Knitting a sweater HELP

I am knitting a sweater with ragland sleeves and have the back finished. I am almost finished with the front when I noticed my needles I was using were smaller than the ones I used on the back. Will I still be able to finish the sweater without having to start the front all over again? Thanks for your opinion.:)

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Permalink Reply by Melissa Burnett on February 17, 2011 at 8:04pm

That depends. What you will find is that your gauge is probably a little different in the front than the back. Sometimes, patterns do this to create shaping within a garment. For instance, I've knit a sweater that uses smaller needles through the waist to create shaping. How far off are your needles and better yet, when you measure, how different is your gauge?

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Cook on February 23, 2011 at 10:08am

My needles are 7 and 5. I used the 5 when I should have used the 7.

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Permalink Reply by Brenda Brewington on February 18, 2011 at 1:42pm

You may have to knit more rows. The main concern will be if the width is the same.

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Cook on February 23, 2011 at 10:03am

The width is not the same. I'm a good inch off in the width.

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Permalink Reply by Loreen Keeth on February 19, 2011 at 6:57am

If you are OCD, you need to frog and start again, if not, check the sizing, make the adjustments and finish the sweater. Good Luck.

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Permalink Reply by Melissa Burnett on February 20, 2011 at 8:50pm

I love how you put this! I would have to frog it! In my earliest knitting days where projects felt like to took a year to complete I would have tried to fix it and forever hated it.

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Permalink Reply by Amy Wilkins on February 21, 2011 at 1:52pm

so, true (about those early knitting days) Now I just tell myself, oh, I love to knit anyway, and I am doing this for the love of it, so it's not going to hurt anything to just start it over. I once had to tell myself that 5 times, but I still started it a 6th, got it finished and love it!

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Permalink Reply by Janet Swope on July 17, 2011 at 11:42am

I totally feel the same way! It is worth the time to start over and make it right! My husband does woodworking and once he saws his wood, it is a done deal...not always a way to fix errors. But...this is just yarn.....take it apart and start again so you'll be pleased with and actually USE the finished project. I have spent many-a-time "deknitting" and reknitting so that I'll be happy! :D

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Cook on February 23, 2011 at 10:07am

I take it ..."frog it" must mean start all over???? But you are right. Why try and make something work when you are going to end up hating it. It's a sweater for my husband and I know he would feel obligated to wear it...or not. hmmmmmm...

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Cook on February 23, 2011 at 10:03am

What is OCD?

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Permalink Reply by Melissa Burnett on February 23, 2011 at 8:53pm

She's referring to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. If you are going to be looking at every detail when you see the sweater, you might want the details to be perfect! I sure HOPE your husband feels obligated to wear it :) You put a whole lot of your time, effort and energy into. Not to mention LOVE!