Last week I showed the start of the second back/front of the reluctant sweater:
This week:
And you will notice the lettuce-ing. I followed the exact same increase pattern that I used for the other front/back, and yet...
So, do I rip it back? Or do I keep going?
I'm just going to keep going. Because I figure once washing and doing some blocking, it should be mostly flat. (Maybe not, but I'm going to live in that delusion for a while.)
I worked a couple more rounds on the first side:
(See how flat that lies? Not quite perfectly flat, but close. Same increases. *shakes head*)
Both are almost the same size:
When I look at these, they remind me of amethyst geodes. That might become the official name of this sweater (although I'm still calling it the reluctant sweater to myself). And yes, this is purple. It may appear blueish on your screen. (There's something about purple, digital photography, and screen settings.) But purple. Just sayin'.
So, more plugging away. That's the plan for now. Hopefully they'll travel. More about that next week.
The Reluctant Sweater:
I like the colors you used, I think in the end it will be cool (and flat)!
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed for flat.
DeleteWhy you work on two identical pieces and one comes out flatter than the other is one of those mysteries of life. . Who knows- different tensions? Phases of the moon?
ReplyDeleteYou'd think I would have consistent tension at this point in my crocheting experience, but apparently not. Sigh.
DeleteBoth look beautifully purple on my phone… and yes like cutaways of an amethyst geode!
ReplyDeleteI hope that soldiering on works out for the best.
ReplyDeleteI really should rip it back. But then what? Because, seriously, it's the same increases. Deep sigh.
Deleteyes, they do look like that. Cool....I have not picked up a needle to crochet any in over a yr.
ReplyDeleteYou've been busy painting and working in your garden. Understandable.
DeleteIt's looking grand now already.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Deleteam telling you that both of them look very obvious beautifully purple on my lappie. Good afternoon from Indonesia
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteIt's coming along! I admire you for continuing; I would have removed some to try to correct the waves.... :-)
ReplyDeleteIf it was the first side, absolutely. But, the first side is not wavy and the increases are the same. I mean, huh?
DeleteThey do look just like those slices of geode they sell dyed in bright colors!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not the only one who sees it.
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