Focus on Friday
So, to give you an idea how slowly my sweater is still going, well, slowly.
Here are the two sleeves. They’re about 12.5" right now, and need to be 18" before starting to shape the raglan sleeve cap. Or maybe 17", to make the sleeves fit better. But still . . . I’m only 2/3 to the point where I get to start the decreases.
I figure it’s got at least a month of knitting to go.
And then there’s the hood to go.
I’m starting to feel that this sweater is going to take me eight or nine months . . . I mean, I started it in October, for heaven’s sake. But, really . . . 9 months just to knit a sweater? Why? Why? (grin)
I got a letter in the mail today, though, which is nice. You’ll remember (or maybe you don’t) that I signed up for Domesticat’s Knitter’s Letter Writing exchange. I thought this was such a nifty idea, that when she asked for some letter angels to be pals to some last minute joiners, I volunteered. Because, who doesn’t love getting a nice letter?
Well, to date, I’ve mailed out two letters to my recipient-pals. I’ve gotten two letters from pals of my own, both of which I’ve answered and mailed responses back to. And today, I got one reply from one of the women I originally wrote to. I love letters. I’m a little disappointed that I haven’t heard back from my original pal, but haven’t given up on her. But I wrote her letter the very first day, and she lives in the same country, but I’ve heard back from my second pal in England already–and she nicely apologized for having taken so long. I don’t care, though–this was such a fun idea. And really, I just love getting mail.
I saw this nifty little photographer’s tip for making a string tripod. I haven’t tried it, but it sounded pretty cool.
Now, I hope everyone flocking to Maryland this weekend has a fabulous time. Me? I’ve got a haircut scheduled in the morning, my first since December. I’m a little nervous about it, as always, which is probably silly, but . . . can’t help it! It is needed, though. I love my hair long, but it’s just on the edge of being "too" long, so . . . it’s time!
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Tannenbaum.
House Calls
hang in there. your sweater will be finished eventually. When I have a huge project like this, I promise myself I’ll do one repeat a day… it’ll get done, and be perfect for fall.
you’re giving birth! that’s w hy it’s taking so long , lol!
I sure wish I’d heard about that letter-writing thing before she closed it to newbies. I would have signed up for sure. I haven’t had a penpal in ages…
Enjoy!
Deb, I don’t know if you’re already aware of it but The Daily Puppy website (http://dailypuppy.com/) has a picture of a boykin spaniel, Beau, on it today. I thought of you and Chappy as soon as I saw it.
The sweater will be worth it. Time invested knitting a beautiful sweater is always worth it (if it fits
When I was around 8 or 9 I got a penpal and I wrote faithfully and seldom got a response. I think that’s why I’m hesitant to do it. BTW, good luck with the hair cut. Curly hair cuts are always nerve-wracking.
The sweater will be worth it. Time invested knitting a beautiful sweater is always worth it (if it fits
When I was around 8 or 9 I got a penpal and I wrote faithfully and seldom got a response. I think that’s why I’m hesitant to do it. BTW, good luck with the hair cut. Curly hair cuts are always nerve-wracking.
The Letter Swap was a lot of fun!