Comments on: YarnCraft Episode 20 :: Oops! Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

By: Denise

Denise — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:45:13 +0000

I enjoyed this podcast — I just moved and missed a few episodes. When I first learned to knit (a LONG) time ago, I recall learning about threading a “life line” through a particular row of knitting so I could rip back to there and be in no danger of going farther. Well, the following day that I listened to that podcast, I was about to turn the heel of my first toe up sock on 2 circs. I have experience with circs and turning heels, but always from the other direction. So, there I sat, threading a life line through those teeny sock stitches. Well, I was so glad I did!! I missed something in the instructions the first time through and I had to rip back. It was uncanny!!! Thanks Liz & Zontee!!! It was a great reminder at the perfect time!

By: Lion Brand Notebook

Lion Brand Notebook — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:34:51 +0000

[...] the July 15th episode of YarnCraft, entitled Oops! Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them, we shared our mistake stories and the stories [...]

By: Michele

Michele — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:20:07 +0000

Thanks for sharing my story!

By: Check out Yarn Craft « Misfityarns’s Weblog

Check out Yarn Craft « Misfityarns’s Weblog — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:19:16 +0000

[...] Posted by misfityarns on July 22, 2008 Episode 20. My knitting snafu story is the first story they tell in the podcast! How awesome! I’m really excited. So check it out here. [...]

By: Doreen

Doreen — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:42:15 +0000

I just listened to your podcast on knit and crochet mistakes and wanted to share with you how sometimes a project that isn’t going well can turn out very sweet.

Recently, I was crocheting a lace heart ornament out of thread. As the pattern progressed, I found it confusing and wasn’t happy with how it was turning out at all. Since I was just a bit short on the thread anyway, the puckered piece went to the bottom of my bag and I moved on to more enjoyable projects.

Not long after, I was asked to give a eulogy at my mom’s grave site. (She had passed away in November, and we were interring her ashes this summer.) The words came slowly yet deliberately as I wrote them down. I wrote about her legacy, and concluded with how much I received from her. She was the one who passed down her love of stitching to me. Because of her, I am an avid knitter and crocheter. Suddenly, the lace heart came to mind. I pulled it out of the bottom of my bag, and creatively used the remaining thread to make a presentable border. It steamed up beautifully with the iron. At the eulogy I was allowed to place this lace heart, one last thing I could make for my mom, down into the grave site as well. What had started as a frustration became something so meaningful.

Thanks for letting me share this with you. I enjoy your podcasts.

By: Grace

Grace — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:01:13 +0000

I love frogging! Maybe that’s why I don’t have any disaster stories… I just hook up my ball winder and gleefully start ripping/winding when something goes wrong.

A handy tip for ripping mohair is to put your project in the freezer (without your plastic needles) for a bit. The mohair is less sticky when it’s cold.

By: Holly

Holly — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:47:46 +0000

Thanks for telling my story in the Podcast. It’s a little surreal to hear it, but also cool.

By: Celeritas

Celeritas — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:00:22 +0000

Ripping back with mohair can be physically difficult! I heart mohair so I try to find a pattern that I can do without messing it up and having to rip.