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03.25.2008 :: 84. Vested
Flyingdales cardigan looking like a vest! I couldn't wait to try it on when I got the shoulder's seamed up with their 3 needle bind offs. And I was a bit disappointed (sound familiar Ruth?) Although I haven't really read ahead in the pattern, I'll be all set if the button bands are about a foot wide. A knitter can hope, right?
Besides the discouraging fit, there's a bit of a shoulder problem that needs to be fixed. It's an easy fix though.
This is the Right shoulder, knit as it should be:
Left shoulder:
I stopped too soon on the welt pattern. So, tonight I'll take out the 3 needle bind off and fix it.
But the wind is sucked out of my flyingdale sails. Pfft.
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Believe me, the irony is not lost on me that my post yesterday about eating real food to be more healthy is preceded by a post about cheesecake. But really, homemade cheesecake is REAL food. I know what ingredients are in there. Making it better for me (in extreme moderation) than store bought. And much more satisfying too.
Gotta stay away from cheesecake if I have any dream of wearing the flipping flyingdales though.
Posted by Sandy on 03.25.2008 AT 05:14 PM
Comments
If I ever make a Flyingdales I will make it really, really big. I love cheesecake.
Posted by: Lucia on 03.26.2008 AT 03:43 PM
Eeps, look at all that seed stitch!
Cheesecake, homemade, in moderation is perfectly acceptable!
Posted by: Tracey on 03.26.2008 AT 01:30 PM
I think your Flyingdales looks lovely so far! But between yours and Ruth's, I'm starting to wonder about this pattern...
Posted by: Beth S. on 03.26.2008 AT 10:27 AM
Pretty color. Nice cables! Hey, don't you want to knit a shawl??
Posted by: Nora on 03.26.2008 AT 08:11 AM
That sweater is cursed.
Posted by: Ruth on 03.26.2008 AT 12:20 AM
If the back fits, you could add a panel to each side of the front. If the sides are seamed, you could unseam it and insert the panel there, which would have two advantages: the middle would look like the pattern and the insert would be shorter. You'd have to adjust the sleevetops a little. O.K., a lot.
Posted by: =Tamar on 03.25.2008 AT 06:43 PM
I love the color and it would be pretty with my eyes...blink, blink.
Homemade is better for you...just don't enjoy too much.
Posted by: margene on 03.25.2008 AT 06:36 PM
Looks like Norma is getting a new sweater.
Posted by: Carole on 03.25.2008 AT 06:36 PM
Yay for homemade REAL food.
I'm sort of small, and I need a Flyingdales. Just a thought.
Posted by: Norma on 03.25.2008 AT 06:25 PM
After you fixed your sweater, wanna finish mine for me? Yeah, I didn't think so.
Homemade is almost always better for you. ♥
Posted by: Cookie on 03.25.2008 AT 06:24 PM
I always thought Flyingdales would look nice as a vest--now I know it does. Love the cables and color.
Posted by: Barbara on 03.27.2008 AT 08:42 AM