If you think that this is the post where I'm announcing the Blogiversary giveaway winner, you're wrong (meaning there's still time to enter).
And, if you're looking at that photo and thinking my, isn't that collar small? Then you'd be absolutely correct. This sweater is becoming the bane of my knitting existence. It's making me start to hate all my other knitting, no matter what it may be. When I first blocked this sweater (back when it was still in pieces) every piece (both sides of body and both sleeves) blocked to the exact measurements called for in the pattern schematics. I seamed it together and everything fit fine until I got to the saddles of the shoulders. They are way, way too long to leave any sort of opening that anyone other than an infant could fit their head through (and even that's questionable). I've ripped and re-ripped the blasted saddles and will need to do even more ripping tonight. I had Adam try it on last night and when he couldn't fit it over his head, I actually started to cry. I should also mention that when I had him try it on last weekend after my seaming marathon, the sweater (whose original, blocked length from armpit to waist was 18") had somehow shrunk up two inches and was now much too short for my 6'4" husband. Which, needless to say, pissed me off to no end. I'm assuming that the seaming cause the sweater to shrink up some, but really? Two whole inches? I'm one hundred percent absolutely positively sure that the length had been 18" (both pre- and post-blocking) but now it wasn't. Now, I know my husband loves me but he's not the kind of guy who will wear an ill-fitting sweater just because his wife made it for him. He was tugging at it saying, "this is little. Why is it so small? Can you add two inches?" I was able to vigorously reblock it back to the correct length but is seems to want to shrink up again. So, if you can imagine that was last weekend and now the whole head-can't-fit-through business this weekend perhaps the crying makes more sense.
I'm so sorry! How frustrating. :-( I hate that this sweater has made you cry. Bad sweater!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! That is an awful story. I sure hope you get it worked out soon, so that it will GO AWAY and you can move on to something more enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteI'm SO sorry! Wish I had some suggestions. All that time knitting and then to have to struggle getting a finished project, a tear or two was in order!
ReplyDeleteThat is so frustrating. I feel your pain, I would cry too. Just think of all the things you have made successfully - that should cheer you up. I bet they far outnumber the p.i.t.a. ones!
ReplyDeleteSUCH a bummer. :( I had a similar bad experience with a boatneck sweater for my husband--the neck was too wide in his case. There was nothing I could do to fix it because of the construction. I really hope you can make your sweater work! Pulling for you!
ReplyDeletewell you obviously have my complete and wholehearted sympathies. boy do i know what you're going through, and how it sucks the possibility out of ever knitting anything again. screw it. i'm very sorry for both of us right now and send a commiserating hug.
ReplyDeleteOh no! I hope you can work through the frustration. It sounds like this sweater may need a time out before you deal with it.
ReplyDeleteOh, Andrea. I am so sorry that your labor of love is causing such grief and frustration.
ReplyDeleteBoy that sucks. Worst case scenario maybe you can cut and seam and then pick up and knit a rolled neck....
ReplyDeleteDon't feel bad about crying. I once cried when I opened my birthday present from Steve. He's never forgotten it and occasionally makes unseemly references to it.
yay for seamless sweaters!!! I think it looks terrific...and hopefully it won't deter you too much from tackling your next project!
ReplyDeletewhat a naughty sweater.
ReplyDeletei suggest putting it in a bag, hiding it in a closet, and not thinking about it for a long time. that should give it sufficient time to think about what it's done.