Pride goeth before a fall. Or some sh*t like that.
So, my friend Steph asked me recently, "Whatever happened to Honeysuckle?"
What, indeed.
Well, the thing is, Jenny didn't listen to Nona. Nona was taught that one should take a
"mild conceit session" when one does a good job. Emphasis on MILD.
But when Jenny finished the fronts, backs, and one sleeve of Honeysuckle, she took a big huge gigantic conceit session. It went something like this:
[inside brain voice] "My goodness this stitching turned out well. How beautiful my seams are. What a great job on the sleeve caps. I am so so clever to have put the decreases two stitches in instead of one." BLAH BLAHBITY BLAH. "I can't wait to blog about how clever I am. My goodness how I rock."
And yet, here is what happened.
That funny ridge? Not really what I intended.
Let me esplain. No, it is too much. Let me sum up.
Sometimes I just don't see the obvious thing. My gauge is off. Twenty-four stitches to 4" instead of 22. This is a huge difference. AND, it's been off, since, oh I don't know, the BEGINNING.
That's right, the back and front and sleeve, all merrilly knit too small. Joy of joys. Please kill me now.
Thus, I spent some time ripping out some BEAUTIFUL seams:
Boo hoo.
Well, anyway, it's done. The bloody thing is taken apart. My very smart friend Jenna suggested I knit the second sleeve to fit (ie tweak the second sleeve) before frogging the first one, which I am doing. I have:
1) Increased needle sizes 2) Added increases 3) Redone the sleeve cap math. I will leave the back and front (which fit otherwise) and redo the sleeves. This grasshopper is now humbled, master. "Wax on, wax off."
Keep your fingers crossed.
Note to self:
When putting on deodorant fast in the morning (when one is running very late, such that one is brushing one's teeth in the shower, etc.), try to remove the large plastic sharp cover.
OUCH!
Knittin' like a fiend.
So, during all the family hullabaloo last week, I spent much time in airplanes, airports, cars, the Metro (of course I looked for Wendy, but she was not on my train), and there was lots of waiting. When I travel, I get scads of knitting done - maybe because I can't do much else? Anyway, during our trip I did finish the front and back of Honeysuckle:
Sorry for the blurry pic. Try squinting.
And you know what that means...
Yes, that's right. I am shipwrecked on Sleeve Island. I'm going to need at least a lime and some salt, believe me.
The hubby used our stone turtle quite cleverly in this pic, yes?
So, to recap for those napping, that's half a sleeve done, the front and back done, and I have seamed the shoulders and the neckband is in place. I may actually finish something soon - and since I fly to my folks' house for the next few days, I'd say the forecast for knitting is looking very good... Woohoo!