the whole thing. this weekend. i was so excited. but i can't wear it! it's HUGE. i can't figure out why. my gauge was right. i did keep doing increase rows after the neckline join because the purl ridges would have fallen right across the bust instead of below--i should have realized that i needed to decrease at that point. i did get the stitch count correct before starting the chevron pattern, though, so i assumed it'd be all right. but the whole thing--collar and all--just swims on me. so i guess i just knitted a size too big. i knitted the 36-38, and i wear a 34c (so the fullest part of my bust is 37 inches). i used the recommended tilli tomas yarns, so it could be a stretching thing.
anyway, so now i'm debating between the painstaking process of ripping out the whole thing (which has all of its ends woven in and everything!) and knitting it again in a smaller size (how much smaller??) or knitting it in a cheaper yarn first to test the sizing. i'm just heartbroken to have spent $200 on yarn to make a sweater i can't wear! i knitted it in just five weeks, too, and i was so proud! :(
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You're not the only one with this problem. I had the same problem too - I had a hard time figuring out where to adjust so it was helpful to see your comments. Seems like we should stop with the increase after the neckline join. Here's to the rip.
thanks, y'all. it's been a pain to rip--for some reason, some rows just unravel whoosh, and other rows i have to unthread stitch by stitch, pulling the yarn through each stitch. it's really maddening. and occasionally i run into a tangle i can't undo :( and i finally give up after an hour of working it and have to cut the yarn. very frustrating.
anyway, glad to hear the fitting business isn't just me--thanks for the advice, knitnzu! i'm going to try that when i knit the next one :)
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