Oh, sad day

I don't know what happened, my myImogen shrank. I wore it out to take a walk last night, and it was so tight in the shoulders that I was in pain when we got back. This is not the first item that's shrank--other items have included my Foliage hat, Hubby and Bub's ribbed top-down beanies, and my top-down aviatrix-y hat, but never something so big, requiring so much time and effort, and such expensive yarn! And we're talking about something that I hand wash in tepid water with Eucalan, treating it like a newborn baby.

And then I came to think of it (last night, as I was pondering), and I don't think I've successfully knit a sweater that fits me well. Owls ended up shrinking a bit and is too short in the torso, Whisper is just not flattering, Rockefeller is too big (and I learned that I really do hate acrylic-blend yarns), and my Hourglass sweater's neck hole is so large I'm planning on recycling the yarn for another project. My Vine Yoke Cardigan actually fits, I suppose, but I never wear it for fear of snagging or fuzzing the very soft Malabrigo Twist yarn. I hope my Tidewater Cardigan works out. It was made with zero ease, so I guess we'll see.