The Wordsmith's Forge

>> I've been trying to make a particular hat, and it just will not work. I get gauge, but it lays wrong, and ends up fitting too snugly... <<

You may have the wrong yarn for that pattern, or be using a stitch that doesn't suit that yarn.

>> A few minutes of even virtual perusal of yarn was enough to make me rethink the current idea and rip out four hours of work in favor of trying something different.<<

I hope the new plan works out better!

>> Thanks. I bet you didn't even realize you were giving advice! <<

Yes and no. One thing I've learned is that my poetry has a life of its own. It goes where it's needed, and sometimes it says things between the lines that I didn't realize were in there. :D