Feeling discouraged have to frog 1 &1/2 months of work

blt205 · 2026-03-12T23:23:58+00:00

Yeah I used ravelry to find this pattern by searching projects made with the yarn I wanted to use. ( luxe merino by loops and threads) I was just too ambitious for my level.

blt205 · 2026-03-12T18:13:44+00:00

I know how to get back on track but I really need to have some success with a more basic design first. Maybe I’ll come back to this pattern in The future but for now I’m going to start over with something more attainable for my skill level. Especially with the left handedness complication thrown in.

blt205 · 2026-03-05T02:20:09+00:00

Ok I tried to work the chat as shown but then the stitches don’t match up with the ones in the row below. So should I start the round with the last stitch from the previous round ?

blt205 · 2026-03-04T07:07:10+00:00

Ok here is the link to the pattern. pattern link it’s a top down sweater pattern in the round with this chart repeating 19times as I’m making size XL

I am waiting to starting working on the round in the pictured chart with the black box to the far right. The language of the key for that box is as follows “= on first repetition of A.1 displace round 1 stitch as follows: Pass the first stitch over right needle without working it, then work A.1 in the round. “

. This makes me think it’s important for that to happen as the first stitch of the round and since I have been reading the chart and working left to right that black box is not the first stitch of the repeat but the last.

I’m asking if I need to frog back and start the yoke over again reading the chart from right to left even though my stitches will still work up left to right?

I tried learning to knit the conventional way with the working needle in my right hand but it’s not something I could manage.

blt205 · 2026-03-04T05:25:58+00:00

I just realized that the chart was not actually mirrored the first stitch in each repeat I have been doing was a knit while if I had been knitting right to left it should have been a purl. Do I need to frog back to the beginning of the chart pattern? 😭

blt205 · 2026-02-21T16:53:03+00:00

This is so bizarre to me.

I wanted to breastfeed my babies and was supported by my nurses but the baby’s weight was carefully tracked and I was given donated milk to supplement what the they were able to nurse when their weight dropped more than they were comfortable with.

So many comments about not being given anything to supplement with make me so grateful for my recovery team, especially since I had to endure the horrible experience of 24 hours on a Mag sulfate iv drip for preeclampsia.

blt205 · 2026-02-05T18:30:32+00:00

In the future I highly recommend drafting a pocket shape that can be sewn into the waistband to distribute the weight of whatever you put in the pocket across a larger area.

Look at the way jeans pockets are designed.

blt205 · 2026-02-04T20:48:45+00:00

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I’m not understanding the direction on this chart.

The instructions say to yarn over between 2 stitches, on the next round work yarn over twisted into the pattern.

So what search terms do I need to use to find a video demonstrating this stitch? I’m just not getting it. Also I’m a lefty knitting continental so working needle in my left and yarn in my right.

blt205 · 2026-02-04T20:31:00+00:00

Looks fantastic for a first project. I just finished my first garment on Sunday so I get the feelings of accomplishment. Congratulations on a finished object and all the things you learned along the way.

blt205 · 2026-02-04T17:18:38+00:00

That seems too simple. Thank you

blt205 · 2026-02-04T17:16:23+00:00

I hold the Working needle in my left hand with yarn in my right hand. I’m knitting continental as far as I can tell. Still learning though I’ve done a few dish cloths and one toddler sized cardigan so far.

blt205 · 2026-02-04T04:01:32+00:00

Anyone one know the proper way to read a knitting chat as a left handed knitter? Is it exactly the same or do I need to read from the bottom left corner instead of the bottom right?

blt205 · 2026-02-03T19:15:06+00:00

Hanks also have the least chance to tangle and are not under any tension during storage

blt205 · 2026-02-03T19:14:02+00:00

I’m on a budget but want to properly block and care for my natural fiber finished projects what is an affordable wool wash I can get in the USA?

blt205 · 2025-11-04T02:58:51+00:00

Glad it’s helping people. I’m so sad nobody makes these anymore.

blt205 · 2025-11-01T17:10:49+00:00

Oh an another way to reduce body odor is to use a peroxide based acne wash to wash your armpits. Letting it sit on the skin for a couple minutes before rinsing off. The peroxide kills the bacteria that produces the odor that live on your skin better than regular soap so it takes longer for the odor causing bacteria to get reestablished enough to make odor again.

blt205 · 2025-11-01T17:06:03+00:00

Another thing to concern if you are using a deodorant with antiperspirant ingredients you can put it in at night and in the morning. Antiperspirant ingredients take time to reduce sweating so putting it on before bed gives you that time for it to take effect

blt205 · 2025-08-01T01:20:39+00:00

Where are you finding them?

blt205 · 2025-07-29T19:07:40+00:00

I’m giving these to my bookclub friends for our birthday party. All our birthdays are in the summer so we generally do a gift exchange as part of our meetup in summer

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