Do you ever knit something in a way that can only be described as ‘begrudgingly’? That’s where I’ve been with this project.
It’s mostly because of a mistake I made: when knitting the 1×1 colourwork, I find that there’s a gap where the colours change, creating a seam. I’m using a different construction from my first Sea Glass, and I forgot that this seam would be in the front. When I last posted, I thought the fix I’d applied was good enough, but over time I’ve been feeling increasingly certain it was not, in fact, good at all. I waver between ‘it looks fine to the casual observer!’ and ‘it looks fine to NO OBSERVER EVER’ *table flip*.
With that said, if I’d unraveled when I realised what I had done, I honestly don’t know if I would have re-knitted. I’ve done my absolute best to fix it and I’m hoping that a soak and wash will relax things a little and make this seam less seamy and more blendy. And I also have hope that a little duplicate stitching will help with the disguise.
Other grudge factors may include: the way the greys that had looked so different when balled up suddenly became identical when knitted next to each other; my continued lack of ability to change colours at the start of the row without leaving a big gap; and having to choose the colour order by myself. It’s no surprise to me that I like working within set parameters. I’m that kind of person. My last Sea Glass was based on the classic Doctor Who scarf so I never had to choose what colour came next, I just followed the famous sequence. Turns out that having to decide about colours on the hoof is Not My Thing.
Anyway, all moaning side, the knitting is over and I just need to braid up the ends before washing and blocking. I’m officially procrastinating, and while I recognise that I’m doing so because I fear the imperfection of the end result (and furthermore know that this is not the road to enlightenment), that’s not helping to motivate me to get on and do it.
I said I was going to leave moaning aside, there… then I went right ahead and moaned some more. So here’s something to officially be delighted about: I’ve used up 2kg of stash this year! I’m genuinely delighted! Between this sweater and the twelve other projects I’ve finished so far (holy moly, twelve?!), I’ve been having a blast using up bits and pieces.
As a reminder: I’m combining Brick (Ravelry link) by Clare Lee with the Sea Glass Sweater (Ravelry link) by Wool & Pine (Designer’s site).
I’ve added this post to the Unraveled Wednesday linkup, with thanks to Kat for hosting.
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