tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post116528637249889447..comments2023-10-19T09:53:38.101-07:00Comments on AmpuTeeHee: wwyd?MsAmpuTeeHeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03733762919331458954noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post-1165629203871955862006-12-08T17:53:00.000-08:002006-12-08T17:53:00.000-08:00I say rip it back and catch both mistakes. I never...I say rip it back and catch both mistakes. I never regret reknitting, but I *always* regret leaving something unfixed. Ripping back never slows you down as much as you think it will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post-1165615014902181842006-12-08T13:56:00.000-08:002006-12-08T13:56:00.000-08:00Dude. I know you don't want to hear it, but I'd r...Dude. I know you don't want to hear it, but I'd rip. The edge dealie is one thing, but the loop? No.<BR/><BR/>Alas.Rabbitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666335853812810456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post-1165598105677217812006-12-08T09:15:00.000-08:002006-12-08T09:15:00.000-08:00Rip.Rip.jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08041013686914120756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post-1165588861907483372006-12-08T06:41:00.000-08:002006-12-08T06:41:00.000-08:00I would tell you to let it go; just rip back to th...I would tell you to let it go; just rip back to the loop and fix that. I would tell you that nobody would ever notice, and I would tell you that it's okay for it not to be "perfect". Especially because "perfect" is the enemy of "finished". <BR/><BR/>Having said that, what I would tell you to do is different from what I would do were it me. I would rip it all the way back to the edging and fix that too, because nobody else might notice, but I would. And I have perfectionist issues. ;-)Lorenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12156097768835940764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post-1165588131364364162006-12-08T06:28:00.000-08:002006-12-08T06:28:00.000-08:00I think that post was itself like lace, with it's ...I think that post was itself like lace, with it's own texture and cleverly interconnected sections. I enjoyed your visualization of intimacy and the discussion of how you see it. I would be interested in how you think other people see intimacy and how that affects relationships between people. Perhaps it's my traditional New England roots, <BR/><BR/>Perfectionism is a funny thing that somewhat depends on one's eyes and expectations. I don't think of myself as a perfectionist because I see all the many flaws in my work. My family and friends hint that I am annoyingly interested in making things perfect.<BR/><BR/>Perfectionism has a context and is not absolute. When I first started playing wooden baroque flutes with a single key, I tried to achieve the evenness, precise intonation, and power of modern instruments. It took me a long time to learn to listen to the instrument and feel it's music and to play in the flexible, interpretive, and yes, intimate manner that really works for the music of the period. It was very liberating for me to be guided by principles and feelings, rather than be bound by rigid rules and expectations of performance. I am no longer a perfectionist in music, and I am a better and happier instrumentalist because of it. (I bet your playing is terrific even if it isn't perfect, Jodie. Check out old recordings of fabulous violinists before modern recording technology- even the best ones made a surprising number of mistakes.)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for a log and interesting post.Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179549759496076329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post-1165535011369521142006-12-07T15:43:00.000-08:002006-12-07T15:43:00.000-08:00Eunny: would rip. No question.Margo: Would rip t...<B>Eunny:</B> would rip. No question.<BR/><B>Margo:</B> Would rip to fix loop (I'd rip to the lifeline and then tink the last 2 rows.) But would probably not rip to fix the edge stitches.<BR/><B>You:</B> It seems to me you've already decided to rip enough to fix the stray loop. Will the edge stitches bug you if you don't continue on to rip them? Only you know the answer to that. Personally -- I almost always have the stray wrong stitch on my edgegs for the same reason you have them! Putting stitch markers 2 stitches in somehow annoys me...BeanMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10381265261670157489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post-1165534559943067752006-12-07T15:35:00.000-08:002006-12-07T15:35:00.000-08:00I always have a tough time making the decision to ...I always have a tough time making the decision to rip and then when I finally decide to rip, I feel so relieved that I did. Plus I am glad to have the chance to knit my pattern more and better (maybe not but I tell myself that I am).<BR/>So, I'd rip beyond the loopyloo to the edge stitches - since I'm already ripping out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post-1165527246518202822006-12-07T13:34:00.000-08:002006-12-07T13:34:00.000-08:00I'd rip. It's just like Cara said. It will alway...I'd rip. It's just like Cara said. It will always be there, and it will always bug you. Better to just fix it now and be done with it.<BR/><BR/>Perfectionism is not intrinsically a bad word. Consider the possibility that repairing your errors because you can may also be part of your process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post-1165523368130058052006-12-07T12:29:00.000-08:002006-12-07T12:29:00.000-08:00I'm with Jodie too.I'm with Jodie too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post-1165520717055969892006-12-07T11:45:00.000-08:002006-12-07T11:45:00.000-08:00I'm with Jodie.I'm with Jodie.~Donna~https://www.blogger.com/profile/03688151596923812214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post-1165519656649363102006-12-07T11:27:00.000-08:002006-12-07T11:27:00.000-08:00I'd rip back to get that loop out of there, but th...I'd rip back to get that loop out of there, but that's it! I never saw those two stitches you marked. I really don't see them now.<BR/><BR/>I also have the perfectionist gene, but it seems to be mellowing lately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post-1165519391195723962006-12-07T11:23:00.000-08:002006-12-07T11:23:00.000-08:00I really like you definition of intimacy. Althoug...I really like you definition of intimacy. Although now I'm curious what the MIG's definition is. It is interesting how something so univeral can be so different to everyone.<BR/><BR/>Truthfully, I'm not very perfectionist. It's one of the reasons I'll never be a spectacular violinist. If the loop is going to find a way to wiggle its way back in (maybe with a little help) and then end up being blocked beautifully, I'd leave it. If it's going to stick out and snag on things once it's blocked and finished, I'd rip back. <BR/><BR/>Love the pattern. It looks great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post-1165519208954863622006-12-07T11:20:00.000-08:002006-12-07T11:20:00.000-08:00Rip it. You'll always know it's there and you'll ...Rip it. You'll always know it's there and you'll never be happy. That's what I would do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com