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June 04, 2007
Growing things
Ah, school. The summer session is slightly compressed--about two weeks shorter than regular semesters--so I got to have my first anxiety attack over deadlines even earlier than usual. Thank God for lace knitting and beer, not necessarily in that order.
But let us talk of pretty things. The christening shawl grows--slowly. But at 400 or so stitches per round, things are going much more quickly than they were at 900+.
While dealing with those early long rows, I had plenty of time to think about whether I was really and truly going to knit all those roses and anchors. And did I really approve of this potentially puzzling "pip stitch" maneuver?
It turns out that the answer to both of these questions was "no."
I substituted a fir cone pattern. It felt like the RIght Thing to Do.
And what else has grown?
38 more repeats to go on the Wedding Ring Shawl edging. I had hoped to get this done before classes started. Ha. At this point, my only estimate for a finish date is "sometime this summer. I hope."
In garden news, varmints have been seemingly thwarted by the fence for the time being. The seedlings are happy. All hail Jon of the Fence.
Plus, pretty blue mystery flowers have appeared in the back yard:
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