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may 14, 2008

pick-a-pocket

Any pocket. They're both the same. And they both work on either side.

Isn't that cool? I thought that because the cables are going in opposite directions on the two fronts that the two pockets would have to be knit differently in order to match. But no, just knit the cable from the right front (when worn) on the right side of the pocket and the cable from the left front (when worn) on the left side of the pocket and it matches both sides! (I'm not very gifted when it comes to intuitive spatial reasoning, so I'm always surprised by these things.) I am sorry to report, however, that the directions didn't quite make this apparent. In fact, the pattern instructions have you reverse the cables on the pockets so they don't "match" the cables on the front. Even though the pattern picture clearly has them matching.

Since I'd already reversed my front left and right side cables (oops!) from the ones in the pattern, I was, luckily, paying no attention to the specific cable directions for the pocket and only discovered the pattern error later when it dawned on me that the two pockets are the same. I read through their directions to confirm my conclusion (which I assumed must be wrong) and discovered that their cables didn't match up. (Let me tell you from experience, it is amazing how many times you can check and double check and test knit a pattern, and still little bloops like this will remain. Oh well, c'est la pattern writing.)

Either way, I've got two matching pockets and George is ready for his collar.

posted by alison at 9:18 am | in jb29
Comments

Intuitive spatial reasoning? I had to read your post three times and look at the picture before I understood that the cables match either side - if you're not very gifted in intuitive spatial reasoning, I'm sorely lacking!

Posted by: Cybèle at May 14, 2008 10:59 AM

That sweater is so sweet.

I like the cables matching. How weird that the pattern says they don't when they clearly do. One of things, I suppose.

Posted by: Lara at May 14, 2008 12:06 PM

That is one cute sweater! I love how the cable goddess took mercy on you and let bad pattern writing and reading cancel each other out for a copacetic result.

Posted by: Sarah-Hope at May 14, 2008 2:22 PM

And, either way, it is turning out beautiful! Great color choice, too.

Posted by: cutelikeliz at May 14, 2008 6:12 PM

That's a great colour. Good jumper, too. What pattern is it? (Must have missed that somehow)

And the kid in the green one (from the pattern I take it?) is the cutest one ever!

Posted by: Kristin at May 15, 2008 7:33 AM

Ummmm, yeah, my spatial reasoning, doesn't even register as a blip on the achievement tests... My husband, on the other hand, is the exact opposite, LOL! He picks up on errors in my knitting before I do! But then, there are many errors that I choose not to rip back and correct. If you can fudge it, why fix it, right? :-) The sweater looks FABULOUS!

Posted by: Teish at May 15, 2008 9:29 AM




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