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November 28, 2007
Instead of studying....
Well, I did study a little over the long weekend. Grudgingly. But I also started the Princess border. (Yes, I decided to go with the 62-point edging--so far, so good!)
I have to admit, 868 stitches per row is a lot. I know that the Wedding Ring Shawl border had more, but I guess the memory has faded already.
The semester is almost over, so I will be free to knit Princess at will for the next month or so. :) Limiting myself to one row per night after class is very painful...
Posted by missalicefaye at 08:45 AM | Comments (20)
November 16, 2007
Decisions, decisions
41 edging repeats completed on the Princess as of last night. Soon I will have to decide whether to do the 62-repeat edging or the 85-repeat edging. I'm leaning toward the former....
Meanwhile, knitting on all other fronts has slowed or stopped. Although I did drag out a few mitten books last night. A knitter has no excuse for walking around with a hole in her glove, right?
Posted by missalicefaye at 02:46 PM | Comments (19)
November 05, 2007
Six down...
The Princess shawl pattern arrived on Saturday. I managed to hold out a couple of hours before the urge to cast on became overwhelming. :)
The yarn I'll be using (I think) is a light blue gossamer wool/silk blend acquired on eBay. I have a completely ridiculous amount of it--about 2.25 pounds at 16,000 yards per pound. The label inside the cone indicates that it is a Lane Borgosesia yarn, dated 1992. Not quite vintage.
I put that qualification in the preceding paragraph only because I haven't yet received the Jamieson & Smith Shetland Supreme samples I ordered. It may be fabulous enough to change my whole outlook on the shawl... Or not. In the meantime, I've completed six edging points in the wool/silk on 1.75 mm (00) needles. I might have gotten further, but I kept getting distracted by the imaginative and acrobatic slaughter of 300. On-screen testosterone overload and lace knitting mix about as well as you'd think they would...
Posted by missalicefaye at 10:19 AM | Comments (19)
