knitting frustration

[celticdragonfly]

Why oh why do I never have the brains to write down things like what needle size I used on a project, when I'm always going off and changing things anyway? It isn't anything like the yarn that the pattern calls for, so I can't even judge by what size needle the pattern had.

Bother. I thought this was going to be a one-off, I guess.

/bangs head

Comments

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

one of the things I do is keep knitting patterns in individual plastic folders or bag, and I include my swatch, as well as notes on what I've done to modify the pattern. If I am knitting a pattern from a book, a photocopy it so that I can mark it up.

[callibr8]

I'm not sure I have the whole context, but *if* you're saying that you want to create another [foo], and you still have the first [foo] around, then how you match gauge is - empirically. take your best guess for a first gauge swatch, and change up or down from there as appropriate.

now, if you've sent or given the [foo] to someone else, that's much tougher. but if there's a suggested total pattern measurement (e.g. circumference, for a sweater)... gauge math could still provide an answer to the question.

I agree though that having more complete project notes would be helpful. and i too am terriblly lax about writing them down... if i forget what's in my head, it can be really tough to regroup.

good luck!

[celticdragonfly.livejournal.com]

I made a foo for my mom with one yarn - nothing like the one the pattern called for - then made another foo from a different yarn, also different from the pattern, and later decided to give it to a friend. Friend is now commissioning me to make a whole bunch of foos. Found out the yarn was discontinued, but finally found a seller with some, wheee.

So since the yarn is a different weight and type than the pattern, I can't use that. I'm guessing what I may have used before. If I get this sorted out, I will write it IN the book on the page with the pattern, I swear it.