Hold this thread as I walk away
*Tap tap* is this thing on?
So, November was a brief encounter. With lots a family visiting over the last few weeks from such far flung places as India, Jamaica, and er- Iowa, I've barely completed a few rows worth of knitting. I do however have a back log of some things including these photos which I took about um, three weeks ago now.
On to the knitting (or unkitting as it is).
Ohh swatch, you filthy little liar you...
This is how far along I was on my Buckle Tank, divided for the armholes and onto the neck shaping. I was excited that it was almost done after such intermittent work and thus (expected) slow progress. You will notice the use of past tense here?
Now I'm somewhat amused that I joked at the outset of this that I didn't hold out any hope of finishing it in season but even still, this is a little more than I anticipated.
Gauge gauge, I should really know better by now on such a large drappy knit. In my defense this was my travel/knit while not paying attention project and with it being worked in the round it was all bunched on the needles. I usually would have stopped and really checked gauge closer if I had been at home with plenty of space to spread out. I recently heard the term "Optimistic knitting" on a Ravelry forum and think that's the best description I've heard yet. Thoughts such as "This looks a little big, but hey it's supposed to be slouchy so that's alright. It'll be fine." flitter through your head. If only I could apply a portion of this overzealous optimism to other areas of my life. (Hey I have 5 weeks worth of work at the office to complete in one week's time- but I'm sure I'll still have plenty of time to finish that deadline knit, yeah!)
Once half of the stitches were off the needle and it was spread out the truth was glaring. With a heartfelt whimper I ripped out almost all the blue section and started again on smaller needles and this is where it rests now. I feel like such a bad blogger starting things only to have them disappear from the blog for long periods that I hate to not jump back in on this but we'll see. I think it (or me) needs a time out.
On a funner note- it looks like I'm going to be at the Knitting Nook in North Richland Hills this Saturday to meet with a group starting a Celtic Tote KAL and talking a bit about my pattern! If you're in the Dallas area hope to see you there. :)
