Oh yeah & its got only two rows of garter stitch at the edge so its rolling badly & its not supposed to, I don't think blocking is going to stop it.
Friday, March 09, 2007
sweater frustration
This new sweater project is really frustrating me. I started the first front side 4 times before I felt the gauge & size were right. Then things seemed to be going along fine & I knit the other front side & started on the back. I then decided maybe I should measure the front pieces & make sure they were the right width. The second one was at least 2 centimeters too skinny. I guess my gauge was too tight though I did keep checking it, so I ripped it out. Then I checked the gauge on the back & it was too small so i took it off the needles but then when I measured it it was the right width so I put it back on the needles. Maybe I need to just measure my gauge over a longer section to be sure. Not sure why I am having such a hard time with this sweater...knitting food is so much easier, it doesn't need to fit!
Oh yeah & its got only two rows of garter stitch at the edge so its rolling badly & its not supposed to, I don't think blocking is going to stop it.
Oh yeah & its got only two rows of garter stitch at the edge so its rolling badly & its not supposed to, I don't think blocking is going to stop it.
So sorry you are having knitting problems! Darn!
ReplyDeletesorry about the sweater, looks like you got a lot of other things done though, gratz on that.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I would probably do more garter stitch at the edge, and/or change it to a rib if you want.
ReplyDeleteI have been told to always measure your gage with the stitches OFF the needles. That means putting them on the cable part of the needle if using a cable needle, or if not, put them on a piece of waste yarn to check. Because the needles distort/stretch the stitches. Sounds like alot of work, but I would hate for you to think you are off or on gage and have to keep adjusting and frogging.