Slowly but surely the raglan is growing. I'm finally up to the decreases on the body. I defintely do more stitches per minute on smaller gauge items but it just takes forever to knit up a ball of yarn.
Of course, getting close to finishing something this big means I get to start something else soon. Yeah, I'm a bad girl but I'm sure the BAD girls have all the fun.
A little TV knitting, requires minimun concentration and is a lot more fun than acres of stocking stitch
As for the denim knit-along hosted by Eva and me? It's still in progress, albeit a bit slowly.
Who told me that denim knits so fast that it practically knits itself? LIAR!
I'm starting to have doubts about the width of my bomber. I'm going to have to check this carefully since it looks a bit too narrow, or maybe because I'm a bit too wide. I knew I ate too many of these when I was on holiday.
In some parts of Austria, a meal is only a snack, unless you have dumplings!
Isn't he just adorable? The restaurant refused to sell him to me. He's made from the burlap sacks that were used to transport the local potatoes.
I've done loads of knitting this month, but have very little to show. It's almost the end of the month, so I'm going to pick one of these projects and force myself to finish it before November. I'm one of those people that need firm goals to get anything done. Can you tell that I am constantly amending my my 'to-do' list.
By the way, have you RAOK'ed anyone today? I've be RAOK'ed by the ebullient (how does one speel that word? )Tink. She's such a sweetie...makes me want to get on Eurostar and personally help her with her finishing.
Oh yes.. and why can't one take pictures in the autumn and winter in Britain... well you can, but I like my pictures taken in natural light. Certain colors, particularly reds don't photgraph well with the flash and it's hard work touching up pictures. So, I like to take my things out to the garden to photograph. The only problem is, I leave work in the dark and come home in the dark, so weekday photos can never be photographed outdoors. I count myself lucky in that I only have to get up around 5:30 (well, 5:45, since the husband always spoils me and takes the first shower). Poor Wendy leaves the house at 5 am!!! That's before the early bird gets up, never mind getting the worm....
Posted by atu at October 23, 2004 07:22 PM | TrackBackI LOVE your new banner, and your new layout! Now all you gotta do is get a button!
Posted by: La at October 25, 2004 06:41 PMI LOVE your new banner, and your new layout! Now all you gotta do is get a button!
Posted by: La at October 25, 2004 06:41 PMLike the new layout, Polly. It feels good to move the furniture about a bit, doesn't it? The new shawl looks great - think of it as time off for good behaviour!
Posted by: Anita at October 25, 2004 10:31 AMI love the new colours scheme and sweet banner! Lace shawl looks lovely too. I've finally just finished Birch but in Koigu instead of KSH. I think I'm now a lace fan!!
Posted by: Sarah W. at October 25, 2004 09:10 AMI like your new banner ! It is so lovely.
About the Bomber, I have problem in the width too. I am too wide and it is so narrow. I guess I can widen it after washing and blocking ?
Posted by: Eva Shiu at October 25, 2004 05:25 AMLove those naive fiber animals in the newest layout. Very cozy. I'll be watching those Fiddlesticks knit-alongers closely. I got some fab lace weight and am looking for patterns. Birch is up there on my list, I'll watch you and how you're liking it.
Posted by: valentina at October 25, 2004 01:18 AMebullient was right. altho i'm not sure what happened with speel - hee heee. :) knitting with no progress to show - i know what you're talking about there!!! :)
Posted by: carolyn at October 25, 2004 12:36 AMOH and ther is always a flat with a hole in the shower to bring you back to the FOND memories if you want to come and finish that sweater or dictate a french pattern :)
Glad you liked the RAOK as it is spelled right
Bises!
umm that lace does not look like it requires minimum concentration. It does look gorgeous though! :)
Posted by: stinkerbell at October 24, 2004 07:16 PMThos - all those things are ultra yummy. I love German food and can't understand how they are all so slim with the ric h food that everyone seems to eat.
Dawn - I think I'll stop when I run out of yarn... Only problem is I have about 300g of it.
Kris, Emma, I didn't really like the last layout. It didn't grow on me so I was going to change it. Only, I needed to find some time to do it. As for shawls... birch goes faster, the more that you do. This shawl is getting slower since I'm increasing as I go along. It'll soon be downright tedious!
Posted by: P at October 24, 2004 05:20 PMHmm, Knödel! Semmel (bread) or Erdapfel (potato)? Sometimes I really miss German foods. ...
Posted by: Thos at October 24, 2004 03:08 PMI can sympathise with the 4-ply - I'm trying to knit Agnes and it's slow going.
Is that the fibertrends Leaflace shawl? It's a nice knit, and you can stop when you've had enough!
What's happening with your fiddlesticks KAL? Have you made up your mind which one you're doing?
D:)
Posted by: dawn at October 24, 2004 12:46 AManother new look! never a dull moment over here, is there? i like it!
and you started another shawl! mine is going slower and slower. i'm using a thinner yarn than the pattern calls for so i'm doing a couple of extra repeats. that's a lot of stitches per row ...
Posted by: kris at October 23, 2004 10:56 PMI love the new look.
You've done loads of knitting !