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January 27, 2006
Swatching Mama
Today I spent swatching the BWA and am really considering returning the yarn. Except for the two hanks I have swatched, washed, swatched, washed ad nauseum. I am so not enjoying working with it. And Hello the BWA is the 3rd yarn I have used for St Brigid swatches and its impossible. 20 sts instead of required 21 sts and 32 rows instead of the 27 rows called for. On all the swatches I have too many rows and not enough sts per inch. Is there a 'oopsie we screwed up' on this book out? I know people complain about the difficulty in getting Starmore gauge but I haven't had problems before. Mind you I have done FI not texture designed by her so that may be the big issue..... *sigh* back to swatching.
yarny days and knitterly evenings.
Posted by Elka at January 27, 2006 11:33 PM
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now i have to tell you
i put myself through college and grad school and did worse than flipping burgers. so there.
i remember a high point, as i had no familial support and was out of $ and food, when i found a $20 bill in the po on the floor, and stood there marvelling at it and waiting for someone to notice said bill ... after 2? 5? min or maybe only 30 seconds i knew it was miiiiine!!
i memorized that 365 ways to cook hamburger.
i guess some of the jobs were in college chem labs, but believe me, flipping burgers would have been better.
this gauge thing lately - are you knitting differently in any way? on the tips of the needles? blessings, :L
Posted by: :L, laura at January 28, 2006 02:08 AM
hi
just wanted to tell you that we wve the same name
Posted by: Elka at January 28, 2006 04:02 PM