Stretchy, Very Stretchy

I pressed my sweater and the belt that goes with it. The belt was knit to 28" long, and I expected it to grow a couple of inches in blocking. It grew by at least 8" by the time I first wrapped it around my waist. When I tried the sweater on, it stretched even more. In order to get any tension on the waist of the sweater, the belt has to overlap a ridiculous amount and starts to curl in on itself. I'm going to count it as a loss and just wear a regular leather belt with the sweater.

The sweater is really nice, though. Soft and with some drape.

Perhaps I'll manage to get pictures later this week.