I didn't mean to, really!
My first official I've-started-Crichton picture is a somewhat unfortunate one.
That, my friends, is a picture of successfully surgery (with the surgeon wearing gnome pajamas, as is the style nowadays).
Because, you see, I cannot manage to start a large circular object without twisting the first row, no matter how many times I check and double-check. No matter how many times I check and correct and carefully join, I get at least the first start wrong, usually more. ("Third time's the charm" is sort of my knitting thing.) This was no exception, although I was certain I got it this time. Luckily, it has a steek, so I just cut the steek a little early. (Sidenote: steeks are COOL!)
My progress has moved much beyond that above; I'm almost ready to move to size four needles and the main body of the pattern. I almost hit my goal yesterday (which was to finish that first band), but I got a little overenthusiastic with dinner preparations (as I tend to do) and had very little time to knit yesterday.
I have high hopes of finishing that band and doing the first row of pattern (at least), while transferring my shawl to the larger needle currently knitting said band. It's like a milestone doubleheader!
I really, really, really need to spin. I also - still! - need to finish my wheel. I want to spin up allll my fiber and finish my wheel (not necessarily in that order) before the Shepherd's Harvest festival rolls around (it's like Rhinebeck for Minnesotans). After all, there's no point in getting more fiber if I haven't used the old stuff yet, eh? (*wink*)
Tipper @ 6:01 AM * link
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