Knitting gods, hear me now!
Apr. 25th, 2008 02:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
msmcknittingtonI'm so close to being finished with Thermal. So achingly close. See? All the pieces laid out on my bed? This sweater is wanting to be worn. It's willing to be worn, it's wanting to be worn -- it's waiting to be worn!
Unfortunately, there are a couple snags. Namely I hate the buttonholes and I just noticed some messed up stitches.
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The buttonholes. I'm not sure how well this picture captures it, but they're sloppy. At least, they're not as neat as I'd like. They're the kind where you cast off stitches on one row, and then cast on the same number on the next. I used the backwards loop cast-on, which I don't like for regular casting on, but which works well for situations like these. (Long-tail can't be done.) I've done buttonholes like this before, and they're usually more compact.
I apparently messed up on the pattern in this sleeve when I knit it. It's about halfway up the forearm, and I popped about half a round of purl stitches where there should be purl stitches. It's mostly on the back of the sleeve. I've already set the sleeve in the sweater. It's difficult to see; in fact, I had trouble finding it photograph.
So, questions:
1. Does anyone know of any other style of buttonholes that are neater or ways to make this version neater? My buttons are are 3/4" in diameter, so I don't think a yarnover buttonhole will work. I'd love to do a vertical buttonhole, but it has potential to be a a pain.
2. What should I do about the sleeve? The only way I can think of fixing it is to cut the yarn above the places that are messed up, dropping down to fix them, and then grafting the stitches back. Fiddly. Reknitting the sleeve isn't an option. (Why? Because I say so.) It's not really noticeable unless you stare at the sleeve. Should I just leave it?
Unfortunately, there are a couple snags. Namely I hate the buttonholes and I just noticed some messed up stitches.
Click on the pictures to embiggen them.
The buttonholes. I'm not sure how well this picture captures it, but they're sloppy. At least, they're not as neat as I'd like. They're the kind where you cast off stitches on one row, and then cast on the same number on the next. I used the backwards loop cast-on, which I don't like for regular casting on, but which works well for situations like these. (Long-tail can't be done.) I've done buttonholes like this before, and they're usually more compact.
I apparently messed up on the pattern in this sleeve when I knit it. It's about halfway up the forearm, and I popped about half a round of purl stitches where there should be purl stitches. It's mostly on the back of the sleeve. I've already set the sleeve in the sweater. It's difficult to see; in fact, I had trouble finding it photograph.
So, questions:
1. Does anyone know of any other style of buttonholes that are neater or ways to make this version neater? My buttons are are 3/4" in diameter, so I don't think a yarnover buttonhole will work. I'd love to do a vertical buttonhole, but it has potential to be a a pain.
2. What should I do about the sleeve? The only way I can think of fixing it is to cut the yarn above the places that are messed up, dropping down to fix them, and then grafting the stitches back. Fiddly. Reknitting the sleeve isn't an option. (Why? Because I say so.) It's not really noticeable unless you stare at the sleeve. Should I just leave it?