If there's one thing I've learned in my years of knitting, it's that no project will be completed without some problem; and usually it's something really stupid on my part. I guess I should've realized I was about due on this project. I almost had the body of the sweater done and ready to attach the shoulders, when I realized my mistake. I made one armhole wider than the other, throwing off the front widths. On one side I had a normal armhole opening and on the other I had an opening big enough to put an elephant leg though. It actually extended a quarter of the way across my chest, leaving a very narrow band of fabric in the front.
How did this happen? How could I not see it until now? Well, on the one side I accidentally bound off twice as many stitches for the underarm than I was suppose to, and I guess I just wasn't paying attention to the difference as I knit. Looking at the photo I can totally see it now.
So what kind of stupid mistakes have you done in your knitting that took you awhile to realize?
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