In which gauge makes us sad
Last Sunday I was itchin' for a new project. Something fast, yet not simple, and wearable at the end. My sights turned to the Viennese Shrug in the Summer '05 IK. It calls for worsted weight yarn, and not too much of it, size 7 needles, and it's lace. Perfect.
So, I head to Amazing Threads, as I had to pick up a door prize donation for the Twin Cities Stitch 'n' Bitch picnic (if you're interested in coming, let me know, and I'll tell you how to join the group). Aha! I found some luscious Blue Sky cotton in "thistle" and thought it'd be perfect. I even bought a 20" Addi Turbo because my needles are in a box somewhere (I've been moving).
I got through an entire repeat and a half when I decided to measure.
Instead of 19 inches wide, I had more like 29. Instead of 8 inches tall, I was already up to 12. Whoops. I would like to defend myself here by stating that the pattern does NOT give a stitches-per-inch gauge in stockinette, only over the very sizable lace pattern. I almost gave up, but persevered. I ripped out my work (1 skein's worth) and cast on again, this time with one less repeat; this will make it about the right width, and I'll wing it the rest of the way. By golly, I will not let this beat me!
My slightly longer bus ride gives me more knitting time, but it's hard to get a lot of knitting done when you fall asleep as soon as your ass hits a comfy chair. I have high hopes for getting a sizable chunk of knitting done this weekend.
Here's a picture of my new baby, Louie, after his first bath:
I'd been misting him the past few days, but he doesn't get into that. Put a dish of water on the bottom of his cage, however, and he's all about bathing.
Tipper @ 8:42 AM * link
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