It fits great around. But it's way too short! It hits me at exactly the wrong spot so it makes me look wider than I am.
My disappointment was visceral. I was simultaneously completely deflated and really mad. I immediately cast on a shawlette without thinking or consulting my queue. I just wanted to knit something that wouldn't depend on fit.
But the next day, I realized that all was not lost. I would just rip out the vest to the beginning of the armhole shaping, knit two more inches, and go from there. The vest wasn't a total loss. It wasn't a loss at all. I have plenty of yarn, and it will take me a week, tops. The good news is that it fits really well. The neckline is beautiful.
I didn't get the row gauge of 9 rows/inch. I was at 8 rows/inch. But I did all the calculations correctly. The vest matches the schematic perfectly. It matches my measurements. What it does not match are the measurements of my favorite vest. So now I know to always measure a favorite garment before I begin.
Knitting more to the body before the armhole shaping will move the waist-shaping cables down. I think it will be okay. We'll see.
So this FO moves back into the UFO pile.
The pattern works so well with the yarn you chose! Don't worry, I think that it is mandatory that something like this happen to everyone at least once.
ReplyDeleteGood on you for not giving up!
ReplyDeleteYou're a lot calmer than I would be. I get so frustrated when things like that happen that I frog the whole thing and give up! That's what happened to my first attempt at a cardigan.
ReplyDeleteThanks, all! All the garments I've made have had some issues, and I really want to have one that I'm really proud of.
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