This look funny to you? Frog or no?

heather_dw · 11-18-2009, 02:47 PM

So.. you guys probably saw the stocking I made for hubby in this forum.

Well, I'm making one for myself now. I'm wondering if you saw this stocking, would you find it weird. I don't want to say what I find so weird just so I can see if you guys notice it. It's not that it's smaller at the top (it's just a trick of the camera, it really quite even in person). It's more cosmetic than the actual knitting.

Opinions? Frog

some of this or no?

suzeeq · 11-18-2009, 08:09 PM

Looks fine to me, I think it's your perspective since it's so close to you as you knit it. Hang it on something and back away about 5-10 feet; see how it looks then.

heather_dw · 11-18-2009, 08:31 PM

the stripe that's messing with my head is the santa stripe. Does that look weird to you?

JudyD · 11-18-2009, 09:33 PM

I can see the extra stitches in the middle Santa hat. I usually frog things that bother me even if it's half or more of the project but in this case I wouldn't. Over time it probably won't bother you so much.

Beautiful work, by the way!

JudyD

heather_dw · 11-18-2009, 09:39 PM

Oh ,, I didn't even notice that. I was more worried about whether or not it was weird that santa was green.

melmac51 · 11-18-2009, 09:59 PM

Can't see the picture...

lulubell · 11-18-2009, 11:25 PM

Maybe you would be happier if Santas face was pink or tan or something other than green? Do you think he looks like he has a green mask on or something???
I looked and looked for what was 'wrong' and could not find anything. I think you are very clever.

heather_dw · 11-19-2009, 12:31 AM

Well, hubby's stocking is all done in the same 4 colors. Since the hat on santa was red, the beard was white, that only left me with black and green.

I just didn't want people to look at the stocking and immediately think how it's so weird that santa is green. You guys didn't seem too be weirded out by it, which is good because I sooooo don't want to frog at this point

ArtLady1981 · 11-19-2009, 12:32 AM

Do not frog it! It is great! I don't see a thing wrong!

Frog if you are a perfectionist and if whatever is bugging you will continue to bug you forever!

Knitting is such a personal thing! I've frogged things "just cuz" I wanted to fix something small...not because I really needed to.

evona · 11-19-2009, 01:59 AM

When I was looking at it the only thing I could think that was weird to you might be that Santa was green, but it really didn't look weird at first glance to me. I only noticed it because I was looking really hard to find what you might be weirded out by

I wouldn't frog it if it were me. It looks great. But if you feel like it looks weird and you just can't get over it then by all means frog that stripe and maybe see if there is another pattern you can make in its place using the same colors.