ribbit, ribbit, ribbit
the sound of frogging.
At the risk of sounding like a poop, since you are all creating such lovely sweaters, I will expose my failure. I finished my sweater on deadline, packed it in my suitcase and finally tried it on when I got to DC. I was planning to wear this to give a speech.
Yuck
I was worried it would be too tight, so I knit larger and it is 3" too big. So much for a fitted look.
The sleeves also looked bad, just too short. And gumpy looking where they joined the body.
I tried it on at my local knit/bitch group and they had some helpful suggestions.
So the arms have come off and I am making them longer.
I will then sew the sides together without the gussets and also make my sleeve tops longer. wish me luck.
to make matters worse, a friend who is tall and slim tried it on and it looked fabulous on her.
boo hoo.
and then I lost the election I had to give the speech at.
Lori
At the risk of sounding like a poop, since you are all creating such lovely sweaters, I will expose my failure. I finished my sweater on deadline, packed it in my suitcase and finally tried it on when I got to DC. I was planning to wear this to give a speech.
Yuck
I was worried it would be too tight, so I knit larger and it is 3" too big. So much for a fitted look.
The sleeves also looked bad, just too short. And gumpy looking where they joined the body.
I tried it on at my local knit/bitch group and they had some helpful suggestions.
So the arms have come off and I am making them longer.
I will then sew the sides together without the gussets and also make my sleeve tops longer. wish me luck.
to make matters worse, a friend who is tall and slim tried it on and it looked fabulous on her.
boo hoo.
and then I lost the election I had to give the speech at.
Lori
posted by Lori at 7:41 PM
4 Comments:
Oh no!and the online version of a knitted hug. Huge respect to you for the changes you're making. I hope they work out.
I've slowed down the knitting of my jacket and I think I am stalling finishing it. I have made one sleeve and am finishing the second. Part of the stalling is I'll feel sad as I've enjoyed the pattern and the wool but also I am worried about the fit. The weather has been very good and I've been in my garden enjoying my planting.
Caroline
Caroline
I'm so sorry! Good for you for going back and fixing things. I would probably just hide the sweater somewhere.
Oh man!!! Good luck with the sleeves, can't wait to see a pic!!!
you guys are awesome. thanks. I really am liking the hide the sweater idea......I have a tank top from last summer that I hid, will keep trying. thx thx thx
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