oops

i have, quite literally, gauged incorrectly.

i'm making the cupcake hat for a certain little one, and i found this perfect pink yarn. it's pink, with little sprinkles of color that look like, well, sprinkles. how great is that?

well... maybe not perfect. i'm looking at this yarn. i need worsted weight; the label calls this one "bulky". only it looks too skinny. skinnier than worsted? i think so. but what of the label? i should have known better, but i got all indecisive because i like the color and the sprinkles so much. i figure, well, fine. i'll knit a gauge swatch and figure it out.

so i did. and drat. it's too small. so after some calculations i figure out i need to go with twenty extra stitches.

knit knit, purl purl, i finish two inches of 2x2 ribbing in the round on aluminum double pointed needles. i mention these because does synthetic yarn slip off of metal dpn's? yes. yay, i get to start the frosting! but something doesn't look right. this yarn really does not hold ribbing well, does it. and hmm... one side looks taller than the others. oh, crap. i bet i twisted.

i've knit plenty of things in the round and have never twisted before, but i guess there's a first time for everything. so. off the needles it comes, and i frog back to the twist.

okay. no biggie. here we go... oh wait. how big is this? so... i put it on my head. and it fits.

hmm. i know i have a peanut head and all, but it's GOTTA be bigger than a baby head.

so. i have to begin again.

anyone want an adult-sized cupcake hat?