Good News #1: I got to start my sweater using my beet yarn.
Good News #2: I love the design elements so far.
Good News #3: My sweater is knitting up to exactly the same gauge as my swatch.
Bad News #1: I mis-measured my gauge to be 3.25 stitches per inch, when in actuality it is 4.25 stitches per inch.
Good News #4: At least I thought about this at about 6 inches in, which didn't take very long because I'm about 40 stitches short of what I really need to be knitting.
I'm getting stressed out about our (second, big) wedding. Is it obvious?
PS. The second mitt was corrected, and the pair awaits blocking. At least that got finished without any other screwups!
The yarn fabric is gorgeous! Sorry it is creating more stress for you - in the end you just know everything will be fine, right? It will, I promise!
Posted by: Stacey | February 26, 2008 at 05:57 AM
The fabric you're creating looks fantastic, even if you weren't creating enough of it!
Good luck with the wedding!
Posted by: whitney | February 26, 2008 at 07:34 AM
OH NO!!! At least you caught it early on and not when you were further in!!!
Posted by: stacey | February 26, 2008 at 08:26 AM
Well it looks fantastic and at least you caught it early! Just think, you can't knit two "right" sweaters at least. ;)
Posted by: Jessica | February 26, 2008 at 08:46 AM
Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. Now rip!!!
Posted by: Liz K. | February 26, 2008 at 09:04 AM
Oh, I'm so happy you corrected those mitts because they are delightfully gorgeous!
I'm sure the wedding jitters are perfectly normal, and everything will turn out beautifully.
Posted by: kseio | February 26, 2008 at 10:07 AM
Gauge is a cruel and unforgiving mistress!
Posted by: Kim | February 26, 2008 at 10:54 AM
I just did one of those gauge things - only the other way round. Figured out about 4 inches in that I was making a heavily cabled... tent. Designing during the flu was probably not an especially good idea.
Posted by: Ruth | February 26, 2008 at 12:41 PM
If there were any justice in this world, our knitting would get *easier* the more stressed out we were. Alas, it really doesn't seem to work that way. Hang in there - all the stress will be well worth it, come wedding day!
Posted by: Ariel | February 26, 2008 at 12:47 PM
Stress = sock knitting. Can't screw it up. :) Hang in there!
Posted by: Jess | February 26, 2008 at 05:37 PM
Say the word and I'll send you my stuffed frog, Bruce. :)
Posted by: Jean | February 26, 2008 at 07:01 PM
It looks great. Glad you caught the issue early. And, hey, it just means you get to knit even longer with your beet yarn.
Posted by: amy | February 26, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Well, it looks very pretty, and you did catch it early.
I hope plans for the big wedding smooth out!
Posted by: Brenda | February 27, 2008 at 08:46 PM
At least it's more good news than bad, right? Hope you're not too stressed!
Posted by: tiennie | February 28, 2008 at 12:43 PM
Oh, six inches, that isn't so bad, you can totally rip that out. Imagine me saying that with a straight face. At least the knitted fabric is gorgeous.
Posted by: nova | February 29, 2008 at 03:19 PM