I have an FO.
Here it was blocking
Can you see the kitty?
Now?
Pattern: Kilimanjaro Cat Shawl by Joan Schrouder
Yarn: Bendigo Woolen Mills Classic 5 ply
Needle: US 8 Aero circ
Finished size: Approx 47in square
Start: August 5, 2007
Finish:August 29, 2007
I haven’t decided if I’m going to dye it or not. If I do, I’ll most likely go for a dark blue or black.
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?
I almost forgot to take a picture of this
before it became this
I’m not going to say anything about this because we all know how easy it is to piss off the knitting fairy.
It’s been a week and there are still boxes to unpack. The cats have initiated the house by tossing a few hairballs. And I have started a new project. There’s only so much unpacking and organizing a girl can do before she goes crazy
This is the beginning of the Kilimanjaro Kat Shawl. The pattern calls for a sz 6 needle, I’m using an 8, and if I wanted to get gauge (18sts/4 inches unblocked) I’d have to go up to a 10. This may be a baby blanket when it’s done. If it does work out as a shawl, I’ll be dyeing it. As much as I like pink, this isn’t a good pink for me.
We’ve met 2 of the neighbors and both are really nice. The Man and I were out in the garage and one of them came over. I haven’t met his wife yet but he tells me she is a quilter. Upon seeing the loom:
Neighbor: Is that a loom?
RK: Yes
N: Do you do that?
RK: Not yet, but I’m going to learn.
N: We have a huge one in our garage. It belonged to a deceased relative. We drove a truck to that state to pick it up. It needs a little tlc but if you ever want to bring it over and work on it, feel free.
RK: (silence and a look of OMG you just offered to let me play with your BIG loom and you don’t really even know me yet and how big can it be if you’re telling me I can bring it to my garage) Okay, thanks!
Then last night, while taking the trash to the curb, I looked at the other neighbors house as I was walking back up the drive. She had her front curtains open and I could see her inside knitting. Crafty persons on both sides of me, yay!
