That blob is all I've got so far. I think I knit much slower than the rest of you! This "Tomato" is CottonEase in the "lake" colorway. I'm not sure how well it's going yet as this is my first sweater ever. I think my gauge is way off. Initially (in the geeky thing) it was 21 stitches per 4 inches (and 30 rows) with size 7 needles. So I went up a size - in both needles and size I was knitting - because I wanted slightly tighter fabric. But then when I started, my gauge was *looser* than it should've been. Huh. Well, we'll see how it goes - I'm back to knitting tight on size 7 circs. I'm expecting this to be a learning experience!-thursday
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I found my gauge loosened as I knit this a bit too. But it looks great, and such a wonderful color!
That's a pretty shade of blue.
Were you doing gauge swatches in the round? Those are different than back and forth swatches for some people.
I did the swatches flat on the circulars- and I knew it could be a problem, too. But then, I haven't joined yet and the gauge is already weird. So who knows what will happen in another 15 rows when I have to join and knit in the round, huh?
If you want a tighter fabric, you need to use smaller needles, not larger... try swatching again using a 6.
Oh, well, I actually meant I went down from 9's, but 7 seemed too off-gauge (but tighter), so I went with 8's- you know, happy medium or something. I'm back to working with 7's and it seems plenty tight.
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