Monday, October 25, 2010

Where's a mathematician when you need one?

Everybody look really close at this picture:
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This photo was taken a month and a half ago. Do you see what it took me till last night to figure out?

That sleeve on the DPNs has a full repeat more stitches than the longer blocked one. 6 stitches more. THAT'S AN INCH or more. Without blocking, they look the same size. They're not. One has 54 stitches to start, the second has 60.

This is a major knitting error of the "Janet can't count" variety. I was really hoping to have this sweater knit by the Iron Bowl. We may be moving that goal back to whatever actual bowl game Auburn winds up playing.

2 comments:

Knit Wit said...

Does it make you feel any better that the Yarn Harlot just did the exact same thing with a pair of socks?

janet said...

Only a little. Her quote from this week that did make me feel better is this one: "Experienced knitters don't make fewer mistakes than new knitters. They make bigger ones faster."

Stupid numbers. Variables are so better.