This isn't my first cotton jumper but it has beaten me, in a way that makes me wonder if I ever learn from my mistakes. I used my gauge swatch to determine the number of stitches I needed to cast on for this version of Pink by Wendy Bernard from her book Custom Knits but I failed to take into account the unforgiving nature of cotton, it won't give an inch, especially knit at this gauge. A bigger gauge swatch of this Katia yarn might have helped me make a better choice on needle size, I think the fabric has very little drape at this gauge. So I had to unravel hours of knitting...
...and sit at my desk near the window to pick up all those stitches as neatly as possible.
Now summer is nearly over and I look at how hard the cotton has been on my hands. I think it will go into hibernation for awhile.
