Bending Reality

April 12th, 2009

I just don’t know what to do. I’ve finished the back of my Sage Cardigan, and I just feel like reality doesn’t apply anymore. I’ve started blocking it (and never really finished as you will see), but I just couldn’t get the measurements to add up. The pattern has this handy schematic with measurements at various points, which I’ve been using to block it to shape. This is partly because I just want to see the piece nice and flat and pretty, and partly to make it easier when seaming. Well, at every dimension it’s just too big.

I just don’t understand this, because my gauge should be spot on. I measured the row gauge and that was actually a few rows short (possibly because it was slightly scrunched to get it to fit the measurements). If that was the case it should be too short! I haven’t even been able to bring myself to measure the stitch gauge yet, because I have this feeling it’ll be right and I’m still stuck with a back that’s too big.

First, I didn’t knit the larger size. I also counted stitch repeats to be sure that I didn’t knit any extras. I knit exactly as many rows as the pattern calls for! I also did the match and according to the gauge and the number of rows, the pattern schematic is spot on as to how large this thing should be.

The only thing that I can think of is that the pattern is wrong somewhere. When I can get up the energy I’m going to remeasure (now that it’s dry), check gauge again, and see how the seams match up with the two front pieces. Maybe I’m overreacting, but when the height of the garment is supposed to be 22.6″ and I get 24″ without stretching it…well that’s just wrong. I just don’t know where it’s gone wrong.

This thing is just bending reality and my understanding of the rules of reality. Ack!

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