Fixing a Cable Crossing 20 Rows Back Without Ripping 20 Rows Out!

This morning I noticed I'd made an error in one cable crossing on the left front.

As soon as I got home I spent about 10 minutes fixing it. (Soooo much faster than ripping all those rows back!) This is what I did...

First, notice the two errant stitches at the top of the crochet hook. They should be going underneath that cable crossing rather than over top of it...

First I drop one stitch down to where I can manipulate it. I'm almost there...

Now, I've gone far enough. The stitch on the right in the photo has passed the crossing. The vertical stitches in the middle are the crossing.  The open stitches in the ladder on the left is both where that open stitch has come from and where it needs to get back to. I've just released it from passing over and now I need to pass it under the crossing using a crochet hook...

Here the hook has come from the back of the work to catch the stitch in question...

Now I've pulled it underneath the crossing and I've poked the hook and stitch back up on the correct side. I'm ready to pick up the stitches in the ladder on my way back to the top...

But not before I reverse the hook to allow me to work on the right side of the fabric...

Now the stitch is back at the top, temporarily held in place with a split ring type marker, I'm ready to fix its neighbour to the left...

Back down we go.  See how there now remains only one stitch to move underneath the crossing (its the one with the prominent white flecks in it)...

Here the hook pokes out underneath that crossing to catch the lowered stitch...

Here the stitch has been moved beneath the crossing to come out above the point of crossing...

Once again I reverse the hook and working the right side of the fabric, pick up the stitches in the ladder all the way back to the top...

Problem solved!

That feels better!

BTW I forgot to put the memory card in the camera before class yesterday so I'll have to post pics of the kid's work next week!

Thanks for dropping by!