Re: Frustrated - Pattern Correction
- From: B Vaughan<me@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 11:59:50 +0100
On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 22:00:54 GMT, <agres@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I find errors in too many patterns, so I always knit swatches including all
of the stitches that will be used in the pattern. Then, I check the gauge
and estimate the dimensions of various parts of the garment and compare to
the dimensions given in body measurement tables such as those in "the
Knitter's Companion". I am sure that similar tables are available online
somewhere.
All of this takes awhile, but is is faster than frogging or having a UFO
sitting there because something is wrong, and I am not sure how to fix it.
It also give me a chance to make sure that I like these stitches in this
yarn as worked with these needles.
Some of the errors I find in patterns can't be determined from a
swatch. I think the one sheephurder mentioned was not a problem of
guage, but that one of the components of a complicated set of separate
pieces that fit together was not the correct size even if the guage
was right.
I find a lot of errors in crochet patterns as well. Sometimes when I'm
almost finished with something I find instructions for the last row or
round that can't be reconciled with what has gone before. I have one
book in particular that is full of errors. Some are egregious, such as
telling you to look at a photo for the placement of something that
doesn't appear in the photo, or telling you to consult a chart for a
stitch pattern, and there is no such chart. Others I have been able to
correct with common sense or devise a work-around. I have the whole
book marked up now with my corrections, and before I start any pattern
in the book, I work through all the instructions mentally, counting
the stitches in each repeat on every row to see if they make sense.
--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero dot it.
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