If they were, then designers like me would have a hard time selling patterns:  by the time I've done the knitting

For patterns purchased before today:  On Row 8 of the Lace Chart, stitches #22 and #30 should be "P on RS, k on WS"; as this is a WS row, you will knit, not purl these stitches.

I hadn't heard from many knitters about errors in my patterns, and so I have to admit I was feeling rather smug about my proofreading and tech editing abilities.  As it turns out, what probably was happening was that many knitters purchased one of my patterns, and then after some period of time-- finding the right yarn, finishing up other projects, etc.-- actually started knitting from it!

Under the heading "Raglan Decreases" for sleeves, the directions for the first RS row state, "...k to X* sts before end...," when they should state "...work to X sts before end," because the Four Sisters stitch pattern continues up to the top of the sleeve. Patterns purchased after 3/22/08 have been corrected. *X = 4 or 5 sts depending on size worked and place in pattern.

(Please note that patterns purchased on or after March 11th, 2008 include all corrections listed here.) The first row of armhole shaping instructions is actually put under the heading "FRONT".  The first sentence after "FRONT" should read "...k to 5 (NOT 3) sts before right side marker, ssk, SSE".  Under "Armhole shaping" (subheading of "FRONT"), the number of times to repeat the two armhole shaping rows is INCORRECT for some sizes:  please substitute the following:  Rep these 2 rows 0 (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6) times.  Same paragraph:  number of rows to work even after armhole shaping is incorrect for some sizes:  should be 8 (10, 8, 8, 6, 6, 4) rows. Under BACK:  After joining yarn to work RS, begin armhole shaping to correspond to Front immediately; do not knit one row first. If you purchased this pattern before today and would like a corrected copy, please email me at knititude@gmail.com.

I notified Interweave Knits back in late January that there was an error in one of the charts for the Dragon-Skin Wrap for babies and toddlers, but the correction has not yet appeared on their corrections page.  So, if  you are making the smallest size (22" chest circumference) of the wrap, from the IK Holiday 2007 issue, in the "Left-Front Side Edge" chart, all "ML"s should be "MR"s.

For those who purchased this pattern before today (2/16/08), I've put all pattern corrections and clarifications into a pdf file that can be easily printed (just click on the link below).  Patterns purchased from 2/16 on already have these incorporated into the text.  I suppose I could go on about lessons learned from rushing a pattern to publication...but I will just add this:  if any purchaser of this or any other of my patterns finds an error and is the first to notify me, I will email them any one of my patterns they choose, free of charge. View Wyvern Wrap errata

Now that I've completed several deadline projects, I can get back to work on Wyvern.   I've finished both fronts and joined them to start on the back.  I finished the right front first and blocked it to make sure my gauge was on, b

I'm afraid my sketch of Lutea's architecture will have to be put off for a post or two; without going into tedious detail, I will say that I've been uber-busy with both non-knitting matters (above:  the view from my new home office) and no

A confession:  When I was working on the Cinnabar Scarf for the December 2006 issue of Magknits, I ran out of time, so when I judged the length to be long enough to photograph, I bound off, weaving the tail in very loosely, and took my pictures, figuring I would undo the bindoff and finish the last couple of repeats when I had more time.  So what?  So nothing...until I undid the bindoff a few days ago, started knitting, looked at what I had just completed, and said, "Hmmm, that doesn't look quite right."   I had printed my own pattern from Magknits to refresh my memory, and was following the directions there....  Uh oh. The photo at left shows the correct version, and the one at right shows the error.  Can you see it?  No?  Oh, well never mind, then. Okay, I have to admit it's not a glaring error, but it IS there.  If you examine the "Seafoam" stitch portion of the scarf--the horizontal waves-- you will note that two purl ridges separate the dropped stitch sections from each other, and for the sake of symmetry, I wanted two purl ridges to separate the entire "Seafoam" section from the "Double Ribbed Mock Cable" section, both top and bottom.  And that's how my sample scarf looks--except for the first section I knit following my WRONG instructions.  In that section, the top of the "Seafoam" section is separated from the "DRMC" section by only one purl ridge. I haven't heard from anyone who knitted the scarf and noticed anything amiss, which is why I was tempted to just leave well enough alone; ignorance is bliss, right?  (Feel free to toss in your own favorite cliche here.)  If it were me, even if I was pleased with the scarf before I found out it wasn't quite right, it would be hard to look at it in quite the same light after I had realized the STUPID designer goofed when she wrote up the pattern. At left is Cinnabar's backside, with the section with the error  near the bottom of the photo.  You can also see the backside (sans errors) in the top photo here; you can tell back from front because there are two knit stitch ribs forming the "spine" of each Mock Cable, instead of three; also, there are three purl ridges at the bottom of each "Seafoam" section, instead of two--I couldn't figure out how to avoid that.  So now it is also clear what I meant when I said the scarf is "very nearly" reversible. This has been a long-winded mea culpa, but if you're still reading, I want to make an offer to all who have completed (or partly completed) this scarf, and in their newly non-ignorant state are now less than happy with the result:  send me an email, and I will send you free of charge any one of the patterns available on this site, along with the corrected Cinnabar Scarf pattern.  ( I've already notified Kerrie at Magknits, so hopefully the pattern there has already been updated.)    Edited to add:  I checked Magknits today and the pattern has not yet been corrected, so also email me if you would just like the updated pattern.