I put my fix in place for the Lavori 07/30 doily -- dropping the double-yarnover from round 163, and turning the edge stitches in round 165 also into the double decrease with one yarnover.
The number of stitches matches up for what I need for round 167. (I'll have to move the last stitch of 166 to the beginning of 167, but that's something that the chart didn't note, either, when it disappears from the end of the chart before beginning 169.)
However, even though I have the right number of stitches, I don't think it's set up properly for the hex mesh pattern.
Ugh. I really should have done a little knitted sample to make sure it would work. Why didn't I even notice this earlier while I was charting things out on graph paper?
I guess I'll probably continue kludging my way upward in the pattern until I can get it to align properly. Round 173 is the point where it would be nice to have it match if I can't get it there by round 171.
Part of the problem is how the hex mesh is aligned on each row and how many reps there are (kind of an even/odd/symmetry thing).
I had felt very smug, and now I feel like an idiot. Not the first time, and no doubt not the last. But it's still kind of humbling each time it happens.
Now to figure out what to do for round 167, and its effects on round 169 and then 171. Harumph. I'll take out rounds of knitting if I have to, as far back as necessary, but only if it helps. I'd rather kludge my way forward if possible.
Maybe this is part of why some Niebling patterns are really strange in their hex mesh edge effects.
Ah, well. I'll try to remain humble. No doubt this doily will provide more lessons to remind me.
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