Which was fine, except that I had already knit the sleeves separately, and didn't make any mistakes, so I had a big body and tiny little sleeves. Here's where I decide to make lemons into lemonade. I thought, "Hey, let's just make two sweaters! And this time, LEARN TO COUNT." And here's the strange thing: I used the same yarn, same needles and actually counted correctly, and look what I got.
Two sweaters, the same size. The one on the right is smaller by maybe an inch. To make matters worse, now the small sleeves won't fit into the smaller sweater. What now? MORE LEMONADE, OF COURSE! "Even though I have no experience steeking, I'm going to do it! Yes! How hard can it be?" (DISCLAIMER) My judgement might have been affected by the glass of wine I had earlier in the evening. How did it go, you ask?
Tres horrible. What a surprise.
Here is the ultimate fate of the yarn.
Speed Racer needed a scarf, anyway. Oh, and it turns out I Really Do Hate Seaming.
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O.M.G, I could cry. Seriously, I would have cried.
Oh no!! I would have screamed and then cried.
I'm thinking I'd have a drink before steeking too. I'm impressed that you reballed it. I would have thown it out in a fit of rage.
Well, it wasn't as painful as I thought it would be. I figured I already had a larger one, so it wasn't like I'd be left with nothing. I couldn't fix it, and I certainly didn't want to put it aside "for later" and still be looking at it three years down the road. I had made so many mistakes anyway: I put in a "lifeline" that was too thick and left an indentation in the fabric even after blocking it, I miscounted one of the buttonhole rows, and forgot a YO on the first leaf. Honestly, the yarn deserved by right to be unravelled. LOL In any case, it will make a lovely hat and maybe a pair of booties. It was such a small project that it didn't feel part of my yet.
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