Ribbit ribbit?
First, the yarn porn:
I have been working very hard the last month on small projects, trying to knit up some of the stash. But somehow (and we all know how this is......if I can admit it you can too) I found myself making excuses to run errands near Stony Point and OOPS here I am with no kids in the same shopping center as Lettuce Knit and WHO could have guessed it, they are having a big sale just like the sale postcard said they would and LOOK I have plenty of time to go in and browse.....
Sometimes I come out of sales empty handed but not this time. Above is the Patagonia Nature Cotton, hand dyed and very soft (one hank pictured, I got a whole bag at $5.00 a hank!) I had thought I would make the Leaf Pullover from Loop-D-Loop but I think the varigation will hide the pattern. I still love it and its knitting at 13/4 inches for me, so I have cast on for a top-down cardigan for a friend's 2 year old. I have never made a top down and I am doing this one according to a formula, not a full pattern, so I hope I will not get stuck somewhere in the knitting and not be able to fix it.
I also bought some Babajoes Woolpack in blaze orange for my niece's buttonhole bag and some Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Superchunky (FIBER CRACK! Really nice to kit with). This has already become the braided neckpiece from Loop-D-Loop and is blocking. When it emerges from its spa experience I will have pictures.
Now the question.
I tried on the Corset Pullover last night. WAY TOO SMALL! I was making the XSmall size knowing that the yarn would stretch, I wanted it to be snug, it was closest to my bust size, only a tiny bit of negative ease, read that smaller is better on the KAL, etc etc etc and it is not even close to meeting in the middle! I need maybe 2 more inches.
So the question:
Rip and reknit bigger for me? When I am close to done? Heartbreaking.
Finish and give it to my sister, who has admired it? Yet does a non-knitter ever understand the work that goes into a sweater? And then make another in a different color? Ok knitters, hands on the buzzers, its time to vote.
Give it to the sister. She is smaller. Merry Christmas! or
Rip it and restart. Why finish something that is not going to be right?
Let the comments begin!
posted by Suzanne @ 9:18 AM
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That's a tough decision! I'm not a fan of knitting the same pattern twice. But all that work... I guess if it were me I would end up ripping it. Only because I wouldn't have anyone to give it to. Guess I'm no help.
I got the Nature Cotton yarn too (At the Lettuce Knits sale), the pink blend they had. I got the whole bag of 10 for $37. I was kicking myself for not getting more. My Mom got a bunch of their Navy solid for me to make a pullover with. But she's so tiny I don't have any patterns1
Ahhh.. Sorry for the novel. Couldn't help myself.
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I agree that most non-knitters don't understand that the item was knit with our blood, sweat and tears, but your sister would have an appreciation for it, wouldn't she? My vote is knit yourself another. And this way you can mark one complete on the SuperSecretChrissiePressie list (that's the holiday gift list!). Good luck!
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I vote for christmas present, and knit another for yourself. I hate ripping out!!!!!
I vote for giving it away and knit it once again for yourself. I don't find it boring to knit a pattern for the second time - if I like it and it is kind of demanding. The second time is also always closer to "perfect". ;-) But it kind of depends on your sister, by what I mean your relationship and if she's "worth it".
Thanks for suggesting names. Made me think about many more "sock couples". I'm almost done and will show the heel better if I present the final product. And thanks as well for the link to the Eris KAL. I'm still looking for yarn. No sale around here :-(
Not being a knitter, but a mere cross-stitcher, you should rip and redo.
BTW, do you do commissions?
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