tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post115126676850003766..comments2023-05-23T11:45:23.948-04:00Comments on I need orange: fixing a miscrossed cableI need orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16819543886910857718noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-91205321109715979862014-08-26T11:55:14.122-04:002014-08-26T11:55:14.122-04:00Lol, Anon. :-)
I urge you to play with this idea...Lol, Anon. :-)<br /><br />I urge you to play with this idea on a swatch. Forget the cable -- just knit a small swatch, cut a thread in the middle, and see what happens.<br /><br />If you are using wool yarn, nothing will happen as a result of the cut. The yarn will be cut, but no other stitches will be impacted.<br /><br />If you pull on the swatch, hard, in every direction, you will only get minor movement (NOTHING like what happens with nylon stockings when you are wearing them -- nylons are very slippery "yarn," under tension around your leg).<br /><br />Wool wants to stick to wool, and won't go anywhere without ... persuasion.<br /><br />I urge you to try it, because seeing for yourself what really happens (or doesn't) helps give you power over your knitting. Testing on a piece you don't care about can give confidence for dealing with unwanted situations in the future.<br /><br />Knowledge (especially knowledge gained through your own hands-on experimentation) really is power.<br /><br />:-)<br />I need orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16819543886910857718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-32789944639214833182014-08-22T11:24:46.022-04:002014-08-22T11:24:46.022-04:00Ok ... now I've come up to the solution for me...Ok ... now I've come up to the solution for me to never, ever cut my yarn like that! Whew! <br /><br />My solution:<br /><br />Never ever make that mistake. Easy.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-57936476601132415362013-04-19T15:39:09.922-04:002013-04-19T15:39:09.922-04:00I can imagine that video might be helpful, Gina. ...I can imagine that video might be helpful, Gina. Maybe one day I can do that.<br /><br />I need orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16819543886910857718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-69149623700017479712013-04-19T12:40:46.159-04:002013-04-19T12:40:46.159-04:00I have tried this method with various yarns and al...I have tried this method with various yarns and all I end up with is a big hole. I don't know where to kitchner. Could you post this technique on You Tube? I think it would be helpful to many knitters like me that need a visual approach. Thank you.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03360301334132239611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-81538347106091029722010-08-07T10:27:31.735-04:002010-08-07T10:27:31.735-04:00Carolyn, thank you for writing! I'm glad it w...Carolyn, thank you for writing! I'm glad it was useful!<br /><br />Cutting one strand of wool -- really not that scary. :-)<br /><br />A pretty easy fix, all around. :-)I need orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16819543886910857718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-44912929612867125862010-08-07T09:04:48.891-04:002010-08-07T09:04:48.891-04:00Thanks for this! I just stumbled upon it when loo...Thanks for this! I just stumbled upon it when looking for (you guessed it) ideas on how to fix a miscrossed cable. Great idea, worked perfectly! Just have to smooth out the tension on my kitchener, and I'm back in business! Thank you. -CarolynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-23823504757394805782009-01-09T11:03:00.000-05:002009-01-09T11:03:00.000-05:00Cheryl, thank you for writing. How nice to hear s...Cheryl, thank you for writing. How nice to hear such kind words.<BR/><BR/>Glad to have been of help. :-)I need orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16819543886910857718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-4548746985097810222009-01-09T10:15:00.000-05:002009-01-09T10:15:00.000-05:00You saved me! What fantastically clear images and ...You saved me! What fantastically clear images and instructions for a mediocre knitter to follow. Thank you.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10975804684318875887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-63469795755791108032007-10-17T06:31:00.000-04:002007-10-17T06:31:00.000-04:00I want to say I with I knew about this, before I u...I want to say I with I knew about this, before I undid 29 cm of 12 ply aran to fix my mistake.<BR/><BR/>I have linked this post to my blog, for anyone who is in the same boat I was. I do hope you don't mind.Lucky-1https://www.blogger.com/profile/17904586950202567882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-1170096249109920862007-01-29T13:44:00.000-05:002007-01-29T13:44:00.000-05:00Unlike the bomb (which hasn't yet gone off), the m...Unlike the bomb (which hasn't yet gone off), the miscrossed cable has already happened. :-) Cutting the one thread to fix the backwards cross can't cause a disaster, whereas cutting the wrong wire might, when defusing a bomb, right?I need orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16819543886910857718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-1170095746893983012007-01-29T13:35:00.000-05:002007-01-29T13:35:00.000-05:00Okay, as Sally said, it's like diffusing a bomb. ...Okay, as Sally said, it's like diffusing a bomb. Only here's the thing. I was actually on the bomb squad and I can say with authority that diffusing a bomb is easier. Granted, the consequences of an error are a bit worse, but I couldn't live with a miscrossed cable any more than I could live with a live bomb in the kitchen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-1170089618964263132007-01-29T11:53:00.000-05:002007-01-29T11:53:00.000-05:00THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEED TODAY!!!!! Thank you ...THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEED TODAY!!!!! Thank you so, so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-1152113572775747212006-07-05T11:32:00.000-04:002006-07-05T11:32:00.000-04:00Nah, more like rearranging books on your shelf tha...Nah, more like rearranging books on your shelf that aren't in the right order. :-)<BR/><BR/>No looming catastrophe (well, ok, depending on your yarn -- if you are knitting with nylon cord, it will be worse than if you are knitting with wool).<BR/><BR/>As my boss might suggest, try a science experiment.<BR/><BR/>Try knitting a tiny swatch, and cut one strand in the middle. See what happens (or doesn't!). Pull on it, hard, from every direction. See what happens, or doesn't....<BR/><BR/>Of course it makes a difference what your yarn is made of. If your yarn is wool (a friendly and helpful fiber), I promise you no disaster will befall..... :-)I need orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16819543886910857718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-1152108905157277752006-07-05T10:15:00.000-04:002006-07-05T10:15:00.000-04:00This is kind of like diffusing a bomb, isn't it?This is kind of like diffusing a bomb, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-1152101481609683492006-07-05T08:11:00.000-04:002006-07-05T08:11:00.000-04:00Sorry, I'm still kinda a beginner, and I don't un...Sorry, I'm still kinda a beginner, and I don't understand why something, somewhere, wouldn't unravel because you cut a stitch. Wasn't that stitch attached to something else, and wouldn't it unravel behind the cable? Pardon my ignorance. The kitchener-ing doesn't resolve the cut, only the crossed cable, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-1152096529160197282006-07-05T06:48:00.000-04:002006-07-05T06:48:00.000-04:00Wow. That's impressive. Thank you for sharing!Wow. That's impressive. Thank you for sharing!ofpinsandneedleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342960494809104522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-1152054764993808842006-07-04T19:12:00.000-04:002006-07-04T19:12:00.000-04:00Steeks scare me, too, because I know how often I m...Steeks scare me, too, because I know how often I must rip, and once you've cut all those strands.....<BR/><BR/>The difference, for me, between cutting a steek and this sort of repair, is that the worst thing that can happen with the repair is that you have a couple of extra joins in your yarn (and on a cabled fabric, those are pretty easy to hide....). <BR/><BR/>If you should have to rip, you could, and you could easily re-knit, because your continuous strand is still there (just with a couple of extra joins, one of which you could eliminate, if you had to rip....).I need orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16819543886910857718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-1152051392149205652006-07-04T18:16:00.000-04:002006-07-04T18:16:00.000-04:00Brilliant, and really, really scary. I react to th...Brilliant, and really, really scary. I react to this as I do to steeks: you want me to <B>cut</B> my precious knitting??? <BR/><BR/>I'm gonna remember this, though. Someday I will need it.Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344151648498823945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-1152041019921255042006-07-04T15:23:00.000-04:002006-07-04T15:23:00.000-04:00Wow - that's... really scary. The fix looks perfec...Wow - that's... really scary. The fix looks perfect afterward though - maybe I'd brave it if I'd messed up a cable reeeeally far back. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04132677370254962226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-1151339742768310192006-06-26T12:35:00.000-04:002006-06-26T12:35:00.000-04:00This is what I had in mind, too! Nice walkthrough....This is what I had in mind, too! Nice walkthrough.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment re: the cormo! I, too, like to see the lanolin billowing out. It's hard to keep from over-agitating just to see more escaping...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22255907.post-1151326728045397742006-06-26T08:58:00.000-04:002006-06-26T08:58:00.000-04:00I would drop the cable back, too, if it were a sma...I would drop the cable back, too, if it were a smallish number of rows, but if it were way back.....I need orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16819543886910857718noreply@blogger.com