I started knitting a sweater called Fallen Leaves by Andrea Yetman in January, using some green yarn and some grey yarn. By the time I came to just below the leave pattern it just seemed very big. Since there weren’t any other sizes to really choose from, I decided to frog it. I had made the deal with myself that I could start knitting with my starry night yarn after I finished this green yarn, so I had to find another project.
So I cast on a new sweater, this time Cadence by Jordana Paige. I didn’t use the yarn specified in the pattern so I knit a larger size with smaller yarn, hoping that it would eventually fit me. By the time I had divided for the arms, I figured out that it both didn’t fit me and that I wouldn’t have liked wearing it even if it did fit. Almost off the shoulder just isn’t my jam. However, I wasn’t inclined to frog this again, because of that deal. So I asked a friend if she liked it so far and whether I could finish it for her. She did and so I kept on knitting.
I knit all of the body and then cast off but didn’t cut the yarn. I had her try it on and it was a little short, so I used all the yarn that was remaining to knit some extra length. I still like the idea of this, with the diamond shapes. I just couldn’t see myself wearing it at all, even if I had frogged it and made it smaller. Luckily, my friend is quite happy with the results of this project so that’s very nice. I’ve now cast on the starry yarn and am looking forward to finishing that sweater. Even if it will be very winter in the middle of summer.
