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The demise of Blithe | Celtic Cast On

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Back in 2011 I started to knit Blithe by Kim Hargreaves out of some Rowan 4ply cotton I got from a destash. Those of you who will remember I had a skirt with a stripe of the same colour green in it that I thought would go perfectly with that top.

So it was all off to the races and I knit Blithe on 2.25 mm needles in a month. I had to add length from the get go because, as my Ravelry notes indicate “My waist is not at my hip!” I continued on, added the buttons up the front and the sleeve caps before I trying it on properly. Rookie mistake #1!!

Note: I do remember trying it on before adding the buttons but it was a little hard to get the right idea of fit until they were added.

I attached the sleeves and without weaving in ends tried it on…. well…. it was completely potato sackish on me. The sleeves were more like wings attached to the top of my shoulders and there was no shape whatever. Rookie Mistake #2 I knit a 34 instead of a 32.

So here I was with this tiny gauge top that looked like a potato sack on me and did absolutely nothing for my figure. Can you see where this is going?

I was mad…. I dumped it into a corner and promptly moved on to something else.

FAST FORWARD 4 years later!

As you know I have been frogging some knits that I just don’t wear and knitting things I will actually WILL wear.

The Trail tank by Mel Ski popped up in my feed about a month ago and instantly I could see it knit in my fennel green Rowan 4ply cotton that was currently stuffed in a ziplock bag where it has not moved.

I started the tank yesterday and figured I should take some pictures to show you this horrible potato sackish top that I clearly wasn’t going to wear EVER.

Well…. when I tried it on, it wasn’t so potato sackish… and the sleeve caps didn’t look like bat wings…. granted I am more a 34 now and not a 32 so this would probably explain my shock. It is however still on the too short side. I do have a skein left over that I used to start my tank but I’m questioning if it would even look right if I tried to add length to it and if I really even want to do that.

I’ve been wearing it around the house today to get an idea of fit and if I really want to keep it. I’m pretty sure Blythe will meet her ultimate demise today where she will be frogged so I can carry on with my tank. Fingers crossed if I do frog, this new top will be the one that the yarn was meant for and I can stop looking at this yarn as an angry rookie knitter.

So should I frog or should I not?