Here's the photo of the square I was trying to crochet:
Now, to be fair to me, this model square was made with sport weight yarn, and I was working with worsted weight yarn and a G hook.
Here's how mine came out:
I'll give you a moment to finish laughing.
(pause)
Okay....it's unfortunate that the picture doesn't show much of the detail of the flower, but it's not bad, actually. However, the ratio of the size of the flower and the size of the square is clearly off in mine. If it were just the weight of the yarn and the size of the hook, wouldn't the background square also be bigger? But it's not. It's a nice 7" square.
I'm not sure what I learned from this lesson. The good news is that it hasn't scared me away from trying new patterns that are a challenge for me. That's the only way to get better, right?
2 comments:
I love that you are letting us learn from your mistakes! At Christmas time I knit my son a beanie cap out of some sport weight yarn that required me to use smaller needles than I liked. It turned out great. Then I knitted one for my self, same pattern but worsted weight yarn and bigger needles. Did not turn out nearly as nice. I learned that the finished texture (fine,coarse) of the garment and its feel are really important factors in the end. It's not enough that the garment fits. Of course I had to learn this the hard way! My hat is really ok, it just isn't as nice as his...
Thanks,Annie. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who makes mistakes as she learns. Of course, we all do, don't we?
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