My hubby was able to get the camera working again, so I can finally post pictures of all the work we've been doing around here, which has been the convenient excuse for lack of blogging time.
First of all, here is my kitchen remodel, in progress. So far, we've gotten new granite countertops, a new decorative light fixture (which replaced a very industrial looking florescent fixture) and new stools for the counter.
We still need to refinish the cabinets but I'm waiting to do that until we have ripped out an old desk on the opposite wall and replaced it with a full wall of cabinets. If there is a slight difference in the wood tones, we can refinish everything at once and get it all to blend. That is, if everything goes according to plan . . .
Here are also the long awaited pics of Cable Down Raglan. I haven't washed and blocked it yet because I'm pondering the necessity of fixing the mixed up cable crossings on the front. All of them should cross right over left but I somehow got it all screwed up. I know how to fix cables without unraveling everything but how much do I care about the error? Either way, I need to decide before I wash and block because the 100% wool will probably felt a bit when I wash it, making it harder to pull out the couple stitches that need fixing.
In the meantime, I've moved on to yet another sweater and am more than half done with it. More on that later . . .
So, what's your opinion? Leave well enough alone or fix the cables?
4 comments:
Your kitchen looks so elegant! Mine's a scratty old room in dire need of updating, but can't do it yet. You must feel so satisfied every time you wipe those shiny counters!
The mis-crossed cables aren't very obvious in the pics, maybe because of the semisolid yarn? Still, if it was my sweater, I'd probably fix them, just because it would bug me forever to know they were there. I just ripped and re-knit almost a whole cabled hat because of mis-crossed cables. Otherwise, looks like a great sweater.
You kitchen looks fab!
The cables will probably bug you to no end, though the sweater looks great. If you can handle the repairs without too many tears, go ahead and fix it.
I wouldn't fix the cables. They aren't immediately noticeable, but the when someone DOES notice they'll sort of want to stare and try to figure out if it's deliberate or not ... and then worry whether it looks as though they're staring at your body. Great way to mess with people's minds! Then again, I'd rather knit cables that are closer to an Escher print than a computer printout -- I love quirky stuff.
I had to stare hard at that sweater to find the mistakes. They are not noticable (sp?). I wouldn't worry about it at all. You'll be busy running around in that thing and no one will be staring hard at the stitches. It's gorgeous!
Love the remodel. The kitchen looks so warm and inviting.
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