What day is it
I mentioned that I didn’t want to say anything about the pink blob out of knitting fairy fear. What I would have said was “This thing is going fast, I could be done in a couple of days. Then I can stalk the stash and start something else, yay.” It seems like it was a lot longer than a week ago that I started the edge but thanks to my superb blogging skills, I see it was just 7 days ago. The knitting on the KKS is done and has been for 2 days. Twice I had to fix a kitty on the border due to popping stitches off the needle as I pushed them forward, and those stitches always included a yarnover and a corresponding decrease. Now you all know that if I had said before what I wanted to say, I would have to do a lot more fixin’ than that and it would have taken me longer than 5 days to finish the border. There towards the end, after the kitties were all formed, I was sorely tempted to do a couple of rows of garter stitch and call it complete. I was really tired of knitting it, and wanted to move on. I didn’t. I was determined I was going to see this pattern all the way through to the end, as written. Right now, I’m wishing I’d done the garter stitch border. Right now I’m dealing with whip stitching the folded edge. Sewing live stitches to (dead?)stitches a few rows down. I started out good, but now I’m to the second corner and things are off by what looks like 2 stitches. It is driving me BONKERS! It’s killing my back. Whine whine wine. Which I’m considering drinking. My back won’t hurt and I won’t give two shakes about being a few stitches off. So what if the border is wonky.
Oh hey, for all you going to SAFF, what day are you planning on getting there? For those that have gone before, do things sell out on the first day?
August 25th, 2007 at 6:36 am
Aww, sorry about the mojo. Wine always helps me…to not care!
August 25th, 2007 at 6:38 am
Darnit, I wasn’t done yet! Mouse, Jodi and I are going up on Thursday p.m. cuz I have a class on Friday morning and they are along for the ride. Jen is going up Thursday too. I’ve heard that a lot of vendors don’t even set up til Saturday morning, so I think you’ll be safe.
August 26th, 2007 at 8:13 am
The pink blob looks very pretty, and I’m sure it will be worth all the effort you are putting into it. I’m going up to SAFF on Thursday, as well, and will be there until Sunday afternoon. Last year, some things were sold out by Saturday afternoon, but the majority of vendors were well stocked to the very end.
August 26th, 2007 at 8:20 pm
Sometimes, when doing a knitted border, and the whip stitch thing, it is better for one to close one’s eyes and, after taking a deep breath, work those last 2 stitches as one and call it good. And, as I was once told, “Nobody knows for sure, what you do with those knitting needles. And, don’t ever tell!”
August 27th, 2007 at 7:33 am
Last year was the first time they opened the marketplace on friday, so a lot of vendors and a lot of customers weren’t really aware it was a day to shop. Friday last year was thoroughly empty. Saturday and Sunday were very, very crowded, so the best reason to get there on a Friday is not necessarily to avoid missing sold out items, but to shop without someone’s elbow in your side. I suspect it will be better attended this time, but still manageable. I am going up thursday mid-day, but I have an all day class on Friday, I’m hoping to sneak in some shopping at the end of class.
The only things I know of that sold out early were the spinning wheel baskets and some of the Brooks Farm colors.