Comments on: Rip, chomp, shed

By: Inoosha

Inoosha — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:58:49 +0000

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Thank you…

By: harmonyfb

harmonyfb — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:21:19 +0000

Why not go to the destash boards on Ravelry, and see if anybody has scraps of the pink malabrigo they’d be willing to sell/trade/give you? I’d think that you could figure out where the pattern begins, knit a length of the pattern, then graft it in (sewing it up on the horizontal.) If you pick the right place, the patch wouldn’t be very noticeable at all. I know, I know – it’s a lot more complicated than it sounds. But it’s such a pretty scarf, I’d think it would be worth the effort. Good luck!

By: Tanya

Tanya — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:34:38 +0000

Oh no! Tears, recriminations! Evil, evil mouse (or other culprit)!

I agree, though, that it *could* be darned, with great concentration and cleverness, though I doubt you could make it invisible. At least, I couldn’t. But it could be made not-that-noticeable, if you can find the same dyelot.

Commiserations!

By: Priyanka

Priyanka — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:49:08 +0000

Hi there, so sorry about the shawl – perhaps get some yarn of a similiar color/texture, knit up a few rows of that pattern, rip out the rest of the torn area of the shawl so you have two pieces, and attempt Kitchner stitch on both ends of the “patch” to put it together again? That seems the best – albeit complicated! – way of maintaining the pattern integrity.

I read you blog all the time btw – I was bored at work one day and randomly typed in “Desi Knitter” into google and there you were! I’m pchampan on Ravelry

By: Mints!

Mints! — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:54:48 +0000

I am soo sorry to see that lovely shawl like this. if you find similar colored yarn and use crochet hook to connect the ripped pieces together. I think it should work.

and sweater shaver is a good buy to get rid of those balls. BB&B has them and works great.

By: Preeti

Preeti — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:30:32 +0000

Gasp! I hope you can salvage that rip. But I’m sure that lots of nail biting and cussing will be involved since you may have to cut your shawl and do some grafting. Good luck! That pink is lovely.

By: Alison

Alison — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:27:19 +0000

Oh, NO!

I think you could definitely darn it. Don’t get me wrong, it would take a lot of concentration, but it can be done, I’m sure. (I’d definitely attempt it; I actually have a pair of gloves that had the same thing happen. One glove was all chewed up, but nothing else damaged at all, even the other glove.) Even if you could find a similarly colored yarn it might not show up too much.

Good luck!

By: Kellie

Kellie — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:13 +0000

I have no suggestions, just commiserations, re your beautiful pink shawl. For the pilling – I have a Sweater Stone from KnitPicks that does an incredible job of keeping knits looking new. Worth a try anyway!

By: Alli

Alli — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:54:14 +0000

I second the sweater shaver comment! I hate pills on my sweaters and luckily it only takes a couple of minutes to keep sweaters pill-free. With my sweaters it seems like they stop pilling so much after a while. I think this is once all the looser fibers work their way out.

Sorry, no ideas for the scarf

By: marri

marri — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:25:34 +0000

i LOVE cascade 220 – holds up really well, and softens up nicely with a good wet-block. the heather colors are lovely