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A Look at Chamomile

I’ve been mulling over in my head the idea of getting back to Chamomile. I’ve just about finished the legwarmers. I’ve got about 5-6 inches left to knit, then I have to weave in ends. All I have left on the baby blanket is to weave in ends. So if I could get those out of the way this weekend (in addition to working on my quilt piece for Maggie), then maybe I’ll tackle Chamomile. I’m pretty convinced I’m going to start over on the front and once I get to the stockinette (after about 10 rows of ribbing), I’m going to recheck my gauge. I really think my knitting has come a long ways since I began and I realized a while back that my front piece was much larger than than the pattern says it should be. When I began Chamomile, I was using US 9/10 because I knit tight. I’ve gotten a little better and more comfortable with the needles, so I think I will have to go back down to the size the pattern actually calls for - US7/8. Yep, I had to go up two sizes. So I think the best course of action is to rip the front and start over making sure I’m using the correct needles for gauge. Or heck. I might skip it a little while longer and get that darn sweater of my mom’s finished. I’ve not had too much fun with cables for some reason. Maybe it’s just this sweater…but it seems wrong to me that the pattern calls for identical front and back…which means a cable going down the middle of the back panel. Blah! Well, maybe it won’t looks so bad once it’s done…but I really think it’s just going to look like it’s being worn backwards. Eik!

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