Two steps forward and one step back… that still counts as progress, right?

So, I had the back mostly done, but I had that feeling. You know the one… you’re a bit uneasy that the size isn’t quite right, but you soldier on because your next-size-down needles are in a box at home, and frankly, you’re at least a skein in with this size. Surely 2,948 stitches can’t be wrong. I stuck the sweater in a bag to marinate for a few weeks (okay, a month), and then took it out to measure it again. This time, instead of optimistically measuring in the car over my legs whilst zooming down the highway [stitches in project may be larger than they appear], I spread her out on the kitchen table for some in-depth counting. Ah, yes. I’m getting 5.5 rows per inch instead of 6.

I sorta knew I was off before, but I figured I’d just fix the math on the front side so that the cable design would end at the shoulders correctly. But, with the perspective lent to me by time, I got a fantastic idea. Wouldn’t it be great to actually *have* row gauge instead?! I know; I’m visionary. So, out came the arm shaping, and here I go again. Wish me luck!