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Graft - in pattern

Why do I follow instructions, even when I know they are going to make my life difficult? I did it with Strathendrick, and now I've done it with Cathedral Wrap. I know that you can't knit something, in pattern, from both ends and graft it perfectly. I did a class on this at EYF. The instructions that Joji link to make this clear. I knew it when I cast this wrap on - with the instructions to graft it in the middle, in pattern. 


Knowing it's not possible to make this perfect, I decided to do a swatch to test out the technique:
Yep, looks like crap on one side (the "wrong" side of this twisted rib)
And a little better, but still crap on the "right" side.
I had a look on the Ravelry forums, and there is no discussion about it, but I did notice that only one person showed the join in their photos - and theirs looks like this too. I though about doing a three needle bind off, which would be neat, but also interrupt the stretch of the scarf in a way that grafting won't, even if it will look like crap.

Which is all to say, I've grafted together my wrap. It's not perfect, because it's not possible for this to be perfect. I knew that going in.

 What I wasn't expecting was to have trouble getting the tension the stocking stitch sections even. Because it was 4 ply, knit on 4mm needles, it was a lot looser than kitchenering socks, or the shoulders of the oft mentioned Strathendrick.  It probably doesn't matter, since this will be scrunched up at the neck, but it  bugs me anyway.

Now to block it. Finished photos once I have blocked this monster of a scarf.


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