Issues...
I started a swatch on Sunday (or was it Saturday? I think it was Saturday actually) and I have some serious issues.
First of all, for those, who like me, have a first edition of the book, be sure to download the errata... there's quite a few to be honest (for this pattern and this book). Be sure to visit the site regularly as they keep updating the errata.
Anyways, my issues???? I can't find a comfortable way to do thos right slanting p2tog on the purling rows. The left slanting one is no problem. I'm a combination knitter and to get a right slanting p2tog I have to put my right needle through the stitches from the front of my knitting (the right needle starts out parallel to the left one on the front), twist the stitches, pick the thread and "pull" it through. This sounds doable, but one of them stitches is a pesky yo from the previous row and so tightens up no end when I try to do this. It takes me 5 minutes to do 1 stitch... I've switched needles 4 times in the process as no points were sharp enough. I have one more needle option, but there's a shawl that resides on those needles... AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHH. There is no way that I'm going to do several hundred rows in these conditions.
Okay, I'm going to the office LOL. If anyone has an idea...
Cheers Eva
Comments
At the risk of making myself sound totally incompetent, I'm not doing any purl rows. My chart just indicates blank squares at K stitches, with no indication that they're any different on the purl rows, so my stole is garter lace! Looks pretty good so far, so I'm not going to frog or start over. Trying doing all knit rows!
Posted by: Melissa | February 28, 2006 01:45 PM
Oh... duh... for some reason I thought it was stockinette LOL. Of course doing the stole in garter would resolve my problem wouldn't it???
Posted by: Eva | February 28, 2006 04:26 PM