I originally thought I was going to post about this sweater, tell you how it was a fail and then frog it. but my flickr friends have changed my mind, so think of this as a "before" post and sometime next month we can talk about the "after".

pattern: owls
yarn: louet riverstone chunky, neptune, 5 hanks
needles: 6mm and 6.5mm circs
date started: 10.31.09
date finished: 11.04.09

for the most part, I ignored the owls sweater because as cute as it was I wasn't sure about the actual owls. would it fit with anything else I wear? and what about the round yoke, I've never knit or worn one? the owl bug hit me once amanda and amanda started talking about knitting it on flickr. all of a sudden I wanted to join in; it was perfect timing since we were driving down to florida, how much more concentrated knitting time could you ask for? I was in the mood for a long sweater I could cuddle up in during the winter. I didn't cast on until we hit virginia and the body was done in no time, at one of the carolinas. the next day I worked on the sleeves while we listened to lemony snicket but took a break once the heat outside was too much.

this knit might have been a little too fast for my own good. as I knit the body I noticed that width didn't look right, and since I wanted a long body I added length after the increases like the pattern states. this just didn't work on me (can a more obvious statement be stated?). this didn't become completely obvious until I was almost done with the yoke. I finished just to finish and then bugged rangsiwan over txt the rest of the night. I basically made myself a heavy carry-on for the flight back. I've left it alone since we got back unsure if it was worth saving or not. that's where my flickr friends come in, all them told me to save it. so I guess I'm saving it. my plan of action is to cut the body below the front short rows and knit down starting the decreases right away. of course if you have another idea I'd love to hear it.