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submitted 4 months ago by QTpi@sh.itjust.works to c/knitting@lemmy.world

Over blocked or missed my gauge, who knows but this was too much. It was frogged for it's sin.

I discovered that my most spectacular knitting fails have no picture evidence... The one that bums me out, I could have sworn I took a picture, a failed unicorn horn. I knit a unicorn horn to attach to a hoodie and wanted to have the spiral up the horn. I knit the horn, threaded yarn around through the stitches, and pulled it to create the 3D effect. The tip of the horn looked very NSFW.

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[-] DogMom@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Did you use the same yarn the pattern called for? Yours looks like a chunkier yarn with less drape which would definitely effect the fit.

[-] QTpi@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

No, I was trying to use up some left overs. I tried again with fewer stitches and it gave me the fit I was after.

[-] Mickey@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

Definitely seems like a gauge issue. It should essentially be a tube that stretches a bit to fit on your head for it to slouch like that, if it’s any wider it will mushroom like you said.

this post was submitted on 08 Feb 2024
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