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February 03, 2006
Olympic Swatchiness
OK blog readers I have a Q for you alls. First I have to state, in clear and uncertain terms, that I do not have too much yarn. That is Cassie's problem. And in fact I got more yarn today... ordered this past weekend in some weird unexplained shopping frenzy. So I start swatching for the OKAL in yummy yarn and.... well its a circular sweater. Knit at 28sts/4" and 53" round. You do the math. And its stranded colorwork. Despite the snafu with the MKAL gauge morphing I rarely have such things happen. Why? I am not afraid of ripping. I CO socks, mittens, hats etc and knit 6" past edge treatment then measure gauge. With sweaters I normally start with the sleeve and measure after 6" past edge treatment. I didn't with MKAL cause its icky intarsia and I didn't feel up to increasing and intarsia-ing at same time. Back to the OKAL sweater~ so I CO for sleeve, following instructions for my size, work hem and then start cuff and OK its been 7 hrs already and I haven't reached measurable point yet. Since the sleeves normally act as a swatch for me am I cheating? Steph did say swatching was not cheating but since my swatch involves actually CO and beginning the sweater do I have to rip out the 6" past cuff [the hem and cuff are both worked on smaller needles] that I end up knitting to ensure gauge? Never mind that I will probably have to knit the sleeve 2 or 3 times before getting correct gauge I am just wondering if I am wrong in thinking I can, on the 10th, pick up my sleeve bit and work from there. Tell me what you think....
I did email Steph and ask but I realize she is swamped beyond belief with this KAL so unless she replies I will honor the polls results. And looksie~ I joined another KAL... the spectrum thingie run by Miss Lolly. You may recall that Miss Lolly was my poor victem for SP. #3 I think it was. I still think she is totally adorable and I arranged my cubbies for Project Spectrum. With WW+ yarns and a few thinner stuff cause I think my hands will hurt if I have to knit with honking huge needles for a full 5 or 6 months. In fact this sweater I am swatching is supposed to be done on 3mm needles and I keep inserting those dpns into needle gauge thingie cause they seem absurdly thick.
Anyway yarny days and knitterly evenings to all
Edited to add: Ugh seems there are tons of porn ads around my poll results thingie please vote but don't check results and if you know how to prevent such ickiness let me know for next time kay?
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