I spent so much time the last three weeks working on Fraktur Hex and I was so excited to show my progress but I realized late last night that I had made a mistake that had devastating consequences.
That may seem overly dramatic but as many of you know having to rip out two weeks worth of work is definitely devastating. And a real pain in the ass for lack of a better phrase.
Here is where I left off last time:
And here is where I got all the way up to:
I looked at the pattern wrong on the scroll work in the border which set the center part off by about 6 stitches.
My husband said just go with it and not rip it out but that would throw the entire project off because it is symmetrical. I can’t hide that big of a mistake.
I am so upset! Ugh…
I may not get a whole lot of progress done for next time but it will be correct and that’s the most important thing.
Please do go and check out the other bloggers and see what their projects look like. Hopefully they did better than I did this time! -MM
The Professional Domestic 
oh so sorry to read that! I agree, it’s very disheartening to have to frog
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It’s a real pain to have to rip out but it’ll be worth it. like you, if something isn’t right , I have to re-do it. Do the ripping and put it out of sight for a week or so. When you pick it back up, it’ll be as if it never happened.
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Thank you for the sound advice Avis. Just got it all ripped out yesterday and I will start again on it soon.
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OUCH! It stinks, but soon it will be over and you will be happy in the end.
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Got it all done yesterday finally. What a pain to rip out of Linen!
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Oh I’m so sorry, I feel your pain Mary Margaret. It’s such beautiful work but I know you will be able to catch up and feel proud of it when you have it corrected. Jenny xx
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I finished ripping it all out yesterday and I am just thankful I didn’t damage the fabric!
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Oh no! How frustrating for you. I’d have to rip it out too though. Once you know it’s wrong, you can’t unsee it.
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Exactly what I tried to tell my husband. He just stayed clear of me last Sunday lol!
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OMGoodness~ looking on the brighter side, you caught the mistake and its the kind you can’t ignore. Feeling your pain ~ Sharon
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Thanks Sharon, yes it would not have worked to leave it in. I didn’t really like the brown and red anyways so out they went!
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Oh no! I hate it when the frog visits. Ripping it all out is never fun. I hope that part goes quickly so you can get back to the enjoyable part of stitching!
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Onward and upward!
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UGH!! I know EXACTLY how you are feeling! I just spent hours and hours pulling out stitches in one of my projects. What a major pain in the neck! But I’m really glad I did it, and now I can move forward. I hope the ripping goes smoothly and you are back on track soon.
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Connie I was just so thankful I didn’t rip the linen or accidentally cut a hole in it. It looks good and I am back to forward progress.
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Jeepers, it looks so pretty! It sounds like you can’t get around it and have no choice but to rewind. Hate when that happens. If it is one stitch off, I will leave it. Oh well, you will get it perfect then and will carry on. It will be worth it as it is so sweet.
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If it was something like a landscape or other kind of thing I could hide it but being symmetrical it would stand out. The ripping is done and I am back to forward progress
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Oh, Mary Margaret! I’m so sorry you had to rip out so much stitching! But as you know you’ll be happier in the end. It’s such a beautiful pattern that it will be worth it!
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Thank you! I knew you all would know how I felt. Now it’s time to move forward 🙂
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Once the ripping is done, you´ll be glad you did it! I like this pattern!!!
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Thank you! it is really pretty isn’t it?
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Yes, it is!
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