Remember when I said that I was in the midst of a knitting disaster? Yeah. I really wasn't joking.
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| I aspire for all my clothing to resemble a bell - or a Christmas tree. |
I checked my gauge. I even blocked my gauge swatch. I think what got me was a combination of knitting a size too big and the pattern increasing needle sizes to create a "gentle A-line shape". I also especially appreciate how I randomly stopped knitting a good three inches before my torso ends. My thinking was that after blocking and wearing, the yarn over bits would stretch and I didn't want it to end up too long. I think we can all agree that this top is not too long. I fully believe what was actually occurring was that my subconscious was leaps ahead of me and screaming, "This will not fit. Let's just end this so we have less to rip out later."
And please, can we just not discuss why I, having tried the thing on, actually picked up and knit a few rows of the sleeve?*
P.S. I checked the gauge on the thing - it was different than my original, good girl, following all the knitting rules gauge swatch.
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| Have I failed at knitting a sweater... |
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| or succeeded at knitting the most impressive, and accurate gauge swatch? |
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