Eventually it happens to all of us: a thoroughly botched project. Today, I will share my recent failure: The Buttony Sweater.
It started out great, as you may recall from this hopeful photo:
And it seemed like it was going great all the way until I reached the ribbing at the bottom of the body.
The first issue I encountered was that I ran out of the contrast color yarn that I was using for the top & bottom ribbing a few stitches before the end of the bind-off. But never fear! I had a very similar color of yarn that I substituted for those last few stitches & no one will be able to tell the difference. Once I'd finished binding off, I tried it on & the real problem revealed itself. This thing fits terribly! It's too bulky under the arms & way too tight in the waist & hips. My waist shaping is too low & too dramatic. On top of that, I don't have as much yarn as I thought I did, so I definitely don't have enough to do full sleeves.
Here it is lying flat. Even here, the shaping mistakes are obvious.
Luckily I have a plan! I'm going to rip it back to the armpits & start the waist shaping almost immediately below them. I will make fewer decreases & increase more at the hips. To ensure that I have enough yarn, I'll knit one less buttonhole. Lastly, I'll have to make short sleeves instead of long sleeves. I only have one ball of the main color yarn left so I'll have to use half of it for each sleeve. Fingers crossed that this turns out better & if you have any suggestions, I'd love to hear them!
It started out great, as you may recall from this hopeful photo:
The first issue I encountered was that I ran out of the contrast color yarn that I was using for the top & bottom ribbing a few stitches before the end of the bind-off. But never fear! I had a very similar color of yarn that I substituted for those last few stitches & no one will be able to tell the difference. Once I'd finished binding off, I tried it on & the real problem revealed itself. This thing fits terribly! It's too bulky under the arms & way too tight in the waist & hips. My waist shaping is too low & too dramatic. On top of that, I don't have as much yarn as I thought I did, so I definitely don't have enough to do full sleeves.
Here it is lying flat. Even here, the shaping mistakes are obvious.
Luckily I have a plan! I'm going to rip it back to the armpits & start the waist shaping almost immediately below them. I will make fewer decreases & increase more at the hips. To ensure that I have enough yarn, I'll knit one less buttonhole. Lastly, I'll have to make short sleeves instead of long sleeves. I only have one ball of the main color yarn left so I'll have to use half of it for each sleeve. Fingers crossed that this turns out better & if you have any suggestions, I'd love to hear them!
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