Yay!
Lots of knitting was done this weekend.I have a sleeve for my vogue sweater! I finished it about 20 minutes ago. Which is bad, because I was trying to stop knitting at 10 and go to bed early for a change, but got caught up in the naughtiness of "it's almost finished! Just a couple more rows... nope, still needs a few more... This is good, but if I give it two more, I'll get that frill at the wrist I like! Oh, look, it's done, but Crossing Jordan only has 10 more minutes. Let me cast on for the next sleeve!"
This is impressive, considering I'd started the sleeve on the bus on Friday. I'd orginally been frightened of this whole knitting with two circs thing, but I was trying to use magic loop and was transferring stitches from my size 6 Denise needles to my size 6 Susan Bates circs when I realized that the 48 stitches were too small for that. And then I looked at the needles and heavenly music started playing and I realized that I knew how to do it.
That evening, knitting with some people and drinking wine, I realized that the original increases I thought I had to do for the sleeve was off by about 6 sets, or 14 stitches. That's a lot. I ripped back 4 increases and redid it straight, and did the final increases at my upper arm flab where I needed more room.
Random side note- Brent Spiner was on Law & Order tonight! When did he get so old?!
At a stitch 'n' bitch today, I finished Otis' hat. I like it and I'm satisfied, but it feels heavier than the original hat did. Maybe because the weight isn't centralized anymore? I don't know.
Pics when I get 'em.
Also, at the s'n'b today, someone mentioned that people who have blogs are, by nature, self centered. Me? self centered?
I don't know what you're talking about.
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