of four needles!
Posted by: greenolive | July 23, 2007 at 15:55
That really is the worst when you've made a lot of progress on something and have to rip it all out. I'm sure it will look even more beautiful in the end though!
Posted by: Ginnie | July 27, 2007 at 18:12
The shawl is so. absolutely. pretty. That really sucks that you have to rip so much, especially the lace part! I guess you get to enjoy the yarn all over again while you reknit, right?
Posted by: kelp! | July 31, 2007 at 22:02