sailor mouth

Some of you may have noticed a wee spelling mistake in the Measurements section of the Sea Horse pattern. Just one letter, and see how silly I look! On the bright side, it wasn't my mistake! I had never bothered to include the finished measurements for the shirt in the pattern draft, and my husband wrote it in as he was finishing up the formatting for the final pattern. We both apologize for the potty language, which was unintentional, although funny. Hopefully that is the only problem with the pattern.

Okay, back to work for the day!

hippo correction #2

I feel like a dumb-arse. I keep telling myself that even experienced knitters make mistakes. Heck, I have published pattern books with mistakes in them. But it doesn't make me feel much better for selling you a pattern with problems. I put it down to poor note-taking and too much hurry. I will try to do better for you in future.

Here's the correction:

Mouth
Knit mouth with pink yarn.
Cast on 7 sts. P 1 row.
Next: k1, m1, k5, m1, k1. (9 sts) P 1 row.
Next: k1, m1, k7, m1, k1. (11 sts)
Work 5 rows in st st.
Next: skpo, k7, k2tog. (9 sts) P 1 row.
Next: skpo, k5, k2tog. ( 7 sts) P 1 row.
Next: k1, m1, k5, m1, k1. (9 sts)
Work 5 rows in st st.
Next: skpo, k5, k2tog. (7 sts)
Next: skpo, k5, k2tog. (7 sts)
Next: p2tog, p3, p2tog tbl. (5 sts)
Cast off 5 sts.

Please note that you need to cross out the third to last row (the faded one), as well as changing the stitch counts.

There is another spot in the head where my directions aren't wrong, but they might be a bit confusing:

Next: k8, k2tog, k4, skpo, k8 (22 sts) P 1 row.
Next: k1, m1, k4 - place these first 6 sts on
holder, k2, [m1, k1] nine times, k1, k4, m1, k1 -
place these last 6 sts on holder.
Break off yarn. Attach yarn to sts still on needle.
(21 sts) This next part makes the nose.

I think I wrote it this way to keep track of which stitches are for the top of the nose, and which ones are for the jaw. If it's less confusing for you, write in k5.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this is the last of the mistakes.

For any new patterns, I will definitely ask people to test-knit them for me. It might mean the patterns take longer to release, but hopefully there won't be mistakes in them. If you want to volunteer, leave a comment. When I need people, I will select 2-3 of you, and contact you by email.

- EDIT -
Murphy is out to get me... one more little change, and hopefully, please God, let this be the last one! This is in the instructions for the head, right at the bottom of the left column on page 3:

Work 4 rows in st st.
Next: skpo, k7, k2tog. (9 sts) P 1 row

hippo correction #1

Someone found a small mistake in the hippo pattern, in the instructions for the leg. I haven't written out the full instructions, but you should be able to locate this section in your pattern. You will find the correct stitch count in bold:

Next: P 3 rows.
Next: k2, skpo, k15, k2tog, k2. (21 sts) P 1 row.
Next: k5, [k2tog] twice, k3, [skpo] twice, k5. (17 sts)
Work 7 rows in st st.

The original pattern was off by one stitch, which hopefully is a small enough error that you won't be too upset with me. I really do need to find some test knitters, or even proof-readers. None of my knitting friends are interested in making toys, so I've always just relied on myself to check my patterns, and hope I don't make too many mistakes.

I'm planning a big post for tomorrow with a bunch of photos about what I was up to this weekend. There were no eggs and only one bunny, but there was chocolate ice cream and lots of fun!

corrections

There are a couple of pattern mistakes I was made aware of lately, and this seemed like the best venue to correct them. I hope you all don't mind, but I never claimed to be perfect! A mistake here and there keeps me humble, right?

The first mistake I want to fix is in my pattern books, both Festive Knit and Fuzzy Knits. There is a small problem with the stitch counts in the heart pattern for the puppy's sweater. I had fixed this problem ages ago, but when we were putting together the book, an old copy of the file was used. From now on I will try keeping my file folders tidy!

The correct counts are shown in bold.

Next row: k1, k2 tog, k7, k2 tog, yo, k3, yo, skpo, k to last 3 sts, skpo, k1. P 1 row.
Next row: k1, k2 tog, k5, k2 tog, yo, k5, yo, skpo, k to last 3 sts, skpo, k1. P 1 row.
Next row: k6, k2 tog, yo, k2, k2 tog, yo, k3, yo, skpo, k to end. P 1 row.
Next row: k8, [yo, slip 1 knitwise, k2 tog, psso, yo, k1] twice, k to end.

The second problem is in the cabled cardigan pattern. This should teach me to not write patterns when I'm running a fever. The mistake in the stitch count is in the rows you make the button-holes with yo.

Next: k3, p13.
Next: k7, RT, k1, RT, k2, yo, k2tog.
Next: k3, p13.
Next : k7, RT, k1, RT, k4.
Repeat these last 2 rows twice more. Mark end of first row.
Next: k3, p13.
Next: k7, RT, k1, RT, k2, yo, k2tog.
Next: k3, p13.
Next : k7, RT, k1, RT, k4.
Repeat these last 2 rows twice more.
Next: k3, p13.
Next: k7, RT, k1, RT, k2, yo, k2tog.
Next: k3, p13.
Next: k7, cast off 9 sts.