Friday, September 21, 2012

Reality Check

The sleeve on my February Ladies Sweater is heading in the right direction.

I stood on the deck this morning posing all over the place trying to make it look better than it actually does.

Nothing helped. It really is a ratty looking sweater. My garter stitch is loose and uneven. I blame the yarn. The heavy bamboo blend was not a good choice for the large gauge.It has way too much drape for garter stitch. It also has several snags from the last (and only) time I wore it. I also wish I had done what others had done and not put in all those holes for the increase row. A M1 would have been better than a YO-those holes at the top of the sleeves right before the lace pattern look like mistakes. Having said all that, this messy monstrosity is just the kind of thing that I will eventually wear and wear and wear. I love the crappy stuff. It always matches the rest of the crappy stuff I usually have on.

2 comments:

  1. The last sentence of this blog totally cracked me up!

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  2. can't stop laughing at your big fisherman husband sweater and now this ... which really is very pretty in a cozy sweater kind of way. Also your iron fencing bedazzled in soaking wet wool Love your getting so much done!

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