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Written by Punkt 🏳️‍⚧️ on 2024-10-21 at 21:44

what i did NOT expect when starting to knit this darn sock is how easy it apparently is for me to just. suddenly switch directions. oh we knitting in the round? well what about we start knitting the OTHER way around, huh??

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Written by ink and yarn on 2024-10-22 at 00:39

@punktrock I would say you stop doing that after some practice but uh. You do not. You just catch yourself sooner, is all.

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Written by Punkt 🏳️‍⚧️ on 2024-10-23 at 10:17

@emery

I'm still not sure if I feel reassured now or not. Like, on the one hand - hah! It' not just a beginner mistake that more experienced folks sagely shake their heads about! They too fall victim to the curse of Wrong Direction!! But on the other hand - would also be useful to at some point NOT do it anymore. Ah well, would be boring if everything just went right!

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Written by ink and yarn on 2024-10-23 at 10:51

@punktrock “The only difference between an experienced knitter and new knitter is that the experienced knitter makes bigger mistakes faster. Be bold; there are no terrible consequences in knitting.”

— Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

Starting to knit in the wrong direction IS a beginner mistake that, I promise, you will make less often as you get more experience. But I can't promise you'll never do it again ;) It's also easier as the sock gets longer and doesn't try to turn itself inside-out as much.

The last time I did this was on a hat; I'd cast on 160 stitches of sock-weight yarn and knit 4" of ribbing. It turned itself inside-out when I took the project out of the bag and because it was ribbing, I couldn't tell - so I blissfully started off on the wrong side. Whups.

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