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What kind of frogger are you?

Everyone who knits frogs, why do you? I tend to frog when I donā€™t think the yarn, needles or pattern are not working to my satisfaction. Not when Iā€™ve made an error. I like to think I creatively incorporate my errors into my patterns. I like to let mistakes lie for a bit, let your knitting sit overnight, often in the middle of the night, or during a dog walk, I can come up with a improvisation to allow me to continue. If the error is not obvious to anyone but me, I often let it go. Can I make it into part of the pattern, add some design, or shaping? Or just outright ignoring it, especially if in an underarm or other inconspicuous area. I even found a dropped stitch once that I couldnā€™t ladder back up and tacked it down. I also take into account how far along I am, if not far, well Iā€™ll rip it out, almost done. Start thinking creatively. Of course if you are going to ā€œseeā€ the mistake every time you look at your item. Definitely rip it out and fix the problem we must be at p...