This week was a struggle, I made a mistake and don’t know what I did or how to change it. I think I added an extra stitch somewhere and then I also forgot what row I was on and if I needed to increase or not. The way that the pattern works is I am now creating the top part of the sweater and need to keep increasing the size so that it will fit my shoulders, to do this I knit on round with just straight stitches and for the next round I add increases in specific spots that are marked. So far I have just been trying to remember which row I was on and have not been keeping track. This strategy was working pretty well but not not so well, I think I am going to have to switch up what I am doing. I go some advice from a friend of mine, and I am going to start keeping a piece of paper indicating what row I am on in with my project so I do not forget again.
Since this is my first time knitting, I was bound to make a mistake. However, I do not know how to take the stitches apart. I know how to crochet and take stitches apart which is much simpler because each of the stitches is individual and there is no chance that the whole garment will unravel, unlike with knitting where I could lose all of my progress if I am not careful. There are so many great resources online that I have used to help me with this, by watching aa few videos (one which I will link below) that helped me grasp what I needed to do and how to undo the stitches.
Overall I am excited with how this is progressing but have to get over this mistake and take out what I did before I continue, I just have to buckle down and do it.