My Yarn Hates Me

I wrote last time about the insane difficulty I'm having with some gorgeous fuzzy lace yarn. I've restarted the shawl/scarf project multiple times as I keep making mistakes. At last I decided to keep going regardless of mistakes, as it's so fuzzy and so many yarn-overs that (I hope) no one can tell there are a million errors.

But I do find working on it frustrating, so I only do a few rows at a time, then go to something else for a while. I wanted to find a yarn and pattern to work on that wouldn't be so difficult, so I chose to pull out something I'd put aside years ago, half-done. It's called the Mitred Square Vest, and with worsted yarn and made out of mitred squares, it IS pretty simple. You can check it out here:

https://www.ravelry.com/projects/delisi/mitered-square-vest

Or if you're not on Ravelry (and why AREN'T you on Ravelry ?), here's a picture.

It worked fairly well with minimal mistakes. So why am I upset? Because it came out HUGE. I made the size that shoud have fit me well, but as always, I didn't do a gauge swatch. Have never done them, so from time to time a project comes out too big or too small. I have no one to blame but myself.

This habit came about when I was young, and had a minimal budget for yarn. So I would buy the exact amount I needed for a project, not purchasing extra for a gauge swatch. Most of the time, that didn't cause trouble.

But this project required me to buy extra yarn to finish it, only to have it come out two sizes too large. I could rip it out and start over, but I would end up going crazy doing that. So I will try to find someone it WILL fit to give it to, and start something new.

Something that with any luck, will include yarn that likes me. Sniffle!