Here’s square one in all it’s glory–or at least as much as my scanner can capture in one pass. Now you’d think that a simple garter stitch square wouldn’t be much of a challenge, but I’d have to disagree with you. You see there’s no where for a bit of uneven tension to hide. No place for a split stitch to tuck it’s frowsy lil head and nurse it’s shame in peace. Nary a shadow to disguise the drunken path of a wobbly row.
So, what’s a knitter to do? First, find a crochet hook and fix that split stitch. How you ask? Why just pretend it’s a dropped stitch and follow this tutorial on the Jimmy Beans Wool site. As for the rest–well it’ll probably disappear when you block it (or wash it). Otherwise just let it go. Really. As I see it, those imperfections are part of the charm of hand knits.
Progress on the afghan continues apace. I’ve several more squares ready to show you in the next few days.
