See this?
That's 23 inches across which means it's a 46-inch sweater. I think I was going for the Large size at 44 inches because the Medium size was only 41 inches, even though I really wanted something more like a "Medium-and-a-Half" (the story of my life), or 42 inches. So, yeah, 46 inches is just not going to work. Who looks good with an extra 2 inches of sweater hanging out on each side?
(The length was far too long too, but that's totally just user-error. I mean, the whole thing was user-error, but knitting it too long just meant that I didn't stop soon enough...)The solution? It's in the washing machine on hot right now. At 75% cotton/25% wool, I'm fairly confident that it won't felt or totally fall apart, but :::something::: will happen, to be sure. Please send lots of "appropriate shrinking/non-felting" vibes and good juju to my house this morning. I'll keep you posted.
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ETA: It totally felted. Now it's a shorter (by 3 inches), felted, 46-inch sweater. And heavier than all get out when wet.
:::big sigh:::
We shall see what tomorrow brings when it's dry, but, yeah...not so good.
7 comments:
You are a very brave woman. Let us know how it turns out!
love the color
Aw nuts. It's dissappointing when so much work doesn't turn out precisely like we want it to. It's still a very pretty sweater though. Perhaps it can be a really special gift for someone who's bigger than you?
Oh, crud! It is SUCH a pretty sweater. I'm sorry. Ughhhh! I was thinking the same thing (as the comment above)...anyone you can give it to who is a little bigger?
Good luck! I've heard that this sweater runs a bit big...
Oh what a bummer! My FBLS turned out a *tad* too big, but not so bad that I couldn't shrink it by throwing it in the dryer while damp.
That seriously sucks that yours turned out so big!
Oh darn...all that work. I hope when it dries things look better. It sure turned out pretty!
Have a great week!
So sorry to hear!
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