Feb 09 2008

Old Shale Wrap Progress

Published by Hexe at 1:36 pm under Knitting, WIPs

Boy, this sucker is large. It’s getting a bit tough to manage whilst working here at my desk (usual knitting place). I’m still concerned that it’s going to be a bit heavy to wear but, I’m in this for the long haul.

Mushy Peas, not just for eating. I suppose I ought to get those put back in the cupboard. Hard to see but I’ve gotten pretty anal about lifelines. Thanks to the sensible comments from Stellaluna and Himself, I’ve gotten over feeling like I’m “wussing out” using lifelines. In fact, I find it quite freeing. After counting stitches obsessively to be sure I’m on the right count and pattern, I run a lifeline and then, for awhile, knit on whilst watching DvDs. I generally run a line each day so that, at worst, I would lose one day’s work.

About half done, maybe a bit under. Not sure where in the hell I’m going to block this. We have no carpeting, no surface that is going to be big enough. This could pose a challenge. In fact, I don’t know anyone who does have any carpeting that I could pin this out on. But, that’s a bridge that’ll get crossed when I come to it.

Loving the Harmony circs. The points make the k2tog so easy. Avoids that desire I have with some needles to cram ‘em into a pencil sharpener. No problems with cables coming undone either (touch wood).

4 Responses to “Old Shale Wrap Progress”

  1. # Sharonon 09 Feb 2008 at 11:59 pm

    LOL. Love the mushy peas holding the shawl flat! Definitely not uni-taskers are they? The shawl looks lovely and looks like it would be quite cozy in the colder weather (of which we are barely having here this year).

  2. # Hexeon 10 Feb 2008 at 2:01 am

    Mushy peas rock. :-)

    Same here, we had a spell of really cold weather (right when we were sick as all get out just before the holidays) and since then, it’s been pretty mild. I keep expecting Mother Nature to haul off and smack us a good one. Still time for that. Heh.

    Thanks for the kind words!

  3. # Annaon 13 Feb 2008 at 1:45 am

    Maybe you could use some foam floormats. There’s a product and a review for Knitter’s Block… floor mat pieces like the one’s for children’s play rooms.

    http://www.knittersreview.com/article_tool.asp?article=/review/product/071213_a.asp

  4. # Annaon 13 Feb 2008 at 2:56 am

    sorry, I forgot the link…

    http://www.cocoknits.com/block/knittersblock.html

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