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eva help!!

i'm almost finished. tried it on tonight to see how much longer i wanted to make it, and one of the front/back points is veering off to the left!!!! i took a closer look at it, and in a couple of places, i accidentaly put 3 dc's instead of the required 5. but is that enough to make the point so badly "off"???? it looks fine up to the last 12 rows or so. any ideas what the heck i did to it to make it veer off like that? the point looks like its making a left-turn.
ARGH!!! all that work =( please help with some advice.
butterfly

Mine did that too, but you can't notice it when you wear it. sorry

hmmm...you cant even tell in your picture. do you think it would help if i backed up the increase cluster, one stitch each round or every other round? put the cluster in the second dc, every other round or somthing. surely there's a way to correct it.

OR!! how about this. what if, instead of doing rounds, going round and round, at the end of each row, after i've slip stitched into the top of the ch-3 of previous row, what if i turned and went back the other direction, going back and forth that way. that way, the cluster would go opposite each time, and may correct the points natural want to go left. what do you think?

Oh Yes, I bet that would work, now wait a minute didn't you say you couldn't design ????? (just kidding you a little) Now if it works, are you going to let me add it as a fix to the pattern and of course I will give you full credit.

of course! i'm going home (not even going to cook=) and get right on it. i'll let you know how it turns out!! i'm so excited about again!! i was REALLY down in the dumps about it last night. i hope it works. i'll let you know tomorrow.
butterfly

eva,
going back and forth seems to be the fix. i didnt undo the entire thing, just 12 rows. and then started there, going back and forth. the only thing i have to keep reminding myself, is NOT to increase (at the starting shoulder) going AND coming. when i get to the other side, i slip stitch into the chain-3, then turn and go back. when i get back to the starting point (shoulder), i do the increase, then chain-3, turn, and do the increase for that row, and go around to the other side. does that make sense? it looks MUCH better. i guess for it to be perfect, i'd have to rip the whole thing and start over. but the next one i do (for my SSL) i'll do it this new way.

i also wanted to thank you for the fingerless gloves pattern. i have made MANY pairs, and they are always a welcome gift. very easy pattern.
m

Glad you liked them, I wear mine. Seems like my hands always get cold so they come in handy.

ok...i started it all over. this time with the "fix" going back and forth. it looks so very nice. one thing to remember, when you get back around to the begining shoulder increase, it must be treated like the standard ripple. you have to drop that one stitch just before turning, or your sholder will slowly move away from you. thats the reason i started the whole thing over. i'm about half way (again), and it looks very nice. i'll send you a pic, eva, when its completed. i just love this poncho, and i'm going to be such a snit wearing it...lolol!!! thanks for another lovely pattern!
butterfly