performing surgery
after finishing the second sleeve on sunday, I decided that the first one needed a tighter hem...
at first, I was patiently undoing every stitch, until I got bored of that and decided to just cut to the chase if you will.
I knit the new ribbing plus a couple of rows of stockinette and then grafted that to the sleeve.
now the sweater pieces are lounging about after a long soak, waiting for some seaming and neckline action.
Comments
Gah. Scissors near handknits always give me the vapors. You're a brave soul.
Posted by: Alyson | February 6, 2007 04:49 PM
*whimper*
*faints*
Posted by: Chris | February 6, 2007 06:13 PM
Oh dear, I'm going to need a scotch.
Posted by: Adam | February 6, 2007 06:27 PM
You are a brave one BUT, if there is anyone I know who could do that with resolve it's you (of course there is the rather large glass of wine I'm sure you had waiting as reinforcement)! ;)
Posted by: Leah | February 6, 2007 06:45 PM
That's such a great solution! How did you do the grafting?
I'm sewing up my sweater for you now. And then I also have some neckband, button band action...
Posted by: connie | February 6, 2007 07:38 PM
Nice! I love seeing scissors in the same picture as knitting.
Posted by: diana | February 6, 2007 08:11 PM
Damn! That cashmere is seeing a lot of action...
Posted by: Veronique | February 6, 2007 10:28 PM
brave woman - what a great idea!
Posted by: stacey | February 7, 2007 09:16 AM
sometimes it just has to be done.
Posted by: anna | February 7, 2007 12:31 PM
you're so brave..i can never bring myself to do that.
Posted by: vanessa | February 7, 2007 01:01 PM
I cut the bottom off a sweater once - it's super scary, and that was a little toddler sweater, not cashmere or anything!! But it all works out. Good for you!
Posted by: Lydia McNeil | February 9, 2007 10:43 AM
You are a brave soul (or nuts wink), but I see you nerve paid off!
Posted by: Barb | February 10, 2007 12:28 PM
Oooo, you grafted! Neat! Hats off to you, I think I'd have done it the long way =)
Posted by: carrie | February 12, 2007 02:57 PM
Okay, don't smack me for this, but you know that you didn't have to graft to do that, right? When you start in a stockinette section, you can just cut and knit down to the cuffs. I only mention it because grafting evenly can be such an ordeal in an area like that. Or were you trying to maintain the same cast-on edge?
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Posted by: Charles | February 21, 2007 12:08 AM
I can't believe you cut cashmere! I don't think I could ever do that. I hope it turns out just the way you want it to!
Posted by: Casey | February 28, 2007 01:55 PM
GAH! you brave woman!
Posted by: BrownPants | March 1, 2007 07:21 AM
I have seen my mom cut a knit garment... I don't get how you can do that without ruining it completely???
Posted by: Barbara | March 4, 2007 08:39 AM