Cardigan update and movie rec

[thrihyrne]

I finished the cardigan last night! But… in putting it on and modeling it, I realized that the sleeves were way too wide. It's an aesthetic thing; most people wouldn't notice (and Julia didn't really until I pointed it out), but the rest of the garment is fairly fitted and I will notice. One thing I've learned in almost 20 years of knitting is that I can fudge a lot and still enjoy wearing something I've made. But if it's annoying enough, then I won't wear it, or I'll begrudge it every time I do. So I've decided to take the sleeves back out and undo them back to a few inches up the forearm and redo them. I know I'll be happier in the long run, and given the beautiful and neutral colors of it, I should be able to wear the hell out of it for decades. I don't see Aran sweaters going out of style anytime soon. ;) I want to be happy when wearing it, so taking the time to undo them and redo them is worth it. Kind of like when I discovered I'd knitted the thistle pattern upside-down on the first sleeve of that complicated sweater I also finished this year.

edit: AUGH!!! In undoing the sleeves I've managed to cut the front on one side and will now have to get quite creative to repair it. Insert multiple expletives here. :(

I also stumbled across a movie called Oranges and Sunshine. I'm not even sure how I did find it, but I watched it recently and found it incredibly powerful, especially given the content and that it's about real events that happened from the 1940's to early 1970's. In a nutshell, the British and Australian governments conspired and deported something like 130,000 children from Great Britain to Australia, lying to parents and children alike. The respective governments didn't apologize until 2009, which is simply unfathomable. Anyway, excellent film, with Emma Watson, Hugo Weaving and David Wenham, among others.

Comments

[koshweasley.livejournal.com]

Movie sounds quite intriguing. I am sorry about the sweater, I have the utmost confidence you'll be able to make it all right.

- hugs -

sorry I missed your call the other day. I think we were perhaps looking for a sofa for his mum.