That's Quite a Response

I'm sure it's because of the Ada June pattern over at Magknits, but this little site has seen a huge upswing in hits in the last week. Something like 80 hits a day, with an average visit of 2 minutes and 40 seconds. So, if you're here because of Ada June, I hope you like the pattern and the outcome, and I hope you'll send me a photo of your own finished one (or two, three, or ten.)

The present for my special friend, pictured yesterday, is done. Well, the knitting is done, but there's enough rolling of the end that I decided to try blocking it before I decide if it's going to be finished as is, or ripped out and reknit.

Maybe someone reading this can help. The pattern is mostly stockinette, but calls for 3 garter rows at the bottom, presumably to stop the rolling. I am not such a fan of the plain garter stitch, so I switched it to seed stitch for 2 rows. Two is not three. I know this. In my experience, seed stitch doesn't roll, but it can (and in this case, does) cause a fold in the fabric where I switch from seed to stockinette. And folding, in my book, is as bad as rolling. I'll try a crochet edge on the bottom, and hope that it will sort of tighten things up and make the fold stop, but I'm not optimistic.

The Yarn Harlot is talking about "To Rip or Not To Rip" today. I didn't read all 214 comments before mine, but I voted for ripping out the back of her sweater. As is, the ribs on the front will not match up with the ribs on the back. This would drive me completely insane, so much so that if someone were to compliment me on the sweater, I'd have to lift the gigantic collar (which covers the offending offset) and show them that the ribs don't line up. I mean, batshit crazy. I'd wear it, but it would be equivalent to wearing shoes with a thing between my big toe and second toe. And that gives me both the heebies and the jeebies.

But why don't I just peddle my brand of crazy elsewhere, eh?

So, if this little item keeps with the rolling/folding, I will probably undo the whole thing (yes, ends are already sewn in. My bad) and reknit it, after doing a few swatches to figure out the best way to get the seed stitch to lie flat. Smaller needles might work. I knew that when I started, but didn't have the right size needles to do it, and it was a Monday, so all the yarn stores were closed.

No need to point out that I could have waited until Tuesday. I've already been there.

I'm going to leave you with a photo from my past, since today I'm going to part one of commencement ceremonies, and "get" to wear a robe so puffy that I have to walk sideways through doors. It's one of the perks of staying in school until you're 30. I believe the two of us were making "Jenga" faces.