And there goes my gauge!

I got to another measuring point in the pattern so I pinned it down & did some more measuring.
My row gauge should be 7.25 rows/inch. It's actually 7.7. My stitch gauge should be 5.75 sts/inch. Depending on where I measure (not good in and of itself), my stitch gauge is 5.25 - 5.38 sts/inch.
sigh
Measuring from the picot fold line, it's 10.5 inches long. The pattern says it should be 12 inches long. It then says to knit for anther inch & then start armhole shaping. The diagram for the pattern differs from this.
So, on Mom's suggestion, I got DH (darling husband) to measure from my armhole to where I want the bottom to hang. I'll knit until this point & then start armhole shaping.
I've been keeping really good records & marking each increase & decrease row with a coiless safety pin so I'm hoping that matching the front will be fairly simple.

I'm resisting the urge to drag out my Sahara or Fern Wrap sweater pattern & start them. I have the yarn that these call for so there isn't any substituting yarns mess.

Fairy Net Blouse progressing

I stopped & took some photos last night. I have one more increase row left in this set. Then on to the next set of instructions. No, I haven't looked yet. ;-)

I'm still on gauge for stitches. I forgot (Duh!) to check my row gauge when I had it pinned out. I'm crossing my fingers & remembering to take measurements.



I found an Oops! last night. I really need to figure out how I make these holes as it seems to be a very common mistake for me.

However, after taking photos, I cut a length of yarn & carefully wove in another stitch. I was trying to remember the structure of the knit stitch that I learned at last year's DFW Fiber Fest from the Knitting Fairy's "Don't Despair, Repair!" class. I think that's one of the best knitting classes that I've taken so far.


I forgot to take a photo afterwards but I did fill in the hole & it looked fairly normal! Whoo Hoo!

Fairy Net Blouse

I started on the Fairy Net Blouse from the Summer 2006 issue of Interweaver Knits
I'm using the Silky Tweed that I won at the 2007 DFW Fiber Fest
With Mom's help I swatched & found that size 5 needles are actually on gauge for the pattern. Apparently I can't measure very well so that's where the Mom part came in. I'll have to learn how to do that eventually or always wait until Mom visits before I start a new project. ;-)

Shoalwater Shawl is done!

I finally finished my Shoalwater Shawl. I haven't blocked it but I'm not sure it needs it. I'll probably block it when I decide it's time to wash it.

Yay!

Details later.