Hermione, cont'd

I frogged it last night. I'm sinking so much time into this, I want it to be just right; the way it was, it was so loose, I wouldn't wear it. I adjusted the numbers, so I'm doing a 38" bust instead of a 40;" my actual measurement is closer to 37" so there should be just enough ease.

I'm also changing the stripe. I was doing five rows gray and 2 rows color; now I'm doing 4 rows each, I already like it much better.

In other news, I chopped my hair today. I donated it to locks for love, so they took about 10" off. The jury is still out; I catch myself in the mirror and I like it, but it's still weird to not have all that hair.

Hermione

So, I tried on the sweater last night. Not because it's finished, but because I could. And I swim in it. 2 inches give somehow became 4, or maybe 6; there's one armhole that's not an a stitch holder, so that arm was in the body of the sweater, and it was still too big in the body. I'm trying to decide if it's worth frogging, or if I should just give it away... Argh.

FYI, knitting for one hour burns 102 calories. Why yes, I did learn something new today.

Hermione, contd.

Still plucking away on the sweater. I started over a few times in the beginning, but it's kind of important for it to fit over the head and such. It'll probably be about a week before it's finished.

When I get bored doing the same thing over and over and over again, i.e. the body of the sweater, I'll switch to another part of it, for instance, the collar, or a sleeve. Does anyone else do this? My boss/knitting mentor thought I was crazy when I told her this. As long as it gets done, does it really matter the order in which it's done?