On the third row of the neck shaping I discovered this:
Dropped stitches
I somehow dropped the first three stitches. It must have happened when I was detangling the yarn. Fortunately I saved the project before it got off to much. Now I only have 20 more rows and I can shape, sew the seams and block the finished top. Will there be a fashion show by the end of the week? We can only hope!
Last nights dinner:
Pre-kebab and dessert
Dinner on the grill
I was messing around with my theme yesterday and lost my sidebar. I think I got everything back in place but I don’t remember exactly what it looked like before said messing around.
I did consolidate all the sweaters in the gallery instead of classifying them by construction. The gallery is sad but since I forget to take pictures of most of what I knit, it’s the best I can do for now.
I’ve knit several soakers for my daughter’s twins but I have no pictures of them since I give them to her just as soon as I finish them. Maybe she can take some pictures so I can post them. For those of you wanting to knit wool soakers for your cloth diapered babies, I use the Curly Purly Soaker pattern. Love. It.
I managed to get a couple of hours of knitting in yesterday and finished the lace edging on the Lace Hem Topping. Still not a huge fan of lace though I did get into the rhythm. As a visual learner, I thought charts would be easier than written instructions and maybe they will once I learn what the heck the symbols mean.
First up this morning is cleaning, deep cleaning the bathroom. Washing the rugs and shower curtain cleaning. I might even tackle the linen closet or perhaps a shelf. After all I have to do something to “earn” my knitting time.
I’ve read so many posts lately about seaming that I had to jump on the topic as well.
I HATE seaming! In fact I will avoid some patterns if they require a lot of seaming. Sometimes I can adapt a pattern to eliminate the seams but not always. I prefer raglan sleeve patterns over anything with a set-in sleeve.
Since I’ve spent so much time making the “fabric” for an item, I want it as close to being finished as soon as the last stitch is bound off the needles. Granted some patterns are just to big and bulky to knit without seams but a baby sweater shouldn’t have a gazillion seams. Is it just me or do you feel the same way?
Just my rant for the day. What’s your opinion about sewing seams?
Lace hem Topping from Creative Knitting July 2008 issue
I finished the back of the Lace Hem Topping last night and already cast on and knit the first few rows of the front. Yes, this will have seams but only the sides and shoulders. I can handle that.
I hope I can work on this over the weekend but I have neglected my decluttering goal for a few weekends and I really must do at least one drawer, cabinet, room or closet each day. Period.
Pictures of my progress will be posted…as soon as I have some progress.
Thanks for reading. =)
I woke up to the sound of the alarm at 5:30 this morning only to fall back to sleep for 20 more minutes. These summer hours of working an extra hour in the morning and an extra hour at the end of the day are great so I can have an extra day off during the week but getting up earlier is not so great. I’ve cut down my getting-ready time to the right amount of time without a minute to spare. This morning I was only two minutes late walking in the door. No one was here but the cleaners so it really didn’t matter.
My right arm was asleep with I got up and three hours later it’s still tingling. Not good.
I only got two inches knitted last night on the back of the Lace Hem Topping shell. I don’t know if I can knit during lunch with this tingling hand. I this something I need to get checked out since I was diagnosed with this?
My printer at work isn’t working. We have network printers I can use but this one is right next to my computer and the only one I can use when I need to print labels and envelopes.
It dawned on me that 40% of my paycheck is gone before it even gets to my bank. And I’m not happy with what the powers that be are doing with that 40%. Let’s not even go there right now. This is not a political blog.
I should have stayed in bed…and knit.
Knitting In Flashes 