For those of you who haven't been reading my recent blogs, I have been more or less off-line since July 1. That inconvenience necessitated changing internet providers which also necessitated changing my email address and phone number... major pain!
So sorry about the inconvenience, but if you're using any old links, or old addresses in address books, they won't work. And if this is inconvenient to you... it took me a whole week to change all my email addresses with my favorite groups and of course, now all of those log-ins are still not working properly.
The one standard in my life is still Ravelry where you can find me at:CarolyninAlaska. So, I hope everyone who has been having bounce-back issues sees that problem go away, because I love hearing from all my knitting friends.
I got this sweater vest back too... I knit it for my brother who didn't really like it and gave it to my Mom. It didn't really fit her so she never wore it... go figure... I mean, why did she even want it? Now it is back to me and it doesn't really fit me either. I made the shoulders and arm holes large enough to fit my brother, so now when I put it on, it looks like I'm wearing a sweater with built-in epaulets! If I had known it was going to be mine eventually, I would have done the ribbing adjustment that Anne did to hers.
Still, I'm not complaining because I'm thrilled to have my knit items back.
Since I don't expect my shoulders to grow, and this is too small to fit my husband, I guess I will try to snug up the arm hole ribbing with some thin elastic... otherwise, I will have to rip them out and re-fit them... not something I really want to do. So check out these shoulders... I did try reblocking the vest too, and that didn't work. (Actually, they don't look that big on the woolly board, but they really stick out.) Any suggestions that I didn't think of...?
Cutting? But I wouldn't! Too chicken.
Posted by: Carrie K | August 06, 2009 at 03:10 PM
How much bigger is it? I always have problems with shoulders because I have a small frame. WW for example does jut out a bit, but will be fine once I have something other than a t-shirt underneath. Otherwise...I don't know!
Posted by: Brigitte | August 10, 2009 at 05:05 AM
Hmmmm... all I can think of is cutting too, but I'd be too chicken just like Carrie.
Posted by: Sonya | August 13, 2009 at 02:25 PM
I really like that vest. Hope you get it sorted. How on earth do you read and knit a complicated pattern at the same time. I can only do plain knitting while I read.
Posted by: Janet | August 14, 2009 at 12:15 AM