Some loyal readers may recall that when I finished my Hanne Falkenberg Ballerina I was shocked that the sleeves went from being 5″ too short before blocking to the perfect length after blocking. Woo Hoo for me — project finito. Well, today I decided to wear Ballerina and BUMMER: the sleeves are too short by about 2″. It just feels skimpy. So I must go back to the knitting grindstone and knit a cuff onto the sleeves. The pattern calls for a 2″ cuff on the sleeves, so I my jacket will actually look more like the original. I don’t know about you, but I really do not like to go back to a project even though many would benefit from some kind of redo.
September 19, 2006
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My ballerina is folded in my drawer with sleeves that are about two inches too long. I’ve had it for two years now and always meant to alter it. By altering, I don’t mean re-knitting the whole thing, but rather cutting the sleeves (ala a steek) and then re-knitting the cuff. But I haven’t quite brought myself to do it yet. I still wear it on occassion, but it’s much less elegant with the cuffs turned up.
In a perfect world, we could switch sweaters and have a match — but in this one, it’d turn out that our sweaters are the same and our arms are different 😉
I actually have re-vamped several things I’ve made over the years — One cardigan had three or four collars over a couple of years until I was finally happy with the result. But I wouldn’t say I *like* it.
Comment by Pam — September 19, 2006 @ 12:03 pm
Yes, I totally relate to that. Once I’m done, I’m so done. Which is why I never darn socks, or for that matter, balk at sewing on a lousy button. Something Freudian about this, for sure.
Comment by Lorraine The Knitting Hammy — September 19, 2006 @ 2:16 pm