Knitting in the Fishbowl

A little while back, I purchased a bunch of RYC Soft Tweed to make the uber famous Drops A-Line Jacket and started knitting as soon as I finished my EPS. But, I committed the cardinal knitting sin. I did not wash my swatch. With the front and back finished, I decided to block those pieces while continuing to knit the sleeves. Um, the yarn grew. A lot. Pre-wet-block, the bottom of the jacket hit at the top of my hips. After the wet-block, the bottom of the jacket hit below my ass. Well below my ass. Nice.

After a few weeks of letting it sit, I decided to rip it all out, wind all the yarn I hadn’t used into hanks and wash the whole batch. That way, I could start again with all my yarn in the same condition. I swatched. This time I was going to do it right.

Although, I have to admit that the knitting isn’t quite as sexy as Stanley the Manly fish - especially when he puffs out those cheeks of his.

*Neither Stanley nor his home were disrupted in the process of this post. I don’t dare keep him in an open fishbowl with shitty kitty around.