If you haven't seen it, yet, there is a new
e-zine out there for knitters...The AntiCraft. The writing is witty and the
patterns are interesting. No little bunnies on these!
Now, on with my post.
So, I'm knitting again. Knitting quite a lot. Well, when I'm not driving my
better
half around. I use to get so much knitting done in the
car...{sigh}
Now, on with my post.
So, I'm knitting again. Knitting quite a lot. Well, when I'm not driving my
better
half around. I use to get so much knitting done in the
car...{sigh}So, I decided to
finally
start a shrug. The above pictured, actually, from Rowan magazine #35. I
finished the back and was working on the left front when I ran into directions I
don't understand. I asked around on the Rowan message board, and several other
knitting boards, but, apparently, I am the only knitter on the web who is
interested in this pattern. Doesn't that just figure?!
OK...so I got one of the questions answered, then had another question. I got that one answered, eventually, but then ran into an annoying set of instructions. They are something like: knit 1, pearl to last one, knit 1 (which I can handle). Next row...repeat removing one stitch from inside edge every other row. Except on every 4th row. Repeat these rows 1 million times. Stand on left foot, remove knitting from half of project, flip, twist, rinse, repeat.
OK...they aren't that easy OR that difficult. But I got annoyed that I was
stumped a 3rd time. So I put it down and started
Tara,
from Magazine #38. Again, I was stumped by one of the direction sets, but after
a quick visit to the Rowan forums, I was off and knitting.
Over half way through the first sleeve, I realized that I was knitting on the wrong side instead of the right side and had to rip out 3/4ths of my work. That's ok. I want it to look good.
Then I got the sides reversed again, but this time I was only, oh, one hour into knitting. {sigh} Frogged that part and finally had the problem figured out. I have the first sleeve done and have just a little more to knit on the back and I will start on the right sleeve.
I'm knitting as fast as possible because it's NOVEMBER (what the hell happened to this year?!) and I have Christmas gifts to work on. Some knitted, some not, but they will all take more time than I have, I'm sure.
Fortunately, there is a conference in Macon this week and I'll be able to knit through most of it! That should get some things done. But first, a sweater for Chad. Well, after Tara, of course, then Chad, then...well...everyone else.
OK...so I got one of the questions answered, then had another question. I got that one answered, eventually, but then ran into an annoying set of instructions. They are something like: knit 1, pearl to last one, knit 1 (which I can handle). Next row...repeat removing one stitch from inside edge every other row. Except on every 4th row. Repeat these rows 1 million times. Stand on left foot, remove knitting from half of project, flip, twist, rinse, repeat.
OK...they aren't that easy OR that difficult. But I got annoyed that I was
stumped a 3rd time. So I put it down and started
Tara,
from Magazine #38. Again, I was stumped by one of the direction sets, but after
a quick visit to the Rowan forums, I was off and knitting.
Over half way through the first sleeve, I realized that I was knitting on the wrong side instead of the right side and had to rip out 3/4ths of my work. That's ok. I want it to look good.
Then I got the sides reversed again, but this time I was only, oh, one hour into knitting. {sigh} Frogged that part and finally had the problem figured out. I have the first sleeve done and have just a little more to knit on the back and I will start on the right sleeve.
I'm knitting as fast as possible because it's NOVEMBER (what the hell happened to this year?!) and I have Christmas gifts to work on. Some knitted, some not, but they will all take more time than I have, I'm sure.
Fortunately, there is a conference in Macon this week and I'll be able to knit through most of it! That should get some things done. But first, a sweater for Chad. Well, after Tara, of course, then Chad, then...well...everyone else.
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