You know that lovely rust-colored v-neck sweater I was working on?
Well, when I tried it on before I started the sleeves, the bodice seemed to fit alright--a little loose, but not in an unattractive way. I just tried it on again, near the end of sleeve one (finally)...
And it is WAY too big in the bust. Like a good 2-3" too big. (I believe this phenomenon is referred to as "batwings"?)
I'm knitting at a smaller gauge than the pattern requires (15 sts for every 4" instead of 14 sts for every 4") and that's still not helping. I guess it doesn't help that the smallest size is written for a 36.5" bust...and I'm more like 32". Even with my gauge I should be getting 34", which you'd think would fit okay, right? I think it's the fact that the ribbing is done on smaller needles, which makes the waist way smaller--ribbing on the same sized needles, or no ribbing at all, would probably make the sizing disparity a little less obvious.
What do I do now? I know I have to unravel this thing (sniff) and reknit it. (The worst part is that I did Russian joins throughout the sweater...ugh, I don't want to think about rewinding that). I guess I need to refigure my math and do fewer raglan increases...I don't even want to think about that right now.
Well, happy turkey day anyway!
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3 comments:
boo hoo :(
That sucks.
But you know, there's no reason for knitting a sweater that doesn't fit right. You'll be so happy when it's done the right way. In the mean time, just grit your teeth and frog like hell! Good luck.
Oh NOOOOO! That does suck, but Sarah's right - at least you found it before you were completely done and you still have a chance to make it perfect. And what the heck is a Russian join??
Russian join.
Thanks guys! I'll probably reknit the new sweater as I'm frogging the old one...save myself some work! (Once I do the math, that is...math, ugh!)
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