ok so I spent yesterday working on my jacket..
I get to the part where I have to place markers for my left and right side.. for the split I have to make later.. placed the markers.. held up my work
MOTHER FUCKER!!..
the back was way off.. there was no way that was gonna fit acrosss.. I pulled out my tape measure .. had to see just how off I was.. if it was only a few inches.. I could have finessed it and made it work .. 10 INCHES.. TEN.. what the?...
I was like my gauge was dead on .. where did I go wrong.. .. so.. I naturally put the project down.. (this was 2 am) and decided to go sleep .. and hope it was all a dream this morning.. no such luck...
Measured again.. still .. 10 inches off.. not a dream....
motherfuckergaugewasgooddamnitalltohellIhavetounravelthewholefuckingthing
I start pulling it all out.. my whole day of work yesterday .. and rewinding the balls of yarn .. pulling .. pulling .. trying to figure it out.. when I got to my starting chain .. there was the answer..
I am a freaking dumbass!!
my starting chain should have been 65.. the largest size.. you know we discussed that when i started.. i had to do the largest size.. so why did I start the smallest (41 stitches)?? there was the answer to my 10 missing inches..
So.. something good comes of this though.. I was using the suggested hook.. and to me the fabric was denser than I wanted it .. but would have been ok.. well now that I have to start over.. I went up a hook size.. and guess what .. it looks even that much better.. PLUS seems to be working faster.. I guess all the "practice" yeasterday paid off...so I guess this was a "good" mistake.. if there is such..
anyway .. I am already at row 8 again .. and was only to 15 yesterday so.. not too shabby ..
I get to the part where I have to place markers for my left and right side.. for the split I have to make later.. placed the markers.. held up my work
MOTHER FUCKER!!..
the back was way off.. there was no way that was gonna fit acrosss.. I pulled out my tape measure .. had to see just how off I was.. if it was only a few inches.. I could have finessed it and made it work .. 10 INCHES.. TEN.. what the?...
I was like my gauge was dead on .. where did I go wrong.. .. so.. I naturally put the project down.. (this was 2 am) and decided to go sleep .. and hope it was all a dream this morning.. no such luck...
Measured again.. still .. 10 inches off.. not a dream....
motherfuckergaugewasgooddamnitalltohellIhavetounravelthewholefuckingthing
I start pulling it all out.. my whole day of work yesterday .. and rewinding the balls of yarn .. pulling .. pulling .. trying to figure it out.. when I got to my starting chain .. there was the answer..
I am a freaking dumbass!!
my starting chain should have been 65.. the largest size.. you know we discussed that when i started.. i had to do the largest size.. so why did I start the smallest (41 stitches)?? there was the answer to my 10 missing inches..
So.. something good comes of this though.. I was using the suggested hook.. and to me the fabric was denser than I wanted it .. but would have been ok.. well now that I have to start over.. I went up a hook size.. and guess what .. it looks even that much better.. PLUS seems to be working faster.. I guess all the "practice" yeasterday paid off...so I guess this was a "good" mistake.. if there is such..
anyway .. I am already at row 8 again .. and was only to 15 yesterday so.. not too shabby ..
2 Comments:
At 4:43 PM,
Deneen said…
My eyes, my ears, such salty language.......Gawd, I hate when that freaking happens. I have to use a marker and cross out the number os stitches for the maller siz and only let the one size show.
The good thing is that yes, you actually learn from the mistake and can change it for the better. It should breeze through now.
At 5:37 PM,
Heather Cox said…
Yeah you do sound like a pirate, how appropriate considering the project! LOL I did the same thing with my Mariposa and had to start over. I understand your pain. And your blue streak. Totally. Good luck, I hope it goes better this time.
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