Getting good practice...

Shaping in crochet is not my strong point. I'm great at making crochet squares and rectangles... but as soon as I've got to start decreasing/increasing in a pattern stitch, things can get wonky.

I had to rip back the entire sleeve shaping on the back as I wasn't happy with how I was decreasing. Much happier the second time.

Then reality set it... I'm following the pattern as written. The pattern is not written for large busted women. I realized the the stitch pattern change was going to hit me mid bust. Uh, not a good look for me.

So I'll be ripping back the beautiful sleeve shaping again so I can add some length to the body. I'm going to use my Hey Teach as a guide (as it hits me at a good point). Here you can see the difference:


I considered keeping the back as is and adding some bust darts to the front, but I think it would change the "look" of the sweater too much.

Hmmm... I think that's all the work I did yesterday about to ripped back. Let's not think about that... more that it's an enjoyable project and if I just wanted the finished project, I would go out and buy a crochet cardigan. It's about the process... and getting what I want rather than settling for "it'll do".