Stumbling on the ice.
Last night we got together and watched figure skating, and I got to the beginning of Chart 7:
I've finished 176 rows, which means that I'm almost at the 50% done point. Yeah. I only managed to knit six rows yesterday, and I had to do a lot of tinking back on row 175, the first row of Chart 7, because I kept doing k2tog when it should have been skp, or skp when it should have been k2tog. While I didn't fall like the Italian skater who went before Sasha Cohen, I did touch my hand to the ice or do a two-foot landing, or, like Miki Ando, I ran into the wall a little.
I'm more and more sure that I'm not going to be able to finish in time for the closing ceremonies on Sunday, just because it is going a lot slower now, but I've made an impressive start on something that I didn't think I was good enough to do. So that's exciting.
I rewarded myself on Monday by buying some Rowan Calmer (which I haven't knit with in a long time) on sale. I have to get some 4-ply Cotton at some point to go with it, but I haven't decided what would go with Peacock...
I've finished 176 rows, which means that I'm almost at the 50% done point. Yeah. I only managed to knit six rows yesterday, and I had to do a lot of tinking back on row 175, the first row of Chart 7, because I kept doing k2tog when it should have been skp, or skp when it should have been k2tog. While I didn't fall like the Italian skater who went before Sasha Cohen, I did touch my hand to the ice or do a two-foot landing, or, like Miki Ando, I ran into the wall a little.
I'm more and more sure that I'm not going to be able to finish in time for the closing ceremonies on Sunday, just because it is going a lot slower now, but I've made an impressive start on something that I didn't think I was good enough to do. So that's exciting.
I rewarded myself on Monday by buying some Rowan Calmer (which I haven't knit with in a long time) on sale. I have to get some 4-ply Cotton at some point to go with it, but I haven't decided what would go with Peacock...
Labels: Jeanne
posted by Jeanne | 2/22/2006 03:24:00 PM
3 Comments:
You know, I think for you, this project is a huge accomplishment. Shawls are not easy and powering through them is an accomplishment.
I vote just pick an arbitrary date (like Ides of March) and make yourself be done by that point so you don't, like, break your wrists :)
What great progress you are making. That color is gorgeous!
It's awfully pretty, though....
Post a Comment
<< Home