Argh! (or Christina, the Frog Princess)
So, I finished my Vanilla Swirl while watching Harry Potter yesterday. I got home. I tried it on.
What I hadn't realized in resizing the pattern is that the pattern is supposed to stretch. A lot. And that isn't flattering. Making a 30" shirt for a 40.5" bust? Not flattering.
I thought it was because I started bust increases before my bust actually started. So I frogged all the way back and knit a few more inches. Then I tried it on and realized, no, it just looks bad.
Lying Flat | While worn |
As you can see, the stretch just looks terrible. But I really like the cut of this top and the yoke fits me very well. So I may just rip back to that, put that on holders, and then knit the body from the bottom up in a size that actually fits me and then graft the two together. Unfortunately, that means a hell of a lot of kitchener stitch, but these are the things that we do to look pretty, yes?
I'm just irked, that's all.
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