So I'm replacing a jumper/sweater set that I did in cotton years ago, because the cotton got frowsy.
The jumper was a no-brainer, I knitted it in the round as usual.
The sweater was agony. Yes, I used steeking at the sleeves so that when I was done knitting I was done.
But I made mistake after mistake and after I bound off the neck, I found I had screwed up on the sleeve side of the back.
What you do in a case like that depends on whether you're on a deadline, how much of a perfectionist you are, whether you're knitting for sale, and other factors.
I had no deadline. The sweater was for personal use. And I had an ace up my sleeve that you probably know about if you have been knitting long.
It turns out I had fluffed only 5 stitches in the entire body of the sweater. So I pulled out a nalbinding needle that functions beautifully as a tapestry needle, being straight and thin instead of curved and chunky.
And I used duplicate stitch to turn 3 blue stitches white and 2 white stitches blue. Now it looks perfect.
By the way, I am using Norwegian Peer Gynt yarn by Sandnes Garn in this project. I got it from Wool and Company, a US small business. The pattern is from the Dale Garn Tradisjon 267 book that I downloaded years ago while it was still free on the Dale Garn site, and I wanted to try Peer Gynt. It is pretty much a heavy sport in 60 colors and makes a very warm garment in classic Norwegian patterns.
Other sites carry Peer Gynt. One of them, LindeHobby, would not accept my Discover card so I abandoned my cart and told the company why. Always check the bottom of the home page to see if they accept your card. A lot of yarns are carried by more than one vendor. If you can avoid getting emotionally invested in a product or company, you won't have to worry about your card.
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