Started And......

Frogged.  Twice.

As soon as I posted yesterday, I dug out the yarn for Andy's sweater and cast on.  Knit two rows, checked gauge, WAAAAAAAY off, frogged.  Dug out needles two sizes smaller and cast on.  The gauge is fine but

You know how stockinette rolls if it doesn't have ribbing attached?  Well, the designer doesn't.  I was willing to give the designer and Interweave Knits the benefit of the doubt here since there is ribbing on both sides of the stockinette patch, but NO.  Like ALL stockinette, it rolls.  I have frogged it for a second time, and cursing all designers

I cast on a lace scarf instead.  NO designer to mess things up or not double check.  Just a stitch pattern I like, a nonrolling edging, and I'm a happy woman. And it's NEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So....I didn't have the cast-on frenzy I thought I would, and technically am only at 11 WIPS right now, and I might just finish this scarf before having another go at the sweater.  If I keep having to do all the work to make patterns work as they should, why am I paying for them?  Maybe 2010 will be the Year of the Scarf......:)

Comments

carolynswafford said…
How frustrating! Good for you for putting it to the side! The scarf pattern is very pretty.
December 11, 2009 at 8:20 PM
tinebeest said…
Are you sure you couldn't have blocked that rolling out of the sucker?

Pretty scarf, though. Can't blame you for casting that on!
December 12, 2009 at 3:07 AM
Janet said…
Perhaps you could make a modification of the patter, try working garter stitch rows for 4 rows or doing ribbing for a few rows on the bottom???? I have done that on a few sweaters that were stockinette only, the ribbing.
Janet
December 12, 2009 at 9:45 AM
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