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No one ever said I play by the rules. Bwahahaha!

Okay, my friends, I think it’s time for an explanation, especially considering some of your responses to my last post.

Reduced to this simple line of logic, my goals became crystal clear: do whatever is necessary to get 5.25″ pentagons. Follow the pattern even if it means deviating from the directions! Hehe – doesn’t that seem completely oxymoronic?!?

And follow (or is it deviate?) I did!

I ended up using US 6 needles, the same as the body of the sweater, and casting on 15 sts for each side of the pentagon. In contrast, the pattern calls for a US 9 and 20 sts (no wonder they were coming out so big!).

The switch from 1×1 ribbing to stockinette comes down to personal preference – I like it better, and I’m the one who’ll be wearing the sweater, right?

Notice how perfectly the pentagons match my existing sweater. So… either I need an anti-crazy pill, or this might actually work out!


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