Spot the Difference

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The right hand side is correct - a cuff to be attached - the left hand side is WRONG. I knew it made no sense when I was knitting it but Short Lucky is an unusual construction and doesn't have a schematic so I kept telling myself to go with it. Turns out it is not so unusual as to have a stray foot or so of knitting emerging from the top of the sleeve. I'm pleased I haven't got to try and work out where to sew that appendage to and thankful and it's not too much to rip out and correct!  Somehow the right and wrong side references in the pattern aren't the right and wrong side of my piece thought there were plenty of other clues as to which bit was the cuff! Note to self use of brain is good.

Enough of my foolishness, let's look at my plum tree blossom instead.
Happy March day that sees such prettiness.
 As Kate of Needled more eloquently said it's a real pleasure to observe the annual joys of my little world recorded here.

Comments

Spinster Beth said…
Good luck with your project! And lovely plum tree blossoms, thanks for sharing. :-)
27 March 2011 at 16:06:00 BST
Kitty said…
Ohhhh noooo! So sorry about your sweater! Hopefully it doesn't take too long to knit up again!
27 March 2011 at 16:30:00 BST
Rachel said…
Hmmm...this is really confusing to me...what exactly is that long band on the correct side doing stuck up in the middle of nowhere? I hope it doesn't take too much time to correct.
27 March 2011 at 17:28:00 BST
raining sheep said…
Well, as you said, luckily it is not a pain to fix. I am envious of your trees - I have trees too but they are covered with about 5 cm of snow today.
28 March 2011 at 00:09:00 BST
Lynne said…
Oooo! Not fun. At least it's not too much to correct!

And the blossoms are indeed very pretty.
28 March 2011 at 01:23:00 BST
Linda said…
Ooops!! At least it isn't too much to sort out. Aren't the blossoms so lovely at the moment?
28 March 2011 at 09:11:00 BST
Modelwidow said…
It's so difficult without schematics sometimes - mind you I would have been wondering with the right bit too!
28 March 2011 at 21:12:00 BST
Anonymous said…
ah yes. i had to think about it for a minute, but i seeeee! really, sounds just like something i would do. not too hard to correct though, and will be a great result when finished! you are so welcome to spring. we've had enough of that kind of thing down here.
29 March 2011 at 00:48:00 BST
t does wool said…
right or left..you will work it out sarah..
so beautiful blossoms there ;)..
make me smile..xx
29 March 2011 at 04:01:00 BST
marycatharine said…
Strange... knitting is confusing sometimes. That's why schematics are so useful, I wish they came with every pattern.
29 March 2011 at 22:37:00 BST
Rose Red said…
whoopsie! I have done the same thing! Lucky we both had the foresight to lay the pieces side by side and see the difference!

Hope you've got it all fixed by now! Just in time for spring!
4 April 2011 at 22:14:00 BST
WildflowerWool said…
Oh no, we have all done something like that though haven't we!
10 April 2011 at 15:39:00 BST
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