Help please!
Hi! Still knitting away!
I am making the XL because of my bust size, but fear I should have made the L. It isn't too big and a little hard to tell as the sleeves are not done. Should I have gone down for the negative ease? I was hoping to frog possibly a few rows then do some decreases. Don't think I could handle frogging this again! Thoughts...suggestions..hints... help!!
I am making the XL because of my bust size, but fear I should have made the L. It isn't too big and a little hard to tell as the sleeves are not done. Should I have gone down for the negative ease? I was hoping to frog possibly a few rows then do some decreases. Don't think I could handle frogging this again! Thoughts...suggestions..hints... help!!
posted by Zonda at 3:06 PM
5 Comments:
my first gable was too large too. i started with the largest size, but ended up casting on for TWO sizes smaller - the Cotton Fleece had a lot of stretch to it, so this smaller size resulted in a nice fit. i think it depends a lot on the yarn you're using. could you shrink it up a bit? (i had to throw my first gable in the dryer for bit!) would decreasing more frequently after the bust area make it fit better?
I am wondering that too! I really think I am going to frog a few rows and start decreasing and see how it goes. I wonder if it would hurt to do the sleeves now before I finish the body.
I would stop where you're at and start over. I, too, knit one that was a tad too large. (I used Cotton Fleece.) It grew when washed, so I had to toss it in the dryer. It did tighten up a lot, but it also fuzzed and shed like mad. I spent an hour with the sweater stone last week. (Both times it has been washed it grew again.) From the looks of it, even if you decrease, the neckline may be too big. GOOD LUCK!
Well I wear a 40D bra, but measuring and I am a 46. So I made the 40! I really don't want to frog, it's taken me so long to get here, but I do want it to fit. So I just may do that...frog away. I do feel like the arms are big as well. hmmmm
Can you sew the sleeves with a basting stitch and retry it on?- It doesn't look that big to me from the picture.
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