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November 07, 2007

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David

Stupid sleeves not listening to the sample! :(

Brenda

I agree with David. How too bad! I've been tricked by sneaky magazine photography in the past, but you TRIED ON the sample. I'm sure you'll come up with a good solution as you are very visual and smart. I'm just sorry that you have to go to such lengths. The color is very pretty.

Ruth

Perhaps it will get smaller and drapier with a good wet blocking? Maybe? It is a bit.... dramatic, isn't it?

kim

Oh, how frustrating. I'm confident that you will come up with the perfect solution!

Liz K.

I was going to suggest a good wet-block, which gives a lot of yarns a nice drape. You could also rip out the sleeves and knit them at a looser gauge, but compensate by decreasing more stitches at the neckline...

stacey

that is very annoying! maybe calling them and seeing what they say? block for sure, but if that doesn't work, I'd give a call...maybe they can let you email whoever knit the model?

Jacquie

Oh, nooooooooooes! :(

I hope blocking fixes the issue. And I hope you still love it after you're done. The colour is great on you!

Amy

Definitely block, since it seems like (from the pictures) the problem is that your fabric is just stiffer than the sample?

No ideas if that doesn't work, but oof! I'm so sorry. :(

Oiyi

Woah! That is a huge sleeve.

Jessica

Hmmm... that's weird. I wonder if the sleeves were knit at a different gauge and it was forgotten in the pattern? My experience with Morehouse yarns makes me believe that blocking probably won't make much of a difference, but it might be worth a try. It definitely seems like something about the fabric is too stiff. They draped so nicely on the sample... perhaps another call is in order...

Ariel

Hoping a good blocking solves the problem! Though I'm beginning to wonder if there's some sort of bad sleeve juju going around???

Stella

It looks like more of a drape issue than a size issue, am i right? Which makes me think the old "maybe blocking will help" thing might actually pan out this time.

Tanya

I'm sure it will all come out in the blocking. My thoughts are with you....

Mintyfresh

woah. that's . . . intense. make them much, much smaller if at all possible!

Nora

Oh, how bloody annoying! Fingers crossed that it will all be ok once blocked.

tiennie

How frustrating! Could it be a drape issue with different yarn (not knowing if it was the same yarn.) I hope it all works out !

pamela wynne

wha?? that sucks!
keep us posted -- we're all rooting for you!

Beth S.

It's kind of futuristic-looking, isn't it? ;-)

Christine

Maybe a smaller size needle for the "sleeves?" Good luck with it, I'm sorry that this is so frustrating.

=Tamar

Others have suggested blocking may help, and that the texture might be stiffer. So having looked at the photograph you linked to, I'll ask the next dumb question: were there some decreases somewhere that were left out of the pattern? Can you contact the publisher too see if there's an errata sheet? Because it looks to me like the shoulder slopes down without any folds or wrinkles, and I think that means some decreases somewhere.

Kim

Crapola! How did that happen? Too weird. So disappointing for you. :( The huge sleeves remind me of Yoda's ears.

Lynne E.

Did you use a three-needle bindoff for the shoulders? If so, I'd take it out, and substitute grafted shoulders, to get the smooth, less-firm shoulder line. After that you may still have a problem, because the cowl neckline is not going to pull the shoulders in much. I wonder whether you needed a smaller size across the shoulders? I'd consider ripping back to the neckline split, and adding decreases so that the shoulders won't stick out so much.

Jean

So weird. It looks like you have more sleeve than the sweater in the picture. Seems like there must be a discrepancy between the pattern as written and how the sample was knit. I'm definitely in the crowd hoping that a good blocking will resolve some drape issues, but you may also need to do some pattern tweaking. It's totally annoying but if anyone can resolve this, it's you! Good luck!

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