I’ve been working on another top-down cardigan for myself following the same outline as the one I knit last April/May. Yeah, the one that is too large but is still in sweater form. I thought that it might fit better over a heavier turtleneck, however, I was wrong. That sweater will be ripped apart and remade. Someday.
Anyway, I bought enough of this Red Heart Tweed yarn ages ago* (maybe 15-18 years ago?) and tried to knit myself a sweater. I loved the tweedy bits of aqua, purple, yellow and orange mixed in with the various shades of grey and white. 
I did a gauge swatch and it was off and thought that it didn’t matter all that much. It did. It was too small. The yarn was turned back into balls and remained in the stash until I could face it again. So I decided to try another top-down cardi after I knit another gauge swatch. Yes, I did.
Most of the body is knit though I’m waiting to see how long I can make it once the sleeves are finished. One sleeve is done and I tried it on. Too tight. I fudged a bit on the decreases as I thought the sleeves might be too loose and once again, I was wrong. So I’ll be ripping back to the first decrease and FOLLOWING THE #@&% DIRECTIONS! 
* way before I became a yarn snob
Knitting In Flashes 
Yikes! With my hot flashes sweaters don’t stay on long.
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That’s why I like cardigans. Easier to take off. I’ve been known to wear them with one sleeve on and the other off.
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I feel your pain. I am making hats and haven’t gotten the size right yet! Oh well, I am getting creative making it all work.
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I dabble with knitting but only make small items. How I wish I had spent time with my mum learning how to knit properly. Sh was a talented lady who made wonderful Aron sweaters and could sew and design many clothes. She had a very artistic eye.
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Lol gauge matters! And when knitting a sweater, it is worth the time to check the math. That being said, your sweater is looking good. That IS pretty yarn, who would have thought?
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Yeah, gauge DOES matter. Though I had been knitting for a long time, that was my second attempt at a sweater…and my first gauge swatch. I did learn my lesson that time. =)
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Lol I am glad you did!!! A sweater is a lot of work, it is very nice if it fits when you are finished.
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That yarn is gorgeous! I wonder if the color is still available after all this time! The sweater looks like it’ll turn out great. The first sweater I made, I wasn’t too concerned about gauge and it came out too small as well. I felt so embarrassed, now I’m super careful about gauge with sweaters.
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That yarn was discontinued awhile ago. I did reknit the one sleeve and finished the second one already. I’m adding more length to the body.
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