sophy's knits, notes, etc.

the sound of the pouring rain beating against the roof and windows this morning was beautiful and soothing. really, i just wanted to close my eyes and let the rhythm lull be back to sleep -- especially since i had had a pretty restless night. but darn it, there was a lot to do today: all those chores we put off doing over the weekend, a run on the treadmill, maybe some advancement in Kingdom Hearts, and especially a pattern to correct.

the most unpopular of my patterns (if ravelry downloads are any indication) is my diamond lattice scarf [ravelry]. it is a simple textured pattern that uses twisted stitches to form a lattice of diamonds, is knitted from end-to-end, and is shaped with increases and decreases. who wouldn't want to knit this?!

after this weekend, i think i am quite thankful for it's lack of popularity -- the pattern has some rather egregious errors in the instructions. i'm not sugarcoating this, at all; the instructions are flat out WRONG. my thanks to Kathy, of crochet maniacs, for emailing me about this and for her patience as i knitted up a sample to double check my revised pattern! to everyone who has downloaded the pattern off my website (before i linked it to ravelry), my apologies and please see the errata below!

the pattern will not be available for download again until i have updated it -- i'm not simply revising the instructions; i want to do a complete overhaul: knit a couple of different versions and take some better photos. i thank you for your patience in advance. please stay tuned!

diamond lattice scarf: body, 16-row repeating pattern.

diamond lattice scarf errata

in the Beginning section, there needs to be one more increase row between Row 5 and 7.

Row 5 :: k1, m1l, k4, m1r, k1. (8 sts)
Next :: k1, m1l, k6, m1r, k1. (10 sts)
Row 7 :: k1, m1l, LT, k4, RT, m1r, k1. (12 sts)

the instructions for the Body of the scarf are completely wrong. the correct pattern is a 16 row repeat. when you finish the Beginning increase section, you have 42 stitches. you can refer to the photo of the body repeat above. the instructions should read as follows:

Row 1 :: (RS) k1, (LT, k4, RT) 5 times, k1.

Row 2, 4, 6, 8,10, 12,14,16 (WS) ::
if you want the edges to have a garter ridge: k1, p to last st, k1.
if you don't want the garter ridge: p all sts.

Row 3 :: k2, (LT, k2, RT, k2) 5 times.
Row 5 :: k3, (LT, RT, k4) 4 times, LT, RT, k3.
Row 7 :: k4, (LT, k6) 4 times, LT, k4.
Row 9 :: k3, (RT, LT, k4) 4 times, RT, LT, k3.
Row 11 :: k2, (RT, k2, LT, k2) 5 times.
Row 13 :: k1, (RT, k4, LT) 5 times, k1.
Row 15 :: (LT, k6) 5 times, LT.

please let me know if you find any other errors or simply have questions and comments. thank you and happy knitting!