Fifi Flop

I wanted to like this project, I really did. But nothing seemed to go right.

I cast on for the small size with 120, but should have gone with the 140, which I didn't realize until after I had finished the yoke and moved on to the body. I thought about increasing on the sides to add width, but it was still a little tight at the armpits. The neckline was rolling, so I was going to have to add something there to try and tighten things up.
I know that someone worked really hard to design this, and it is a BEAUTIFUL sweater that I really wanted to wear.
I consider myself a pretty experienced knitter, and can usually adjust and fiddle around with things with no problem. But I found the pattern kind of fuzzy in some sections, and not super helpful when deciding exactly how to pick sizes; it was just downright confusing to me. I hesitate to even say anything critical, as I don't want to hurt the feelings of someone who worked so hard to design the pattern, but I also don't want always spout roses and sunshine if I have a problem with a pattern, just to avoid making someone uncomfortable.
I may pick this project up again in the future, but this is a time in my life where everything else is complicated, so with my knitting, I just want to sit back, relax, and knit.





This is what she looked like seconds before jumping into the frog pond.