Thursday, September 3, 2009

My Creative Space

I am going to be crocheting in the good room!
Working on more motifs for Crochet Motif Month
Trouble In Paradise

The ripple blanket is proving to be a challenge. I completed one row and then unpulled it because the second row would not work. I redid it, and discovered the same problem. So I fudged the second row to make it work (skip a few here, make two in the same stitch there). It was taking an hour to do a row, with constantly checking the pattern. And then......I realised the error of my ways.... I had misread the instructions for the decrease stitch! What to do, should I undo the rows that are now complete? I know the pattern off by heart now, but I don't fancy undoing 237 stitches and starting over AGAIN. What would you do?

More creative spaces at Kootooyoo

12 comments:

  1. Oh dear... I gave up crochet as I just didn't get it!

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  2. If its not to different, keep going I say!

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  3. love the motiffs..And for the ripple..I hate to say it but..redo it..I have been there done that and for the projects I didn't finish correctly I was not happy with it in the end..I think it's totally worth the effort..IMO :)

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  4. I reckon I'd rip out...even if nobody else notices - you will.

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  5. I don't crochet but I would have to agree with the above. Turn back now while you can.
    And, despite the lack of crocheting, have been enjoying the daily motifs. I am amazed at what can be done with crocheting.

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  6. I have undone more crochet than I would care to admit. I just figure you'll always look at the wrong bit and wish you had earlier. I am loving your motif a day, what a great idea. I'm might have to try a few with you.

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  7. I'm sorry to say that I'd start again! you will always be unhappy with it otherwise I'm afraid... Good luck! At least you know what the problem is ;) K

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  8. Someone once told me that the Armish people put a mistake in on perpose to remind them the world isn't perfect.

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  9. The 'good room'. I like it.
    I WOULD tell you to start over. But I'm sure what I would do in your position is dump that project and move onto something. I have low commitment to high-maintenance craft!

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  10. Kick something, curse a bit and frog it, I say! Oh, I forgot the deep breath bit...

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  11. It would kill me to do it, but I'd rip it out, because it would bother me even more to know it wasn't right. I've done that before, and I get too obsessive-compulsive about it. I feel your pain, though. The motifs look great!

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  12. Hmmmm Miss M,

    I tend to disagree sometimes just because, but this time I really don't agree with the rip&redo girls. What Sarah said about the Amish is true. There are also many artists who always work a "boo boo" into their work. They use it as their signature.

    My reason for stay the course (oh god forbid GW Bush must be trying to channel through me!!) Onward, I look at this as a situation you created a perfectly workable solution to. Your created pattern now makes the piece a one of a kind, an original, and you can sign the piece as Pattern created by "Miss Muggins" instead of Jane Jolly's pattern crocheted by "Miss Muggins" I would be proud to have solved the problem and breath a bit of my soul into it, rather then rip it out to coppy perfectly someone elses work!! :)

    But then again I have always been rather a contrary type of girl :)

    In the end you must do what makes you the most comfortable.
    Pattie ;)
    Mazatlan Mx.

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