Testing and blocking out errors

Testing pictures again

Icarus progress

This is a picture (hopefully) of my Icarus shawl progress.

One problem I’ve had with Icarus is that periodically I screw something up and I then ladder down the stitches and  reknit them back up but this has led to several areas where the mistakes when they are fixed look like this:

Icarus problem spot

See the place where the stitches are kind of loosey-goosey? I’m really hoping that these will block out smooth but I worry. Has anyone had experience with this before? This may be complicated by the fact that I’m using a silk and cashmere yarn and I know that doesn’t block the same as a wool yarn would. Suggestions? Reassurances? :)

Elizabeth

3 comments to Testing and blocking out errors

  • Marinemom

    I’m afraid I can’t be of any help as far as fixing errors goes…I always have to either rip back to the oops or wait for my daughter to have time to help me fix it. I just wanted to say how beautiful your shawl is! I really like how the subtle varigations in the color add so much depth to the look of the shawl and bring out the pattern.

  • dplantlady

    You could try carefully moving some of the excess yarn across its row before you block, so that it’s distributed over more of the stitches.
    Diane

  • mermcoelho

    To fix your loose spots the way i’ve used is to take a crochet hook and tighten up the stitches , then redistribute the extra yarn across the row. So pull the stitch next to the mistake, then the one after that, and so on, leaving a little extra yarn in each stitch. You are bound by your next set of yarn overs, and will limit how far you can take the extra yarn. I hope this makes sense!
    Your shawl is beautiful!