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| Not as enamored with mine as I was with the shop sample |
I was planning on this blog post to be a triumphant "I'm Done!" in regards to the eyelet cardigan sweater. Instead, I'm a bit irritated with a few things which I think I may have to fix, even though with errors I made along the way, I kept saying this was just for me to wear around the house so no big deal. But what I'm finding overall seem big deals that I will not be able to live with. Things that even blocking, which it desperately needs, won't fix. Where did I go wrong?
Or where did the pattern go wrong? I'd noticed along the way small discrepancies in repeat numbers and other instructions that I just did work arounds to make things fit. And the join at the back of the front panel extensions just doesn't look good. But there's something seriously wrong with the sleeves. I should have noticed when I had them side by side blocking them. Unlike the back where the eyelet sections are the same width on either side of the center panel, they should be mirror images of each other with one section being narrower than the other section. It was when pinning the sleeves on for joining that I noted that the one side's center panel was extending farther past the shoulder seam than the other, by a lot. I studied the pattern a bit and am pretty sure I did not make a mistake. But oh well, I'll sew them on anyway.
Now that I've fiddled with getting it on a hangar and taking pics, I don't think I can let that one go. After much thought, I think I will knit another sleeve, one that will be correct. Lord knows, I have plenty of leftover yarn to do that! I need to fix the seaming on one side as well. My whip stitch did not reach far enough to catch this row of knit stitches now showing on the front. This will be an easy fix as I don't think I need to take out the original whip stitches. But still, what a pain to have all this to do when I thought I was done and ready to dive into another pair of socks. I may just set it aside for a bit.
So when I ran across this meme, I had to laugh. Since I've gotten back into knitting these last 3 or 4 years, I'd say most of these apply to me. Most can apply to quilting as well!
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| Tamaracks behind the townhouse duplexes on my street |
On a happier note, we've had some sunny weather and a burst of gold from tamaracks, cottonwoods and aspen. They do have to fight against fronts coming through with some wind and rain, but they are doing their best to hang on and brighten my days.
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This tall cottonwood is along one of my walking routes and stunning when the sun hits it. I'll be sad when these all succumb to the inevitable.
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