Thank you so much for this video, you’ve helped me save a beautiful lace shawl that was almost finished when I realized there was a mistake seven rows back. Decided to give this a shot (even though it was terrifying) and it’s like the mistake never happened. Fixed in ten minutes instead of hours of ripping out several thousand stitches. Thank you!!!!!!!!
I cannot thank you enough for this video! I never would have thought I could manage something like this, but your approach is so clear and calm that I felt confident to give it a go (even though it looks terrifying). You've saved me from ripping back THOUSANDS of stitches!!
You are brilliant. You are so methodical in your technique. Each step seems simple enough. It all combines to make overcoming what seems to be an insurmountable problem very doable. I like your step by step approach.
You are a marvel. This is such a lucid, reassuring tutorial. It took me two tries, but thanks to the lifeline, I have fixed an error 6 rows back and now have lace much closer to perfection. THANK YOU!
Oh ... my ... goodness! I have never seen this technique before. My heart was pounding as you removed the rows - knitters trauma ;-) I am so pleased to have learned this technique for fixing mistakes without having to rip back all the way to the lifeline. Thank you for teaching me something new!
My goodness! I had no idea this could be done; would never have imagined it. I'm working on a lace scarf and somehow got my RS and bs confused and knit the wrong rows. Anyway, I couldn't figure out how to fix it because I wasn't sure how to run a lifeline on a lace project. I ended up going to my local yarn shop and the manager tinked it back for me. Thank goodness! Thanks so much for this tutorial! Patty
Just watched this video for the second time. I am doing a lace patter & found on of my YO misplaced. This video will give me the confidence & the technique to correct this YO. Thank. You so much for this tutorial!!
Thank you for providing this invaluable video! The way the blocking tools are used to pin the unraveled yarn is very organized and methodical. I have had to rip out sections of work like this and and 9 times out of 10 inadvertently grab the wrong row of yarn. I also have trouble with tension. I am definitely using this method the next time I need to fix a mistake.
I love this! Are there any stitches it doesn't work for? And if you were doing a both-sides lace pattern could you do this but with the added step of working out the right-side equivalent of the wrong-side stitches? So like ssk instead of k2tog? I guess charts usually give a symbol and say what it is on RS and WS anyway.
I guess the only thing that wouldn’t work well is if you have increases or decreases across the pattern repeat. Basically it all needs to be balanced between the markers. So a situation where you need to move markers while you are working would t be straightforward. And yes you’d need to work out the rs equivalent of ws rows (or turn the work and work back as you would on the ws). I think k2tog on rs would be p2tog on ws. But other than that, the principle would be the same. 👍🏻 I hope that helps. Jen
Paula Eisenberg Yes, you can definitely use it for cables, but cables are sometimes easier as you can just drop the “strand” of the cable that is mis-crossed. We have a separate video for that in the Something New to Learn About Cables series. :) I hope that helps.
I took my life line out and blocked my lace shawl. During blocking the yarn broke on the cast off edge and several stitches came loose. I’m trying to decide what to do. I’m writing to hopefully help others. Learn from my mistake. Leave in your life line until you finish blocking.
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Anchoring the other stitches with pins is a revelation. And the different color for right and wrong side is fantastic to keep track of the pattern.
Thank you so much for this video, you’ve helped me save a beautiful lace shawl that was almost finished when I realized there was a mistake seven rows back. Decided to give this a shot (even though it was terrifying) and it’s like the mistake never happened. Fixed in ten minutes instead of hours of ripping out several thousand stitches. Thank you!!!!!!!!
I cannot thank you enough for this video! I never would have thought I could manage something like this, but your approach is so clear and calm that I felt confident to give it a go (even though it looks terrifying). You've saved me from ripping back THOUSANDS of stitches!!
Louise Pullan Yay!!! This gives me the most pleasure. And congratulations! You are now totally the boss of your knitting. 😍
You are brilliant. You are so methodical in your technique. Each step seems simple enough. It all combines to make overcoming what seems to be an insurmountable problem very doable. I like your step by step approach.
You are a marvel. This is such a lucid, reassuring tutorial. It took me two tries, but thanks to the lifeline, I have fixed an error 6 rows back and now have lace much closer to perfection. THANK YOU!
That’s so great to hear! Well done for being brave enough to dive in and try it. 🙌🎉👏
Fascinating technique. And seems totally "doable". Thank you very much!
Excellent instruction! I will never fear lac fix-ups again. really clearly explained :) Thanks, Jen!
Thanks for showing us something really informative and different, not the usual tutorial where everyone seems to do the same thing, well done!
Betty Bho Thank you! ☺️
Impressive! Will definitely try this next time rather than ripping back. And you are so calm!
I just fixed lace WITH BEADWORK. Thank you for sharing your witchy ways!
That is AMAZING! Well done! 🎉
Fantastic! You are a lifesaver. My own knitting lifeline!
Wendy Fletcher Glad to be of assistance!!
Brilliant! You made fixing a mess seem easy - and I learned about some new tools too!
Oh ... my ... goodness! I have never seen this technique before. My heart was pounding as you removed the rows - knitters trauma ;-) I am so pleased to have learned this technique for fixing mistakes without having to rip back all the way to the lifeline. Thank you for teaching me something new!
My goodness! I had no idea this could be done; would never have imagined it. I'm working on a lace scarf and somehow got my RS and bs confused and knit the wrong rows. Anyway, I couldn't figure out how to fix it because I wasn't sure how to run a lifeline on a lace project. I ended up going to my local yarn shop and the manager tinked it back for me. Thank goodness! Thanks so much for this tutorial! Patty
Just watched this video for the second time. I am doing a lace patter & found on of my YO misplaced. This video will give me the confidence & the technique to correct this YO. Thank. You so much for this tutorial!!
that was awesome to see! such a precise, organized approach that makes it seem safe to try without causing more problems to ones project.
you're gifted, make my headaches'
Debra Kemp It’s just practise. ☺️
Thank you for providing this invaluable video! The way the blocking tools are used to pin the unraveled yarn is very organized and methodical. I have had to rip out sections of work like this and and 9 times out of 10 inadvertently grab the wrong row of yarn. I also have trouble with tension. I am definitely using this method the next time I need to fix a mistake.
This was AWESOME. I think I can do this. Thank you so much. I've saved this video as a fav.
Very clear demonstration. Thank you.
Great and Useful lesson!!
Thank you. You are my heroine! I’m so impressed by the quality of your work.
Irene S Thank you Irene! You made me blush. ☺️
This is AMAZING! I will definitely have to practice. THANK YOU!
Brilliant!
thank you so much!
OMG! Thank you!
I love this! Are there any stitches it doesn't work for? And if you were doing a both-sides lace pattern could you do this but with the added step of working out the right-side equivalent of the wrong-side stitches? So like ssk instead of k2tog? I guess charts usually give a symbol and say what it is on RS and WS anyway.
I guess the only thing that wouldn’t work well is if you have increases or decreases across the pattern repeat. Basically it all needs to be balanced between the markers. So a situation where you need to move markers while you are working would t be straightforward. And yes you’d need to work out the rs equivalent of ws rows (or turn the work and work back as you would on the ws). I think k2tog on rs would be p2tog on ws. But other than that, the principle would be the same. 👍🏻 I hope that helps. Jen
How clever! I have bookmarked this video for future reference. Couldn't this method work for mistakes in cables too?
Paula Eisenberg Yes, you can definitely use it for cables, but cables are sometimes easier as you can just drop the “strand” of the cable that is mis-crossed. We have a separate video for that in the Something New to Learn About Cables series. :) I hope that helps.
@@ACTechniques Thank you! I've done as you suggest, but somehow this very clever lace repair method seems even more elegant a solution.
I took my life line out and blocked my lace shawl. During blocking the yarn broke on the cast off edge and several stitches came loose. I’m trying to decide what to do. I’m writing to hopefully help others. Learn from my mistake. Leave in your life line until you finish blocking.
Oh Julie! What a nightmare! I hope you are able to fix it. 🤞
It is horrible when making mistakes in beautiful lace :((((