Wishful Knitting

In my last post I said I cast on all the things but only had one pair of socks to show for it.

Of the five items I started, one is finished, one is more than half-way through, one will be completely frogged and yarn put back in stash, one has been frogged and will be restarted, one needs to be frogged. I am going to frog the second pair of socks I started, the pattern is fiddly (which I knew), but I am not enjoying the process and as I have a few other projects that require concentration I don’t need to keep this project on the go.

The other two projects that were unsuccessful are both cardigans and in both cases they are knitting up larger than expected. It is interesting that this is the case for both of them as I did swatch. I didn’t rush the swatching and I made them a decent size. I haven’t had a problem like this before. Both projects are knit in one piece from the bottom up and the only thing I can think is that all the stitches is making me knit looser. I am going to restart one of them and work a smaller size. The other one I will frog and change to a top down pattern.

Although it is disappointing, I hadn’t got very far in any of the projects so I will consider it part of the swatching process and not a waste of knitting time.

Oh, and to add to the disappointment, I started a Tunisian crochet project in the middle of February using yarn from friend’s friend’s destash. I knew I did not have enough yarn but thought I would have enough for the main part of the cardigan and use a contrast colour for the bands. It is pretty obvious that I will not have enough yarn for the body and sleeves, which is disappointing as I am enjoying working on the project and the fabric that is being produced.

To end on a good note, I have finished the hat for May.