I finished off the first wrist warmer and was preparing to stitch it together and weave in the ends so I could try it on. I failed to use the mass of grey goo between my ears though and stupidly freed the project from the remaining skein. This, of course, means that I have one wristwarmer that I won't ever wear and no way to frog it so I can start over. DISASTER.
The pattern I used was great. So easy to knit once I figured out the cables. I made it about half as long as suggested, but followed everything else. The problem? The hole for my thumb. The way the pattern was written, it is impossible to join the top of the wristwarmers and still get them around your hand. If I were a smarter person, I would have realized this before cutting the yarn and maybe tinked the last few rows so I could do some increases.
Unfortunately, I was not experienced enough to notice the problem until I had it cut and then there was nothing I could do.
I'm not sure what I'm going to do with my remaining skein and a third of Noro. Such a pretty colorway, too. Maybe I can go back to Borealis and get some more; maybe try a pattern that's better suited to the yarn than a pair of wristwarmers.
1 comments:
I've used that pattern a lot, and can help you out with the thumb. I know its vagaries. Also, you should be able to salvage enough of the yarn to make this work out again; we can give tips.
I do suggest using a different yarn than Noro Kureyon for it; it's scratchy. I used mine to make a tea cozy, which I am using right now, and it is ever so cute: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/katharriet/kureyon-kozy.
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