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Mistakes Happen!

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everyway_wrapRecently I started the Every Way Wrap, from Interweave Fall 2009. I love cables, and the moss stitch part was pretty also. I chose a silk/merino blend handdyed from Yarn Hollow and happily cast on! (is there any other way to cast on?).

And then frogged. Was I suddenly incapable of cables? Did I forget how to read a chart? What in the world…..And re-started. And frogged. And re-started….. take 2 aspirin and repeat! (I think I restarted this 5 times, not the sharpest knife in the drawer…), when it occurred to me….. ERRATA!

So I http’d over to Interweave Knit’s Errata page, and sure enough, the charts were mixed up. I don’t see this as a flaw in any publisher’s system, I see it as a wonderful resource, and I thank Interweave Knit (in this case) for this service.

Now that I’ve got my a’s and b’s all crossing correctly with my c’s and d’s, it is beautiful, and some day I shall wear it! Lesson…. don’t assume it’s you, go to the publisher’s web site and see if there is a correction published. Well, ok, usually it is me, but in this case I was indemnified and it all worked out! YAY!!

Comments

  1. Thank you for letting us know about this. I’m getting ready to cast on this project in January and would be pulling my hair out.

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Bookmark Knitting Patterns

It’s always a good time for a bookmark, and even more so as we start thinking about back to school time. Reading is more fun when you have a pretty bookmark. That’s just science. 

Plus bookmarks are fast, portable, and a fun way to try out different skills. So let’s get busy with some bookmark knitting patterns!

This set of three bookmark knitting patterns from Lucky Fox Knits includes one worked in garter stitch, an easy eyelet lace and one with eyelets running down the center. I love the little I-cord for the tassel!

Add a simple textured stitch to a bookmark to make it a little more fun. This one from Franciscan Gypsy is called the paper towel bookmark, and I’ll bet you can pick it out above just from that description. This one calls for fingering weight yarn. 

Another pretty allover pattern is this slip-stitch lace design from Handy Little Me. Inspired by Taylor Swift’s Speak Now, it’s a sweet little design worked in fingering weight yarn. This one is a little extra fun because it has two tassels. 

I love this undulating wheat ear bookmark pattern from KMKnits Shop. It’s an interesting stitch pattern perfect for advanced beginner knitters, and it uses sport weight yarn. 

A lot of knit bookmarks have a bit of lace, and they’re actually a great way to pick up some lace knitting skills on a tiny project that doesn’t have to be perfect. I like this lacy one from Val Knitting Shop, which is inspired by daisy petals. It calls for fingering weight yarn. 

The Jasmine Bookmark from Valentina Fezova-Georgieva is another pretty lace pattern that’s a little more complex but still totally doable. It calls for fingering weight yarn and is available on Ravelry.

If you want a more literal inspiration of flowers in your bookmark pattern, try the pair of floral bookmarks form Warm and KnittedS. One has a little rosette and the other just has leaves. They look like I-cord but they’re actually worked flat on two needles and will stitch up in no time for a last minute gift or to tuck into your latest read.