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3/13/2008 9:42:48 AM
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A friend has asked me to fix a badly damaged sweater. It had about 5 holes. She herds with me, and often leaves stuff in her barn, so I think and either mice or a puppy got at this.
I have fixed the 3 small ones, and they are fine. But I have one hole that, taken down to clean stitches is four stitches by about six rows.
I have taken the four up through new cross threads, but I cannot come up with a good way to finish it. Grafting on only four stitches just doesn`t look good, even when I try to smooth all out.
So any ideas would be welcome. Maybe I have to live with a little lump?
The WORST hole goes through three colours, and has a row of raised garter stitch. And, of course it is the largest hole, about the size of a large lip gloss pot.
I am thinking of simply knitting a patch, and inserting. Has anyone done this, and if so were you able to make it almost invisible?? Not sure how to manage the sides of the patch if I do this .
The Yarn shop that had this knit for my friend kindly provided me with ends of yarn for it, which was kind, and she agreed on running the new threads and hooking up to graft. But the big hole s very worrying. Do I just reverse the crochet hook to get the one garter rib?
Sorry this is so long, just want this to be right for my friend -- it was a very expensive sweater to have made up. . It is knit in , I think Philosphers DK or maybe worsted.
Thanks for any and all ideas
Ellen
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3/13/2008 9:55:24 AM
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benne
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Ellen, I`m trying to visualize this. A patch may end up being the least obtrusive way to fix the largest holes. As for the sides, if you leave yarn ends on each side can you use them to weave to the existing row stitches like you would when you change colors or add a new yarn? As for the raised garter, or any other section, can you drop down a couple of rows under the beginning of the hole and reknit (or using the crochet hook) with the existing harn and the patching yarn?
Good luck, it`s hard to offer definite advice without actually seeing it but then seeing it would be horrifying. :)
benne
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3/13/2008 12:40:10 PM
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Marta
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Oh, that`s awful to think about! Adding to the very good advice Benne has already given you, depending on where the big holes are, would a pocket, or a decorative element (flower, geometric shape) look good, right on top of the holes? It`s hard for me to imagine without seeing, and you seem to have a good grasp of it, so good luck! Let us know what you end up doing, it is always instructive.
Marta
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3/13/2008 12:49:21 PM
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Alice Trueman
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Depending where the big holes are, maybe you can add embellishments to cover them and a few extra to look like a design feature as Marta suggests. If the sweater has a definite pattern, you could knit it larger - like zoom in - and attach in appropriate places.
Another possibility is to knit bugs - Sasha Kagan has some useful ones in her books - and attach.Or maybe horseshoes to fit barn work.
Alice
Salt Spring Island
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3/13/2008 1:23:56 PM
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I can`t really add anything-- the sweater has already got a row of sheep walking along the affected area, so I`m hobbled by not being able to add a design element. I did finish the second largest spot with a bit of grafting, and it looks a tiny bit skewed, but mercifully it is a dark green, so doesn`t show much. Maybe the wonders of steam will edge it all out ok.
I`m about to go for the patch ( I sound like a smoker)-- I keep all of the active stitches on a light cord til I`m happy, so maybe no disaster will strike.
This is disaster number two I have recovered for this friend-- number 1 was a sweater SOOO shrunken that it is a miracle-- and a testament to Briggs and Little yarn,-- that I was able to rescue it. Said friend now has her own bottle of Eucalan and a carefully and simply worded sheet of instructions on how to wash a sweater!
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3/13/2008 1:54:40 PM
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ScullyKnits
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I`ve knitted a patch to fix a large hole with pretty fair success. I made it slightly larger than the hole and used duplicate stitch after sewing to even out the edges.
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3/13/2008 2:00:44 PM
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Chris, this is Brilliant!
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