Looks good, doesn't it? (I swear that red is more subtle in real life.)
Except...well, remember how I swatched this on size 11 needles and got 12 stitches in 4 inches? The specified gauge is 11 stitches in 4 inches, so I went down to size 10.5 when I cast on, vowing to myself that I'd check my gauge often, once I got past the evil influence of those garter rows and ribbing at the cast-on.
I checked. I'm getting 14 stitches in 4 inches. Wrong. The jacket back should be 30 inches across at the bottom; that...thing on my needles is 24 inches across.
Shortly, that...thing will not exist.
Why didn't you all tell me I was wrong choosing smaller needles? I need larger needles!
goes off to rummage through the needle stash, mumbling to herself waaaay more than usual
5 comments :
Who THINKS when we read blogs? I mean...yeah. You are right.
Lookit all the blogging going on around here! Yikes.
I'm the queen of messed-up gauge. If I hadn't kept my mouth shut, your problem would be worse, not better!
We've all been there...
Beautiful yarn, beautiful pattern. It'll be all right.
I'm sorry but I never knit a gauge swatch I belong to the Anti Gauge League at Rav. I hate those things and they lie. Good Luck.
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