Just deal with it.

A lot of people get anxiety about their knitting. Uneven stitches, curling hems, difficult stitch patterns. . . all of these things can cause otherwise relaxing knitting to become stressful. But really, are a few wonkey stitches worth stressing out about? Lately I have been embracing the idea that no mistake can be too bad. . . and even if something is a little odd, what's the worst thing that can happen? A little ripping? No big deal!
I think ripping is rather severe, though. I'm one of the few knitters I know that will take pains to avoid frogging-- and that means finding crafty ways to deal with errors. Take the knitted hem for my Printed Silk Cardigan. I somehow picked up a slightly different number of stitches than needed, so when I worked my K2tog row to secure the hem over my hem was a little crooked. For some, this might be a deal-breaking error. For me, it was a lesson learned that can be corrected with some some serious blocking.

I think people often underestimate what a little blocking or finishing-fixing can do. Weird stitches on a shoulder? I bet you could sew it together to hide it. And I know everyone sings its praises, but blocking really can do magic. I sometimes wonder how many mistakes that caused knitters to rip could have been fixed with some tricks or aggressive blocking.

Though I don't mind a bit of blocking and finagling, I really hope the hems on my front two pieces don't turn out like this.