Stupid cardigan...most boring post ever
I hate the stupid "go-everywhere, go-with-everything cardigan" from S n B. I guess that my gauge is too teeny, even though my wool and needles are the right ones. Stupid thing. I'm feeling somewhat lazy, so I'm going to post the exact panicked email I just sent to Miss G...
The back panel of the cardigan is supposed to be 23 inches wide, and 23 inches long...I was counting stitches in the pattern, but it seems that my guage or yarn or whatever is a bit smaller, so I was needing more stitches to get to where I had to go. As a result, I've been using measurements.
Anyways, I've noticed that instead of the required 23 inches, the sweater is only 22 inches wide. Is one inch off going to make much of a difference? As far as the fit of the body of the sweater, I think it will be more than wide enough. My question is...
a) is this difference a problem?
b) will I be running into problems when I make the sleeves? Should I cast on 5 extra stitches for the width of the sleeves, especially considering the fact that my arms are pretty big? The shaping for the sleeves is pretty much based on measurements rather than number of stitches, except for the decreases...those were counted. The stupid shapings were supposed to be 3.5 inches from the edge for the extra large sweater, and they are only 3 inches. yikes.
I guess to summarize, the width is small because I didn't measure, I counted. The length is long because I measured. The width differences are about 1/2 to 1 inch.
What the hell should I do? I think I need a cardigan intervention. I'm only making small things that knit up fast...I've invested way too much time into this stupid sweater for it to not work.
I need a back to school sweater! I have no freaking cardigans!!
....update....
I just spoke with Miss G and it looks like cardi is a go. Full steam ahead! Thanks Sensei G!
The back panel of the cardigan is supposed to be 23 inches wide, and 23 inches long...I was counting stitches in the pattern, but it seems that my guage or yarn or whatever is a bit smaller, so I was needing more stitches to get to where I had to go. As a result, I've been using measurements.
Anyways, I've noticed that instead of the required 23 inches, the sweater is only 22 inches wide. Is one inch off going to make much of a difference? As far as the fit of the body of the sweater, I think it will be more than wide enough. My question is...
a) is this difference a problem?
b) will I be running into problems when I make the sleeves? Should I cast on 5 extra stitches for the width of the sleeves, especially considering the fact that my arms are pretty big? The shaping for the sleeves is pretty much based on measurements rather than number of stitches, except for the decreases...those were counted. The stupid shapings were supposed to be 3.5 inches from the edge for the extra large sweater, and they are only 3 inches. yikes.
I guess to summarize, the width is small because I didn't measure, I counted. The length is long because I measured. The width differences are about 1/2 to 1 inch.
What the hell should I do? I think I need a cardigan intervention. I'm only making small things that knit up fast...I've invested way too much time into this stupid sweater for it to not work.
I need a back to school sweater! I have no freaking cardigans!!
....update....
I just spoke with Miss G and it looks like cardi is a go. Full steam ahead! Thanks Sensei G!
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