Thanks. I'm working out how to make it bigger right now. At least it gave me time to practice more, right?

Well it's good that you're staying positive.

My mum is a master knitter, and she tells me the sure fire way of getting bigger stitches is simply to use bigger needles!

I used to knit a bit too (nothing fancy just scarves) and I also had the problem of my stitches being too small. I think I was pulling the wool too hard/had too much tension. For that my mum recommended wrapping the wool around a finger or two, and always keeping your hands on the needles.

Thanks for the tips. Last night I was trying to decide what to do. I was considering using needles the next size up, but I really liked the denser gauge. I'm going to try adjusting the number of stitches and rows so that I get the right dimensions with the tighter stitches. If I can't get that, then I'll try the larger needles.

It was pretty disheartening. If I don't get to wear it this season, I will have plenty of autumns and winters in the future (assuming I don't get knocked-off in the near future).

Oh, I'm sure you do.

btw, I keep meaning to take a picture of the sample design I made up for a scarf. It was going to be circles, but with how the knit and purls turned out, they look like little spirals. Or something.

you're such a crafty doctor.

I did contemplate grafting extra stitches on the sides, but figured it would be easier to just redo it. Although, some hot glue is a requirement for almost all projects, right?

absolutely! or tape...

Thanks!