Warning: contains GIF
So long, Bronwyn. I tried so hard to make this pattern work – I started it top down, three times in three different ways, before conceding to the pattern instructions and beginning from the bottom.
I worked on it for months, but once I reached near the end, I had to admit defeat. The body was inches too short, the yoke barely reaching my upper chest. The one sleeve I knitted was tiny – even though it had already been knitted and reknitted and worked to make it fit my arms.
It wasn’t meant to be. Although Zealana Rimu DK, a merino/possum blend, looked divine in cables and twists, the knitted fabric was dense and unyielding, making for an unflattering and mostly unwearable garment. I’ll rip it out (sigh) and set the yarn aside for a more suited project.
EDIT 20/06/18: I finished the damn thing. Blogged here.
Chronically Siobhan 
Oh dang it! Great colour choice to go with the cables too. Sometimes I just find it better to stick with good ole aran wool for this type of jumper. The possum would probably be better on larger needles – I used it to knit a cabled cowl and it is divine to wear. Hope it frogs ok?!
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It frogs very well, actually. I think it would make a lovely cowl neck, plain stockinette jumper. A cabled cowl sounds just lovely.
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Ouch!
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Yehhh. That’s a lot of stitches to undo!
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It is. You’re not the only one, though!
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Oh boo. Sorry – at least unlike with sewing – you can salvage the yarn for another project.
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That’s one of the best things about knitting!
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Matt Berry gif! ❤
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Love IT Crowd!
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Oh man, that is so frustrating! It’s a beautiful color. Can’t wait to see it in something else!
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Ah well, at least I got lots of fun knitting out of it!
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