The Good:
Here is a picture of my progress. These are the sleeves that I am knitting two at a time, and I feel like a knitting goddess because I have managed to do it without tangling the two skeins.
The Bad:
Being a Perfectionist sucks!!! I was happy knitting along, and got to the decrease for the sleeve cap and then realized that my stitch count was off after I did my binding off. What is my problem, you ask? I was supposed to do the increase 10 times for the 36" size, and the dummy that took over my head when I read the pattern initially read the "9 times" for the 32" size. I will chalk this all up to the fact that I hate writing in my magazines, so I didn't circle or highlight the number that corresponded to my size. And yes, I could have photocopied the pattern, but I seem to always lose those things. So, now I have the grueling pleasure of frogging approximately 20 rows of stitches.
The Ugly:
I read the chart wrong, and have done the cable twist every 8 rows, as opposed to every 10 rows. I have completed the back, front pieces, and the sleeves (almost). So am I supposed to take this out??? Not for a minute on God's great earth am I going to even fathom that notion. Every fault is a fashion, and the cables are consistent with each other. So I'm keeping it. Ha! Leave me a comment. Let me know what you think.
6 comments:
The eight-row cables will be beautiful. I saw somebody's blog where they did it that way on purpose. No worries!
I also think an 8 row cable will be fine, especially if you've done it that way on every section. A lady at my LYS did her cables shorter because she doesn't like cables that are too long. I'm a perfectionist too, but sometimes you just have to let it go. =)
"...every fault is a fashion" - you said it best!!
Love your color choice by the way.
Way to go,I tried to do increases on my sleeves so that it was on every cable row and I think that worked,I was mindful to "read "my sleeve as I did the second though so they were the same!
Your cables are gorgeous. To me, they look just right & uniformed.
They're perfect the way they are :-)
Everyone, thank you for your kind words and support. I will continue to move forward with the 8 row cables. I am on my way to Michaels today to buy some materials to make a makeshift blocking board... styrofoam and fabric..hehe. I will block the pieces that are already finished, and keep you updated on the progress.
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