A few years ago I knit this beautiful Aran sweater for my husband. My daughter modeled it for a picture:
It is the Staghorn Aran by Janet Szabo.
The problem is that it’s a few inches too short in the sleeves and body for my husband. My swatches grew when I washed them, so I wasn’t too worried when they seemed short. I followed the length the pattern called for and thought they’d magically grow.
Well they didn’t.
So now, a few years later, I’m emotionally ready to do sweater surgery to lengthen them.
It was very scary to make that first cut.
Then I had to rip out the cuff, pick up the stitches, and figure out which pattern row I was on.
I’ve got the first sleeve almost done. I can see a line where I started, but the new stitches still need to be blocked. Stay turned for the final results.
What is the most involved knitting surgery you’ve done?
Flecks of Fiber 
Wow! You go, girl. I bet that line blocks right out. The cable looks wonderful.
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Thanks!
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beautiful work – but so BRAVE! I probably would have just tried to make another sweater rather than make the cut! 😉 good luck – I enjoy reading your posts
(I’ve only been knitting & crocheting for a few years and generally stick to hats & baby blankets 🙂 )
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I need to lengthen a baby sweater an inch on the back, only, I had to do it in the middle of the armhole. So I pick up the sts on two separate needles across the fingering weight back and knit the extra depth. Then I grafted all those tiny stitches back together!!! But the thought of ripping out all those fingering weight rows was more than I could bear. Lovely sweater.
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What a beautiful sweater! I am sure the surgery will go well. Good luck witht the Master Knitter Program.
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