Well, progress is being made, at least.

I’ve got the back and the two fronts done on my Celtic Icon, and have two whole sides done on the side panels. (Please note my assistant.)

Now, there is a glitch, but I’m not sure how serious it will be. The top corner of the two sides is about an inch higher than I think it should be to match the back. I’m pretty sure the reason is because this particular cable has increases in the middle, and when I got to the "bind-off-5" neck shaping part, it was during the section where the cable had more than its usual 36 stitches . . . So it took me longer to get down to the requisite number of stitches . . . meaning more rows.

I have no idea if this is going to be a problem or not, but I’ll wait and see. I figure, if necessary, it will be easy enough to rip back later to reknit those last 12 rows or so, without the increases. Or not. I’ll just have to see how the raglans fit together, once I’ve got the sleeves done.

They, incidentally, are going to take forever. They start with 62 stitches for the cuff. The two fronts had 40 each and were more or less straight and felt like they took forever, so . . . I’m really going to be knitting on this sweater for a while! But I shouldn’t be thinking about that now, right? I should just bask in the glow of another milestone passed . . . right?

Don’t forget–tomorrow’s the last day for my Reading List Contest. Some of you are really very generous in your estimates. Or don’t think much of my reading speed. I don’t know the total yet myself (I’m up to 2002 in my entry), but since the guesses so far are really, very disparate . . . I’m highly amused. I just hope some of you won’t think less of me when my actual total is less than you expected…. Or that I’m showing off when I do announce my final tally. But, you know, really, this contest is all about ME. (grin)

Well, me giving away yarn, anyway.

Speaking of books. I had ordered an out-of-print book from Amazon a week or two ago. Then promptly within about three days, my package arrived . . . the wrong book. It turned out that the seller had accidentally sent me someone else’s book, and her my book. He asked if we could just directly send the books to each other, and then he would refund the shipping costs to us. Well, fine. These things happen. I shipped out the woman’s book yesterday, Priority Mail, and she should have it tomorrow. But her? I haven’t heard a thing from her. She hasn’t replied to any of the emails either of us have sent. I’m trying hard not to pass judgment right now . . . she might be busy. She might have shipped the book but just hasn’t bothered to send the email. I don’t know. But it’s been days now since the seller got in touch with the two of us, and I’m starting to wonder . . . I don’t doubt that the seller would refund my purchase price if this woman doesn’t actually ship me my book, but . . . What makes it so hard for people to communicate with each other? Wish me luck!

Oh, and I knew it was going to be Tim the TA.

Okay–back to entering books into Excel!

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