Whether you drop a stitch or mess up a pattern, sometimes you just have to keep knitting anyway.
Expressing Concession: "quand même"
To express contradiction or unexpected resolve—doing something "anyway" or "even so"—use the adverb quand même. In French, this adverb is placed immediately after the conjugated verb.
| She makes mistakes, but she knits anyway. | Elle fait des erreurs, mais elle tricote quand même. |
| I lost a needle, but I am knitting anyway. | J'ai perdu une aiguille, mais je tricote quand même. |
A Variation: "tout de même"
You can also use tout de même to mean "all the same" or "anyway." It functions exactly like quand même and is completely interchangeable in everyday speech.
| I drop stitches, but I continue all the same. | Je lâche des mailles, mais je continue tout de même. |
| My sweater is ugly, but I am keeping it all the same. | Mon pull est laid, mais je le garde tout de même. |
Placement in Compound Tenses
When using these adverbs in a compound tense like the passé composé, place quand même or tout de même between the conjugated auxiliary verb and the past participle.
| The ball of yarn is small, but he finished the sweater anyway. | La pelote est petite, mais il a quand même fini le pull. |
| I didn't undo anything, but I kept the piece of work all the same. | Je n'ai rien défait, mais j'ai tout de même gardé l'ouvrage. |
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