Off The Cuff

What do you do when the end product of a pattern you were going to make ends up being too small, even at the largest size? Well, if you’re me, you hem and haw over whether to go up needle sizes or work on the pattern to increase the number of stitches. Or, alternatively, design on off the cuff. I decided to do the latter. The yarn is Imperial Stock Ranch’s Bulky 2 Strand, a pencil roving. It’s knitting up to 2.5 stitches to the inch, unstretched, unblocked. Will I have enough yarn to finish? I have no idea. The original sweater intended to have a big cowl, so I’ve got a little leeway in the yardage. Total yardage available: 800. Alas, I don’t have a scale at home to find out how much I’ve used. Some of it has been thrown away, after being obliterated by continual ripping out, reknitting, and swatching. So far, I like the pattern, but the scale of it is cramping my hands. Size 13 needles.

And yes, that is what my desk typically looks like. Creative chaos, and all that. I’ve been working on that all day.. now I really should get to doing what I should be doing.