Mr. Aitch had a doctor’s appointment yesterday afternoon and I had to get a shot so we went together. I knew I’d be waiting there for a while so I took my knitting. Then I told Mr. Aitch that I saw a major error in the first 10 rows of the sweater I was working on and had to rip it all out. All 10 rows of 182 stitches. 1820 stitches. He said that I should take a break from knitting. That it was too stressful if I have to rip out all those stitches and start over again. And what was I going to do with the last sweater that didn’t fit?
I just smiled and told him that I needed to start this sweater over. I was ok with that. There was no grinding and gnashing of teeth. I was calm. The Papaya Cardi is going to be reknit when I find the right pattern. And I’m ok with that, too.
He just doesn’t understand.
Knitting In Flashes 
It would be more stressful for you to wear something that you know has a mistake. It would bug me, too!
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I’m with Leah. When you know you make a mistake, you need to correct it or it will bother you forever. I found an error on one side of a sweater I made – didn’t discover it until I was finished. That was O.K. Now I can’t find the error when I wear the sweater and no on can find it either.
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Isn’t it great? I am the same way now, and once upon a time I would have been so impatient and irritated about it. Now if I have to rip back or correct, I am amazed how it doesn’t bother me. Tells me I am more of a process knitter I think, which I love that I have that kind of patience.
Going on the final section of the purse. I couldn’t find that light light green that you used for the stripes – more of an olive I think. So I had improvise with the colors. I am hoping that it looks ok. I’ll put up a picture later today!
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