Ruh-roh… February 19, 2006
Posted by spinningsue in In Progress.2 comments
…to quote Scooby Doo.
I think I peaked too soon.
Today I’ve been the queen of distraction. Stash organisation, chatting to mates in Oz, fabric organisation, book organisation.
Knitting? Oh yeah…
Number one sleeve. Hmmm…
Keeping up the Momentum (aka Trying not to Flag February 19, 2006
Posted by knityoga in In Progress.7 comments
When I’d reached the point of completing the centre of my Olympic Knitting shawl, some people were under the impression that I was on the home straight. Wrong, unfortunately. I knew that this was the case because I’d used less than a quarter of the yarn that I know I need to knit up before I’m done.
Anyway, I’ve now finished two of the broad borders of which there are four with mitred corners. These are sewn around the centre portion and then there is an edging to knit all in one piece (metres and metres of it) which will be sewn on to the outside of the broad border. All that knitting still to do and ALL THAT SEWING!
To give you an idea of how the shawl is shaping up, I roughly pinned the pieces together that I’ve already knitted but, if you want to see how the finished shawl will look (hopefully!) check out the photo in my post of 26th January entitled “Christening Shawl”.
The little bit of knitting on the needle in the photo is the start of the outer edging. I started this to give me a break from the pieces of broad border which are very intricate (being 68 different pattern rows on a lot of stitches)! On the other hand, the edging is a 24 row repeat going on for an eternity but on only 16 to 29 stitches (depending on which row is being worked) and, Oh Bliss, 4mm needles! I know it’s only 0.75mm thicker than the needles that the rest of the shawl is worked on but it doesn’t half seem to make a big difference. The centre of the shawl which was only an eight row repeat now seems a cinch compared to the rest of it.
DH has been so impressed with the amount of knitting involved in this project that he has offered to calculate the number of stitches I will have knitted if I ever reach the end! Well, that’s accountants for you!!
The question now is will I finish in time to collect a virtual medal? I’ll give it a good shot even though my shoulder is now aching and the closest I can get to physiotherapy is DH manipulating it as if he’s kneading dough. It’s not as if it’s a real medal after all! But, anyway, I’d still like one and I hope the rest of you will make it, too! Right, back to the grindstone . . . . .
Half way there…. February 19, 2006
Posted by wyesue in In Progress.5 comments
I’m a bit put off by the last entry, Well done for finishing !!
Sorry about really naff picture, but at least it looks like a jumper now, ok half a jumper..
I’ve realised that I’m over half way there…. finished one sleeve, gone across both necks and just joined for the last shoulder – so I *only* (gulp) have a shoulder (316 sts x 80 rows) and a sleeve to do, apart from the neckband and sewing ends in and two seams (sleeve & side). No worries then !!
I was planning to get further but decided to go to Craft fair in Cheltenham on Friday and met the lovely Tess & Les from Silkwood, then went back there yesterday (wearing an Olympic T shirt I printed !!) Got lots of old dear comments ranging from ‘that’s fine wool’, ’Oh, the’re small needles’,(size 3mm, not really sock knitting and they would be a lot smaller, trust me !) ’why are you knitting on circulars…’(coz I’ve got too many stitches…) I did try and explain to some how long I’d been knitting the jumper, one just didn’t understand and said ’what this Olympics?’ was sooo tempted to stay no the last one, but just smiled sweetly, like the good girl I can be 
Got to do an OU assignment today/tomorrow so progress will be slow 
