I was in a yarn shop a while ago and I saw a sweater and I loved it. It was short sleeved and summery and knit out of this great yarn (Cottage Fingering, 50% Merino, 20% Linen, 15% Silk, 15% Cotton) and thanks to that plant/silk ingredients, it had fantastic drape and weight. It was oversized but a little elegant, and looked super wearable. For years and years I’ve been smitten with this sort of “post-apocolyptic my clothes are all rags but I still look fabulous like the matrix” vibe, but me being me I’m pretty sure that all I ever manage is the first part of that phrase, but it never stops me from buying stuff that I think might take me over the line. The point is that I was in this shop and this sample was so great, and so I looked at the tag and was absolutely stunned to see that it was a sweater that I’ve looked at a thousand times and had no interest in – Ranunculus. (That first picture alone – the waif in the giant version was enough to put me off.) This version though… before I even knew what happened to me I had the yarn in my bag.
Some months later (like a couple weeks ago) I decided that I would knit the thing. I’ve got a shelf in the stash room where I put things that are “next” and it’s been taunting me from there so I dove in and swatched, wondering if that would take the edge off. It didn’t. It did convince me to go down an needle size and redo a little math so it would be a slightly tighter gauge but still give me the ease I wanted, and that convinced me to cast on provisionally at the beginning of the yoke and come back to the neckband at the end. Off I went.
It’s a fun knit, I give you that – I can see why so many people have made it. Fun little stitch pattern on the yoke, big needles… the yarn is a bit slow, so it could have been faster, but I was at the divide in no time, and cruising cheerfully down the body and almost ready to start the ribbing when the trouble started.
The trouble took the form of the voice of my inner knitter and she said “It’s too short”. Is it? I thought? My inner knitter has a lot experience so I stopped and measured. It was not too short, so I knit a couple more rounds to reassure her, and then started to think about the ribbing again. “It’s still too short” she muttered. I measured it again, this time lying it on top of a sweater that I like the length of, comparing the total length of the sweater. It was not too short, so I did a few more rounds to humour her and got ready to do the ribbing. (Oddly, the sweater didn’t seem to get any longer when I added those five rounds, which should have been a clue that something else was going on.) Debbi and I were together for the retreat at Port Ludlow at the time, so I announced the milestone. Debbi creased her brow and said “Huh. Really? It looks too short.” Now Debbi has a ton of knitting experience as well, so that smartened me up again.
“Really? I said? I’ve measured it twice… It’s totally the right length -remember it’s getting ribbing so it will be longer than it looks now…” Debbi brought out the big guns and raised an eyebrow, and then suggested I try it on. I dutifully got some knitters cord and slipped it on, then popped it over my head. It WAS too short, but by the length of the ribbing so it’s perfect. I knew from my swatch it was going to relax but not really grow, and I told Debbi that. “It’s the right length” I said, admiring it in the mirror again.
“Great” Debbi said, but she didn’t mean great. She meant she thought the sweater was too short. I knit a few more rounds, then measured it again, then held it up to the other sweater again, then tried it on again. It was the perfect length. Debbi and my inner voice shrugged and I started the ribbing. The whole time I was knitting that ribbing, it wouldn’t stop dogging me. Every few rounds I repeated the ritual. Measure, compare, try on. It took forever to knit it because I kept stopping to do all this – and the whole time it wasn’t just Debbi and my inner knitter who thought it was too short – at my birthday party I cast off and was about to start the sleeves and I held it up to show off to Amanda. She made a face and said “I’m surprised you wanted a cropped sweater…” I looked down, trying to reconcile what she’d said with what I was seeing. It isn’t a cropped sweater – it ends at my hip bone. I measured again. I compared again, I tried it on again. It is the right length. I don’t know why it doesn’t look like it is, but it is. Maybe it’s that it doesn’t have have a neck band yet – or that it is very wide. It has tons of ease and maybe the proportions are making all of us think that it should be longer if it is wider?
I’m about done the sleeves now (I think they are too short as well) and have thought constantly about unpicking my bind-off (I’d rather not it’s slubby yarn and a super pain) and adding more length, but I’m committed to staying the course. I’ve been down this road before and I have a too-long sweater upstairs to prove it. I have swatched. I have measured. I have compared, I have tried on. It is the right length. It is not too short. I don’t know what game this sweater is running, but I’m not falling for it.
Right?
It is a beautiful color, but I’m thinking that since everything things it is too short, you might want to ponder harder on why that is? It might just be that because it is wide, it might always look short unless you are wearing it?
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You know, it looks a little short.
When things seem too short, I remember that I am short too, and it all makes sense. I’m sure it’s the proportions that are odd, not the length. Lovely color!
This. Proportions play havoc with our perceptions. Trust the measuring tape.
You tried it on, and it seemed right, right? I’d question why it looks too short to everyone else (it’s definitely too short for me, I like tunic lengths).
It’s a gorgeous color, and I can’t wait to see it on you, but I really hope it fits well and you’re not disappointed (spending so long saying I WILL NEVER KNIT THIS, and then deciding that you absolutely have to, sometimes does not go well)
It’s the width. Stay the course. It’s the width.
I agree – you’ve measured, compared and tried it on. It’s probably the width that makes it look short. I’d say finish it so you can start wearing it; the hot weather is coming.
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Yes, this!…. i feel kinda bad about it … but kinda not
I’m totally invested in how all of this turns out. I’m pulling for you! Please update when the sweater is finished.
this is why I mostly knit shawls!
Have you done the neckband already? Will that change your length?
I just pulled out 5 inches of color work because the sweater ended up being too short…. I don’t know, YH, i don’t know. I do wish you the best of luck.
So many unanswered questions here! Are you counting on the sweater becoming a bit longer when blocked? Is there a danger the yarn will become shorter unless blocked to an inch of its life? Are you measuring in centimeters, inches, cubits, or parsecs?
Maybe an in-progress block is in order? Because I have found that measuring tapes, much like swatches, can lie.
I just went thru the same thing with my Ranunculus. I’m afraid to try on the finished sweater, because I’m not redoing it!!!
I really think it’s the width of the sweater. The width makes it appear shorter than it is. The measuring tape and the tryings-on said it was the right length, so stick with it. Good luck!
Yes! Keeping everything crossed – and hoping for photos of the finished sweater!
I’m guessing from the photos that it’s the width. That said… If it’s the magical too-short sweater (like the traveling pants, except it never fits) then we’d like photos.
Is it this one? (the shop sample, I mean) https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Gymendoza/ranunculus
If so – it’s beautiful — good luck!
That is a very wide sweater. Even in the model photos, it looks cropped at first glance. I will be curious to see your finished sweater, because right now this is firmly on my “nope list.”
The last time I lengthened a sweater, it blocked out to a knee-length tunic on my fiancee so I feel your pain and hesitation 🙂
It looks too short in all the photos, too. I think this is just supposed to be a short sweater, for people who like their sweaters short.
Whenever I ignore my inner knitter I regret it but you’ve tried it on and it’s not too short so maybe your inner knitter is sat by the waves and has left AI to fill in for her.
Ugh, always a frustrating place. If you measure and try it on, you shooould be good. Make the final judgement when it’s finished and blocked at this point. The neckline will cinche the truth once it behaves . (Saw Instagram. 🙂 )
It’s been a while since I’ve checked in on you. I love the way you incorporate your two great loves – family and knitting – into one glorious blog. Thanks for everything. And I’m sure the sweater will be fine!
Intrigued by the idea of the provisional neck…. I have never thought to try this and am so pleased that you’ve covered how to do it on Patreon! I often need to adjust a neckline from the pattern as-she-is-written, so this could come in very handy.
The colour of your sweater is gorgeous. I really hope that you love it once its finished.
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I have recently looked at that sweater pattern – and it’s a firm NOPE !!!!
I “always” knit top down raglans, and “always” finish the neck and at least start the sleeves before determining the final hem length – I find that both the completed neck and the addition of sleeves pull up the bottom of the body.
I recently learned that at 66 I am 3/4″ of an inch shorter than I am supposed to be. So if the sweater really is just a bit shy of where it should come down to… I guess all you have to do is wait a surprisingly fast while.
I once knitted a sweater that seemed perfect on paper: the right gauge, the right size, the right fabric, but when I finished it didn’t feel “right” on my body. Even though the Incredibox measurements were right, it still looked… wrong on me. And like you, I remeasured it, compared it to the old sweater, tried it on again, but something kept nagging at me. What I learned in the end was: your body is always different from your spreadsheet. And a sweater doesn’t just fit well, it makes you feel confident and comfortable.
I looked at the pics on Ravelry. Some are definitely too short for my taste, two are perfect and a couple are “meh”, lengthwise. One is far too bulky to look flattering.
I think this might have more to do with the body the sweater is wearing than the pattern. And tension, maybe? This might be one of those leave it lay a day garments where you leave it for a day or two and try it on again before adding the ribbing.
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