Right now, I'm working on a sweater for Jim. Perhaps he should henceforth be known as "He With Long Arms".
When I did the multi-colored K2P2 ribbing on the cuff of the sleeve, it came out too wide and baggy. Until this fall, that would have meant the sweater would be relegated to UFO-land (the land of UnFinished Objects) because of this dilemma.
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I'm trying to be better about finishing projects and not letting problems become insurmountable stumbling blocks.
I researched online, and in the Ravelry forums found conversations about Fair Isle cuffs and loose cuffs.
Combining strategies from those posts, I measured a favorite sweater to know what size I needed to make, figured out how many stitches to decrease to get that dimension, did the decrease and knit the cuffs on needles two sizes smaller than the current needles.
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Jim tried the sweater on tonight. Miracle of miracles the sleeve length is great. The cuff is the perfect size.
Gotta love it when that happens!
2 comments:
I'm with you there, seems that I'm a good knitter that just can't make things that fit anyone! I'd never thought to search Ravelry - great tip.
It sounds as though you knit just like me. :) Your cuff looks great! Like you, I did the K2P2, but now I'm thinking to just frog it and do cuffs and bands in a solid color. Not because I'm discouraged with the process, but because I think it would look better. The corrugated rib works really well with Jim's sweater though.
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