The cardigan went wrong. I didn't like the pleats and the saddle shoulders didn't look very nice on me. Not a fault with the pattern. Lovely pattern but it didn't suit my figure.
Unpicked the cardigan, and cast on a plain, roundish necked, cardigan with waist shaping based on maths worked out by me. Maths isn't my thing.
Gauge swatches lie.
Gauge measurements on the project appear to lie also.
The maths says this cardigan should be waist length by now. I tried it on. It isn't. I've already done three sets of waist shaping... which I suppose is now ribcage shaping.
This may work out fine for my figure shape.... Or it might not.
The project is not making me keen to work on it. Indeed this evening I had a choice between cleaning the kitchen and knitting my cardigan... I chose to clean the kitchen.
I don't like knitting to a deadline, it takes all the joy out of the project.
Stocking stitch is very boring to knit.
This project feels like wading through quicksand.
It is actually possible to fall asleep whilst knitting, and apparently to continue to knit for several stitches before stabbing yourself accidentally and waking yourself up.
This is the cardigan so far. Not nearly as long as it should be, though the neckline is larger than it ought to be and it may be slightly wider than desirable.
I don't recall previous versions being quite so agressively keen on curling up at the edges. This may be an issue that will need to be addressed in the near future.
2 comments:
Love the colour. Somewhere in a long ago blog, someone had a similar problem with the curly edges when a rib wasn't used. From memory, they added on a beautiful stretch fabric band afterwards and co-ordinated the buttons to match. Will try and hunt the post out for you...
Love the color, it suits you well. You are so talented, I am sure you will turn it into something beautiful. Those buttons are fabulous.
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