Still Seamingly Endless
So.
Or, "sew," as the case may be.
Because here’s my pile of Celtic Icon pieces, waiting to be sewn together so that I can finish knitting the hood.
What, this doesn’t give you a good enough idea of the miles of seams?
Here’s a better idea. All the pieces laid out on the floor, with my handy assistant for scale.
Not to mention the sheer acreage of my bedroom floor covered by knit pieces.
That’s two fronts, one back, two sides, and two sleeves.
And only then, after all the seaming, will I know if the darn thing is going to fit!
One more picture. Just to really show you how many pieces there are . . .
. . . And, okay. Maybe just a little because I’m stalling about actually starting the seaming process I wonder what the point of the separate side pieces is for, as opposed to having integrated that into the fronts and back, anyway?
Oh, and the lace? The beauty of the beginning of a triangular shawl that starts at the center back is that the beginning goes oh, so quickly. I’m up to row 32, into the second chart already. And, well, cherishing the illusion that this is moving quickly. . . I know it’s going to slow down to a snail’s pace along about chart number three, but, well . . . leave me my illusions.
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Good luck seaming, I’m sure once you start it’ll go fast. The shawl already looks wonderful!
All that seaming! [Shudder]
The shawl is looking purty - love that rich color.
Dang, that IS a lot of pieces!
Just work on the lace - and maybe the sweater will seam itself!
Good luck with the seaming. I’m a really slow seamer. On side of a sweater, without doing the sleeve seam takes about 90 minutes….sigh. And at that point my shoulders an back ache becasue I am all tensed up becasue I am seaming….
Lizzy B loves to seam so maybe you should mail Celtic Icon to her (or invite her for a visit). I feel your pain! You can always turn to your beautiful shawl for solace.
I truly hate sewing together knitted pieces. That shawl is going to be stunning.
Ahem. I READ that!
Sure, I’ll come for a visit and seam up CI for you. The only catch is you have to keep me company while I do it. 
Kim knows about that bargain! 
The shawl looks great so far! You’re buzzing along really fast on it.
That’s a whole lot of seams!
The shawl is going to be gorgeous!
Something with that many seams get thrown in the knitting basket for months at my house. It’s just not fun for me and I’m slow, slow, slow.
That’s why I’m knitting a gansey right now that doesn’t have a single seam to it. Knitting heaven.
I love the pictures of the flowers you posted previously. How lovely.
Thank you,
Oh dear - that looks like a project in itself. Have fun w/ that. The lace is lovely.
Good Lord that’s a lot of seaming. *shudder*