Holy orangutan, Batman!
Posted by knittymom at 5/12/2008 9:13 AM and is filed under uncategorized 
I just finished a sweater for Megan and as usual I learned another important bit of knowledge in the process. (The fact that I learn something new every time I knit is one of the reasons I so enjoy the craft -- keeps me on my mental toes. Hey, everybody should have mental toes! Hee. Hee. Hee. <snork>. Sorry.) Anyhoo....
Here's today's revelation:
Note the length of the sweater arms in the pattern schematics and compare to target recipient's arms. Clue... the lengths should match.
Otherwise:
Luckily, longish arms can be easily corrected with a little bit of rolling:
I'm so pleased Megan loves her new sweater -- it's perfect for waiting for the bus on cool spring mornings.
Here are the details:
Pattern: Notre Dame de Grace pullover by Veronik Avery
And in all fairness to the designer, the pattern schematics did clearly state the length of the arms. I was shrinking an adult small down for Megan and forgot to proportionally shorten the arms. I really like the corrugated shoulder construction.
Yarn: Valley Yarns Colrain in grape jelly.
(Really soft yarn. 50% merino wool, 50% tencel) 10 skeins and I only have about a third left of one skein.
Here's today's revelation:
Note the length of the sweater arms in the pattern schematics and compare to target recipient's arms. Clue... the lengths should match.
Otherwise:
Luckily, longish arms can be easily corrected with a little bit of rolling:
I'm so pleased Megan loves her new sweater -- it's perfect for waiting for the bus on cool spring mornings.
Here are the details:
Pattern: Notre Dame de Grace pullover by Veronik Avery
And in all fairness to the designer, the pattern schematics did clearly state the length of the arms. I was shrinking an adult small down for Megan and forgot to proportionally shorten the arms. I really like the corrugated shoulder construction.
Yarn: Valley Yarns Colrain in grape jelly.
(Really soft yarn. 50% merino wool, 50% tencel) 10 skeins and I only have about a third left of one skein.
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