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Pokin’ along
By Holly | August 2, 2007
I’ve been knitting on MS3. I’ve made progress, but not much. I’ve been able to do a row here and a row there but I haven’t had blocks of time to get anything done. We were on vacation for a week and I took the stole along thinking I could get caught up, but no. I found it hard to booze and interact with my house mates and concentrate on my lace all at one time. So I only got a few rows done and alas, I am slogging along on chart 3 and clue #5 comes out in the morning. I can’t say it’s the pattern ‘cos it isn’t. I love the pattern. It’s me. I am going slow and keeping track and double checking as needed and getting it done without incident. Knock wood but I haven’t had to do any frogging and the only tinking that’s gone on has been minor - like 25 stitches or less. I keep telling myself slow is better than ripping out 100 rows or starting over. So it takes me longer? No big honking deal, right? Right? Who knew I could turn knitting into a contest? Hell, who knew I was such a joiner? Granted I am a joiner who joins without interacting really, or contributing at all, but a joiner none the less.
I was knitting happily along on the stole this afternoon when the mail came. In it was the new issue of Interweave Knits. I started to flip through real quick before I set it aside but I got completely sidetracked. This issue is full of patterns that I would knit and that doesn’t usually happen. I typically see a pattern or two that I would think about knitting but this issue seriously has me thinking about which yarns and in what colors to use. I promptly decided that when this stole is done I will do no more such knitting until I’ve got my fill of winter knitting out of the way. But first I gotta get a cotton sweater out of the way. The yarn and pattern arrived while I was on vacation and I am itching to get started. I haven’t yet knitted a sweater so I want to start with something easy and this looks like it’ll fit the bill nicely. It also looks quick which appeals to me too for a first time sweater. I should be able to wear it non-stop, too. So that’s the list: catch-up MS3, finish RSC Solstice Slip, get Mr.’s socks on the needles and start the cotton sweater. I might have to quit my day job.
Topics: Fitted Tank, Mystery Stole 3, Rockin' Sock Club 2007 |
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