But when I woke up Monday morning and picked up the scarf, it immediately curled into a tight tube. I had expected some curling since there is so much stockinette. But I thought that the blocking should sort it all out. I was wrong. My heart sank. This has to be out by the 19th and here I was starting over. (I also needed to have a second sample mailed to another dyer by the Monday after Stitches West and it wasn't looking good.)
After panicking for a couple hours, I decided that based on my time and yarn constraints, this design is going to a garter stitch base. This picture shows day one of knitting. I'm on day three, and thanks to anti-inflammatories, I'll be done with this in one more day. It isn't exactly what I had envisioned, but now that I've passed the 3/4 mark, I have to say, it looks pretty good. I'm looking forward to seeing what it will look like when I finish blocking it.
Also, a shoutout to Cindy and Kourtney for helping out with sample knitting and testing. Thanks guys!
6 comments :
That has to be a designer's worst nightmare. I am glad you worked out a fix. Sending you fast knitting winds!
Oh geez! I'm really surprised by that amount of curling, but at least you can always fall back on garter stitch for a no-curl fabric. Good luck!
Oh no, I'm sorry. Good luck love. It looks beautiful.
darn that curling! Garter love all the way round here !
garter should set it all straight. if you knit the garter loose enough you can also block it out to a supple fabric too.
it'll all work out :)
The samples looked AMAZING in person at StitchesWest hanging in the Canon Hand Dyes booth!
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