Sandra D
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I`m in the finishing stretch of a cable & moss stitch jacket out of some olive Gedifra Cordilla alpaca/wool yarn that I bought from this site and found short rows were my saving grace for some "Uh, oh" moments in the project. First one: Had finished back and fronts, sewn shoulder seams and applied collar. Found that the arm openings were way too large for set-in sleeves (10 1/2" as opposed to 7 1/2", maybe the alpaca stretched or I mismeasured?). It was too late to unravel the shoulders since I had already sewn the seams and put on a decent looking collar. The shoulder width was good, just needed extra fabric under the armhole, so I picked up stitches all around the armhole and did about three short-row pairs under the arm and bound off -- voila, arm opening size was perfect! This short row fix is not noticeable in this case because the bulk of it is under the arm, also tends to blend in with the moss stitch texture and the fuzziness of the alpaca/wool blend. Anyone else have any stories of saving projects from disaster?
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