Say Goodbye
I am such a fool. I am frogging all this work. I made the wrong size. I thought I should make the 41" size but it is going to be too big. I am going to start over with the 37" size. I am a 38" bust so I always think to go bigger. Wrong.
I know it will be worth it in the end, right?
posted by hootsister @ 8:23 AM
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Frogging -- grrrr! Last night I frogged one whole sleeve of my hourglass sweater. But you know, once it was done, it wasn't nearly as painful. It was just a nice tidy little skein waiting to be knit again.
Regardless, that sucks! Sorry!
Oh, how we hate to frog. But better to realize it now than even farther in, right? I almost did the same thing - my guage was slightly off so I thought knitting one size bigger would even it up. I highlighted the whole pattern . . . then realized what I need to knit is one size SMALLER to even things out!!! Okay, re-print and re-highlight. :)
By the way, how did you decide to go smaller? Was it Kate's post about lenght?
I made the sleeve too long but instead of frogging then I thought I could fudge it with the hem and blocking, but as I made the front it was clearly too big.
It makes a lot more sense to follow Kate's advice and do the back last, adding stitches to make up the size difference.
Based on what you've seen so far, please give me advice on sizing! I normally wear a petite large in sweaters or 12P - I'm built close to the ground, 5 ft even. Obviously, the sleeves are going to have to be shortened quite a bit. I was originally considering the 41, but now I wonder if the 37 wouldn't be better, particularly since I tend to knit loosely. It took a US5 needle to get close to gauge with the Soft Tweed. Any words of wisdom you can share to keep me from similarly frogging would be greatly appreciated!
Ellen, I am also about a 10-12 top, and I thought the 41" would be too big. I think Kate gave great advice that the front part will fit just about anyone and we can modify the back as needed.
Thanks for sharing your lesson with us- I'm a 38" too, and choose the 37. I was a bit nervous, but I hate things that are too large. Now I feel better.
see i have the opposite problem...i'm a 44 bust and was going ot make mine too small i've decided to make the 41 and i can always overlap the front a little extra iif it comes out a little big right?
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