Hello there little fella!
This is Hearty McHearts-alot of the McHearts-alot clan of south-eastern Melbourne. We met him briefly last post. He came to stay with me a few days ago because I need someone to help me study. So far, not so good. All he’s done is sit there staring at me with his judging little eyes. He can’t even answer basic grammar and spelling questions! But, despite this and his two-packs-a-day smoking habit he is pretty good company.
*sigh* back to my essay.
PS- How cool are the colours in that pic? They’re the sort of colours I want in my new apartment when I move out of this place in……. November. Is it jumping the gun a bit to start looking at decorative items and furnishings in April/May? I’m just excited!
yes, yes, the rumors are true, we are back together. Trust is still an issue, as you can see from the amount of life-lines I’ve kept in, but over time all wounds will heal.
I’m nearly up to the border. It’s been pretty uneventful but rewarding to knit since the ‘incident’ (see post below). Learning to relax and not take it too seriously has been a part of that. Now I’m giddy with love love love love love!
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I thought I had it figured out, I thought I was the one in control, but no, no I was not.
I’ve been working on the Laminaria shawl for over two weeks. That’s two weeks of at least an hour a day on the train knitting, re-knitting, changing yarn and starting again, and still I haven’t even gotten through the transition chart.
It was after midnight on Friday night, I was knitting while waiting for the train home after work. I had, the day before, ripped back to my last life-line (placed halfway through the transition chart) because I didn’t like the way I’d fudged a row earlier due to random extra stitches. But at this point it was all under control, I finally understood what was keeping me from completing that section, I was making progress people! The shawl was moving forward and it was exhilarating! I was two rows away from the blossom chart and new territory when it happened. There I was, charging along on a purl row, ready for the new challenges ahead, when I came across this…….
(the horror, the horror! what a bitch)
Yes, it is a lace shawl where holes are de rigueur, but no, that hole is not supposed to be there.
Feeling more than a little put out by this, Laminaria has been banished from my presence until I can muster up the fortitude to face her again. Shameless little hussy.
(wow, there are a lot of ‘I’s up in there!)
I bet I’d have heaps pf progress to show, perhaps even actual Finished Objects (capitalised to indicate their status as “highly sought after but unobtainable”) if only I didn’t have to study, or work, or feed myself or wear clean clothes. I do get knitting time at home sometimes, but then I have to deal with The Guilt. The Guilt is the voice that says, “you know you have tutorial reading to do, what happens if you show up and have nothing to say?” or “What about that talk you have to give on Monday? That PowerPoint presentation wont make itself.” Repeat in various forms. For example, right now, I’m supposed to be making that stupid presentation. But I’m not. Guilt!
So instead a random assortment of knitting related photos…
Filed under: chit-chat
What a freakin’ try-hard.
Because everyone’s pictures of FOs and yarn have inspired me so much I’m trying hard (!) to catch up so, two new projects on the needles!
Anna’s Fingerless-Gloves-Based-On-Endpaper-Mitts-Pattern-But-Different gloves.
Trying to work in a snowflake pattern instead of the diamonds from the original. I was really worried about the floats being too tights so I consciously tried to relax as I worked…predictable result? My tension changed and it’s all loose and kind of uneven and yuck up the top. Also alternating colour slip stitch up either side of the purled ’seam’ stitch? Bad idea, just looks messy. At least I feel like I’m learning from my previous mistakes in that I’m not charging on blind and hopeful even though I have misgivings about how it’s going to turn out. Like most of my other projects.
next up: Laminaria Shawl
If I ever go to hell (doubtful, as I’m freakin’ awesome….. oh… hey, isn’t pride some sort of sin?), it will be some sort of knitting and frogging and knitting and frogging purgatory. The mitts above have already been started twice, and are about to be started again. Red Gretel has begun her third incarnation, and the Laminaria Shawl, well let’s just say it used to be pink, and I’ve been knitting and re-knitting it for over a week. It’s like, two steps forward and then crippled by a blow to the kneecaps. I’d love to show some sort of finished projects, but that involves finishing the damn things, at least getting past the first few rounds.
As well as all of this frustration, I have all this uni work due that keeps getting bumped aside by all this non-essential knitting biz-niz. I am truly my own worst enemy.
They say keep your friends close and your enemies closer… so I’m buying my co-operation with presents.
It’s working.
Filed under: chit-chat | Tags: lemon tree, streamer, weather, wednesday, wind
A green streamer caught in the branches of the lemon tree in my yard.
Huh, pardon? Why yes, I am obsessed with the weather. Why do you ask?
Grey Gretel is finished. Complete. Done. Blocking as I type. When I tried her on to take photos she was perfect. Let’s hope blocking only increases her perfection.
Pattern: Gretel by Ysolda
Yarn: Naturally Harmony- 2 skeins
Modifications: used 10 ply yarn so added another pattern repeat (16 stitches)
I love everything about this experience. While Red Gretel let me down, Grey Gretel was all about love. Love the yarn (sooo soft), love the pattern (sooo clever). G.G inspires me to frog R.G. and start again, this time with one strand and and extra pattern repeat. Three in a row! Gotta be a record.
