Jeeze Louise, I have so been there, Lynn. When Fitted Knits came out I tried doing the sweater on the cover.
Picture taken from christinamarie82's flickr Maybe it was a poor choice of yarn (I used Jiffy by LionsBrand. Great yarn-but super fuzzy) but I ended up tearing it out from neck to waist three times before giving up. The entire ickyness was bundled up and is still hiding in the closet with my never, ever, ever to be finished hippy style hoodie (what was I thinking!).