Unravel 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...

Having to do some unraveling today, but that's ok. I don't have to undo too much work, plus  I wanted the garment to have more garter stitch in it, so it's totally worth it! :)

© 2013 Heidi Chouinard

10 Steps Backwards

Well. Here is my first knitted design. Not what you expected, right? 

© 2012 Heidi Chouinard

I had completely finished the garment, cast off my stitches, and realized I was just not satisfied with the increases and decreases I had made. So, I decided to unravel half of my work from the cast on edge(where I started)...haha, lesson learned. Unraveling from the cast on edge doesn't really work out the greatest. 

I was having to un-weave, rather than unravel. To make matters worse I thought it would  be a brilliant idea to cut a little bit of the work to see if it would unravel better(a result of all those bits of wound scrap yarn in the photo), which I am still going to use, regardless of their short lengths. 

Thanks to the help of Ravelry, confirming to me that unraveling from the cast on edge is not ideal, I was able to move on and instead unravel starting at the end of my work. In end, having to unravel the entire piece. 

In conclusion, I am looking on the bright side, at least I have my design written down. Now it is just a matter of knitting it back together and making a few small modifications.