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November 03, 2004

Laugh and point, then tell me what you think

First, let me show you a mistake I made a couple of weeks ago:

I turned around in the middle of the row (not on purpose). Here is where you laugh and point. I haven't done that since the very first thing I made 11 years ago. 12 years?

OK: Here's the Michelin Man dilemma. No 2 skeins are really alike. The color changes at the same rate, but one skein starts at the bright blue, another in the dark, others in the gray area. So I thought in order to have the front and back the same and the stripes continue around, it would just be easiest to knit it in the round. And that's what I did. But I don't really like it. It might be the yarn. It might be the color, but I just feel kind of blah about it. I got up above the armholes and was only working the back and the stripes became much more subtle and wider, plus you see the bright blue more. I might like that better. So here are my choices:

Leave it the way it is. I veto this option

Rip it all out and knit the front and back separately, but so they match.

Rip and knit the front and back separately and throw all caution to the wind and who cares if it doesn't match. The sleeves probably won't match anyway.

Forget about this yarn and use another... like the purple polar I never returned, although it's not really the same gauge, but I could recalculate my pattern.

I'm feeling kind of unconvinced when it comes to this yarn. I like it. I hate it. I can't decide.
Here is where you give me your most helpful opinions

Posted by kate at November 3, 2004 12:47 PM