tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post1834534628417552279..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: Time FliesK.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-61879043799987587422015-12-21T17:53:57.936-05:002015-12-21T17:53:57.936-05:00I'm the proud owner of not one but TWO four-ye...I'm the proud owner of not one but TWO four-year sweaters. The first was a lovely British pattern in all over cables, unfortunately rendered in fine, fine Scandinavian yarn, or rather thread. When I finally got it done, it spent a year at the bottom of the closet, being pouted at, I was sooo sick of it. But in all fairness I'm still wearing it 20 years later :-). The second one was because of fit problems and the long-term denial thereof, it finished its short life at the thrift shop too. <br />Can I give a bit of unsollicited advice about your current WIP? Get a big, big tin of safety pins, and safety-pin-baste it. You'll either be so fired up about how lovely it really looks that you'll just pull out a crochet and finish those seams in an hour. Or you'll finally be able to take it out of the bag and do something about it. I'm not so in favor of giving it away, unles you already cut through a steek - you could consider it as a present of fresh new yarn, and just rip it and use it. Be sure to ravelry yourself a fresh new pattern before you rip :-)M-Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-19621917494068688452015-12-16T15:15:28.286-05:002015-12-16T15:15:28.286-05:00Hey - at least you don't have to worry that it...Hey - at least you don't have to worry that it won't fit :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-73237922064736600822015-12-16T15:15:02.665-05:002015-12-16T15:15:02.665-05:00Oh, I'm all over the snap option if it seems l...Oh, I'm all over the snap option if it seems like that's the safest way to go. I have to get to the point where I can try it on and see whether the fit will mandate it. Sometimes I do buttons with concealed snaps - just for extra security and no pulling.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-18097106366693681672015-12-16T15:14:08.600-05:002015-12-16T15:14:08.600-05:00Wow - I don't think I could do that (though I ...Wow - I don't think I could do that (though I think it's great that you did because someone else might have finished and loved it and, even if no, why should you be the one to have to rip back a zillion hours of work).K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-21409410918693324002015-12-16T15:12:31.694-05:002015-12-16T15:12:31.694-05:00Oh dear. I'm half way to a post like this, mys...Oh dear. I'm half way to a post like this, myself. Only, at least in my case it's a blanket and I'm more than 2/3 done. Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-51687219958290580302015-12-15T19:08:28.719-05:002015-12-15T19:08:28.719-05:00I have one thought about the front closure - snaps...I have one thought about the front closure - snaps. I sometimes can't stomach a potential disaster with buttonholes, so I go to snaps. Some are quite fancy these days. Best wishes!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052154668740210413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-20844632950665816712015-12-15T18:32:46.643-05:002015-12-15T18:32:46.643-05:00After I wrote this I remembered another project, a...After I wrote this I remembered another project, a Fair Isle Pingouin pattern made with cotton (about a worsted weight, if I remember properly). Very early 90s, and I cringe now to think of it although I did love the cool summer colours (SO not a fan of knitting with cotton). I completed quite a bit of it, perhaps the sides, back, and part of a sleeve, but it languished and languished and languished. Until I realized I would never finish it and couldn't stand having it around testifying to my poor planning, profligacy, laziness, whatever. So I bundled it all up, stitches still on needles, included the pattern, and dumped it into the Thrift Store bin. Perhaps a knitter bought it for a song, and finished it happily??? More likely someone was happy enough to frog it and profit from the expensive yarn. Sometimes you just have to give yourself permission. In the end I justified it by thinking of the entertainment/recreation value of the knitting process itself, even if the final product didn't justify the expense.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-54193594598670865212015-12-15T17:21:21.149-05:002015-12-15T17:21:21.149-05:00That is a great idea! I never even thought of that...That is a great idea! I never even thought of that. Hmmmm... off to call some peeps.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-77717806665379169142015-12-15T17:20:55.032-05:002015-12-15T17:20:55.032-05:00So glad I'm not alone Karen! And how great tha...So glad I'm not alone Karen! And how great that you have 3 daughters. I've only got one and she's SO not into my elegant creations.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-70784370098004538562015-12-15T17:20:19.429-05:002015-12-15T17:20:19.429-05:00Hilarious! And it makes me feel like I've got ...Hilarious! And it makes me feel like I've got time on my hands with this one :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-89545532298731872392015-12-15T16:43:16.828-05:002015-12-15T16:43:16.828-05:00Well, you did ask. In 1993 I saw a lovely sweater ...Well, you did ask. In 1993 I saw a lovely sweater in Canadian Living mag, and madly went out and bought the exact yarn to make it. 19 years later, I finished it :-) It is now fairly dated with its batwing type sleeves and loose turtle neck, but it has a beautiful set of cables up the centre front (first I ever attempted). So I wear it camping- at least it fits...even if I look like a refugee from the 90's.<br />Barb<br />Barbbbarnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399421440007975826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-85317479730309333972015-12-15T14:31:15.710-05:002015-12-15T14:31:15.710-05:00You have described my lingering WIPs to a T -- sha...You have described my lingering WIPs to a T -- shape shifting bod and absolutely no notes as to what I intended, plus perfection paralysis. My only solution has been to "just do it" -- forget perfection and make my best guess as to forgotten details. And if it doesn't suit my current shape -- well, I have three daughters. Surely one of them would want one of their mother's elegant creations? (Severe eye roll) ��Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054898339904207513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-16621152808261991402015-12-15T14:20:22.804-05:002015-12-15T14:20:22.804-05:00I had a project like that, a pattern from Vogue Kn...I had a project like that, a pattern from Vogue Knitting that had a cool cable-wrapping thing at the front centre that then opened out from about the navel. I found the directions really confusing, had a hard time picturing the architecture, and, like you, had all the pieces knit, blocked, even some partially seamed, forever. And ever. Finally, I asked at my knitting shop where one of the women is brilliant at finishing. Loves it almost more than the knitting itself, teaches classes in finishing, wears garments that testify to her perfectionism. I got a quote for her and decided it was worth every penny to get a wearable sweater out of some otherwise worthless scraps of fabric I'd invested time and yarn money into creating.... Perhaps her cousin or sister or clone works at your yarn store....materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.com