WIP Wednesday - roadblock

Knitting goal for the week reached: 1st half of lace pattern. 

Except...when I tried it on using my nifty Knitpicks cable connectors...

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alas, I discovered the fit was way off.

The neckline is so loose that unless I pose like this the sweater almost drops off my shoulders entirely. It's baggy, but not in a flattering way. Hats off to all you gauge gurus out there...apparently being off by 1/2 a stitch makes a huge difference. Sigh. 

I feel like if I knit with a smaller needle it would make the resulting fabric too dense and heavy for this particular pattern. I think I have to declare "mismatch" and rip back. Double sigh. 

These certainly make me feel better:

Aren't the colors just awesome? They really make me smile every time i look at this sock.

That's the beauty of having multiple projects OTN! I'm slo loving all the projects that I'm seeing so far in this KAL. Lots of awesome FO's that are being queued on the daily! Fun fun fun! 

Marianella

Sometimes a knitting project, like many things in life, starts out with the best intentions. It even looks like smooth sailing and clear skies ahead. But then you realize, you made the wrong size. You keep knitting, horribly in denial, until you finally realize you need to move on. Square your shoulders, frog away, cry a little, move on.

It helps when you finally find a new life for the yarn, in this case the original project was Oatmeal Pullover...the pattern is great, but the yarn wasn't quite right for it. 

The yarn is Ella Rae Latte in colorway Majestic Jade, held double. Isn't it lovely?

The pattern: Jane Richmond's Marian

Noelle had to jump in. My little ham.

The crazy bag lady toddler? Also mine. 

She sure loves the Marian, refused to take it off once she got her paws on it.