The Owl - Part 2

When I introduced you to my owl sweater yesterday, I mentioned that the owl met an unfortunate fate. What. a. cliffhanger.

After I had knitted the owl, the measurements just weren't adding up (hardy har har). So, I began searching for pattern errors and lo and behold - I found one. A Major Error.

*Sidenote: please take something away from my experience. It is probably a good idea to check for pattern errors before you begin the pattern. Not when you are towards then end, like me. I will never learn.

So anyway, the pattern originally read that I was to knit 5 inches before I began the owl pattern. The correction stated that I was only to knit 4 inches. In the scheme of knitting, one inch makes a big difference.

Cue the dramatic music.

So, I had to...rip...out...the...owl.

Ripping your work is never fun. Trust me, I've had lots of practice. But this one stung just a bit more. All of that work! All of those balls of yarn! Only to do it again!

I resolved to make the second owl even better, and I think I succeeded. It just added about 2 weeks on to the project.

Once I finally got the owl done, the back looked like this. More tears (sobs) because I really don't like weaving in the ends of my thread. That took an afternoon, and I was itching to move on to the next step.

before

after

Now, I haven't had much experience when it comes to knitting sweaters, but I thought that the assembly of this sweater was interesting. First, I sewed the front and back together, then I added the rolled collar.



After that, instead of knitting the sleeves separately and attaching them to the body of the sweater, I had to pick up and knit the sleeves onto the sweater. I didn't mind this, as it saved me the step of having to sew the sleeves on!



Unfortunately, I was really good about taking pictures of this process and really bad at taking a picture of the final product. I didn't realize it until the gift had been wrapped. Now that the birthday boy has opened it, I'll have to snap a picture so that you can see how it looks!

So glad I was able to share this with you - if this project taught me anything (and it taught me a lot!), it's to not get too frustrated. And to always check for errors before I start knitting. :)

xo,
J