7.18.2006

over the past week, i have had two major knitting setbacks.

first off, i ran out of yarn for my ms. marigold...


it fits pretty well, aside from the neck/chest area looking stupid because i haven't done the ribbing and it being way too short. since i'm participating in the stashalong for about three more weeks, i'll have time to decide whether or now i should buy some more yarn to finish it. after i decide that, i'll have to determine whether i'm ok with using yarn that may be a bit off in color (different dye lot) for all of the ribbing / ruffles, or if i want to use another color.

then, i got about 4 inches into the razor cami and noticed that my lace progress looks really skewed compared to the picture of the pattern.


so, that's on hold for a little bit until i get some feedback from the people over at the razor knitalong to see if i should rip back to the ribbing or just keep going. at least i'm making whatever mistake i'm making consistently, so i could, in theory, just go with the flow and do my screwed-up version. it doesn't look bad, just different.

and, finally, my cropped pullover is too short. how short? about 8 inches too short.



not only did i do a gauge swatch (maybe two, actually), but i was right on gauge. blah. gauge swatches lie! i'm going to have to frog this and start over from the beginning.

so, i'm feeling a bit down and unsure of my knitting skills at the moment. i'm still working on the bell sleeve shrug, and i don't think i've screwed that up yet. hehe...


and i'm hoping to cast on for the odessa hat at some point today. oh, and also? i hate it when gauge is given not only in the round, but in pattern. so, i should just start knitting and wait until i have 4 stitches worked up for the thing? great...