Debbie Bliss Paisley Sweater Errata

I have been knitting up a storm:

This is all brand new knitting since the last post.  I started over from the beginning.  Now there are two complete reps of the zig zag panel, and there are exactly four in the piece, so I am halfway.

I am pretty sure there was an error in the instructions for the top of the paisley motif.  The instructions for Row 45 read "P5, C3FP, C2BP, p15."  They should read "P6, C2FP, C2BP, p15."  That's what I did, and this is how it looks:

If you followed the printed instructions you would start the cable too soon, and it wouldn't finish to a clean point.

I think I saw this pattern republished in a Debbie Bliss magazine, and I don't know if they fixed the error in that.

It is a pet peeve of mine that Debbie Bliss never provides charts for her cables or lace.  If she had, this error would have been avoided!

This week I also upgraded to the new Corel Paintshop Pro X4 photo software.  I am finding it easier to use than the X3, and much less buggy.  Plus, the manuals that come with it are better, so I finally figured out how to use the text tool properly.  You will be seeing labels on my photos from now on!  It is a good deal for $40.

Sewing Machine Holiday

Happy Canada Day!  It's July 1st, and it seems like everyone is going on holiday.  It's made me think that I need to take a break too.  I'll still be blogging, but I am going to give my sewing machine a rest.  My sewing area is in one of the warmest parts of the house, so I am going to focus on unplugged crafts for the next while.

I'm looking forward to it!  I'd like to spend some more time on embroidery, for one thing.  I want to finish Cottage Garden, and I have a few other Inspirations kits in my stash to keep me going.  And it would be great to put the last stitches in my cross stitch projects Celtic Spring and Juin, plus I have another really old cross stitch UFO that I am keen to finish.  And now I have a new knitting project too!

I will be glad to take a breather on Sedona Star.  I think that taking a clear break for a few weeks will make me keen to get started again.

Realistically, it will be at least six weeks before a real north wind blows again, and maybe a lot longer.  A change is as good as a break, they say, so I am going to make the most of it!