Greetings dear Unravelers!
I come to you today, fresh out of the Frog Pond… sigh. Yes… that Frog Pond. Last week’s progress on the yoke has all been ripped back… every last row.
My mistake, I think, is the result of a a combination of things… being off on row gauge (significantly) and trusting that the sweater size I picked would work. The short answer is I was wrong on both counts. So the yarn is in a bit of a working time out. And though I have knit the ribbing and the short row section completed again… I am pondering reworking the “increase” section because I am so dramatically off on row gauge, but that is a lot of math figuring. If you can tell that the bloom is off this sweater… you’d be right. Sigh.
Thank goodness I have sock knitting and stitching to occupy my time! I am roughly 2-ish inches from the heel flap! Maybe I can get this sock done this month!
Pages 5 and 6… I am so very happy with my progress thus far!
And I have a couple more pages completed since I last updated you…pages 5 and 6 respectively. This year, Ann Wood is giving us suggestions for pages. Page 5 was “no more than 3 fabrics” and perhaps my mosaic circle does not qualify for that, but I thought it worked well with the circles I had cut out. And the them for page 6 was “bottles” and I had fun doing that as well!
The reading has been a bit of a mixed bag. I finished the RWU selection, Gilead, butI will save my thoughts until discussion. (although, I will tell you that I am not running out to read any of the other books in this series… ) I was delighted by the first book in The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion… and have queued up the second book in the series, which I will settle in with as soon as I have finished Garrett Carr’s The Boy from the Sea, which I began on Monday after it became available after a long hold at the library!
There you have my very sad making this week. What about you… I hope you have not had to rip out any of your knitting!
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Having to frog is so frustrating.
I was planning to join in reading Gilead, and then I found out it was epistolary and decided not to.
Oh Kat! So sorry about your visit to the frog pond. I know that was not fun and the thought of having to figure out increases and all that entails hurts my head. Meanwhile, your stitching is gorgeous. I love your mosaic circle with the other circles and your bottles look great. I’m loving the unraveled pink yarn floating across each page. Glad to hear you enjoyed the first volume of Emma M. Lion. I’m now almost finished the third volume! The Boy From the Sea sounds very interesting – I will add that to my TBR list.
Oh, Kat, your frogging news is so painful! I thought the fabric you were knitting was beautiful, but sadly, sweater fit depends on much more than beauty. Thankfully, you’ve got your lovely sock to console you and your stitching pages are out of this world. I’m not a judge on the “three fabrics rule” but the mosaic page is really something. At first glance, I thought it was beaded, but a longer look revealed multicolor mosaic. I’m looking forward to more pages along the sock ramen path. I’m also joining the queue for Boy From the Sea. Thanks!
Oh No! Frogging! yikes, that’s a bummer but I’m glad you caught it in time. I am still recovering from my procedure so my knitting has been minimal.
Oh dear, I’m sorry that sweater has not been behaving itself. I hope your second attempt is a successful one. I’m glad you had some socks on the needles for the easy win and that you’ve just begun your time with dear Emma — you are in for such a treat!
Oh, NO! Oh, Kat . . . I’m so sorry to hear about your sweater. (I remember you were worried about your row gauge back when we were swatching . . . ). Your stitching, though? Incredible! And . . . who cares about the “prompts” (or whatever). I’m sure Ann would agree. She makes suggestions . . . but you make decisions! Your pages are lovely!
oh darn. I hope you find a good solution to your sweater. I think it’s a good idea to take a little time away from it while you ponder your choices! And look at those stitching pages – I love them!
Emma sounds like so much fun. I’m glad you’re enjoying those novels!
I’m so sorry to hear about your sweater troubles! That’s so frustrating, especially after navigating those challenging short rows. Your stitching is lovely, I hope that’s some consolation.
Oh rats to that sweater. Having to rip out all that work is a little discouraging. The stitch pages are wonderful. I’m sure the prompts are just that – a prompt or a suggestion with plenty of room for interpretation.
I love those bottles.