This is going to be a well documented sweater:)

LOL:) But man, I made a lot of progress last night! A few things: (1) I’m doing stripes to make my way through stash rather than buying a sh*tload of new yarn, (2) I’m slipping the first stitch of every row – because it’ll be easier to pick up stitches for the button band and it will look nicer on the side where we won’t have a button band (did not realize that part because it’s not in the picture and Karen F pointed that out to me yesterday (DOH!!!); and (3) whenever possible USE CIRCULAR NEEDLES (ahhhh that’s better:)).
New pics:

More variations of pink on their way. It’s a fun pattern:) even if I have messed with its head….

PS – Stitch count is now down to 352 – gauge measurement was a bit off the other night/with straight needles. (when have i ever been straight?)

PPS – yarns are either linen (green) or cotton (pinks/neutral). Am hoping the linen part looks better after washing.

Have a nice day,

Joan a/k/a FSK

 

Progress, not much, but progress

and the gauge is correct! It is slow going, but fun….

 

I’m off to see the Wizard

Well, that’s what I usually say when I’m headed for court. No wonder I represent children, LOL! Since last we left each other, dear Reader (all 2 of you, LOL), I was headed for a shelter. What a mess yesterday was – had to get a colleague to cover the shelter and he was none too pleased. It got held over and so of course bumped up into the deposition that I absolutely had to attend. A deposition is the taking of testimony outside of the courtroom. There is always a court reporter and in this case, a videographer. The reason for the deposition is that the witness is in her ninth month of pregnancy and will very possibly be in the midst of childbirth or just recovering when the trial date hits. She did very well.

After work, I got back and decided, even though it was a air-as-thick-as-pudding day, that I would go for a walk. I did. It was relatively brief, but it’s funny. I get kind of blue if I don’t get out and move – get the heart and lungs going. I felt so much better after I was done. Sometimes walking outside with nature is a great way to clear the lungs – and the mind.

When I got home, I showered, changed and went to my very first Knitting Meetup at our local Borders. It was fun and I got a lot of knitting on the Cables and Os sweater from No Sheep For You. I had to take a break from the shawl, but will get back to it today when I return from court. It will hopefully be a light day.

It doesn’t appear to be much progress, but when you consider it’s 384 stitches and size 2 needles, it takes a while, LOL:)

I’m glad it’s a short day in court. I owe my family some serious cleaning time. Then I’m going to get in another walk in the early evening when it’s not so hot and sticky (provided we don’t have a thunderstorm, although we seriously need one!).

Well, I’m off to see the wizard…..+

 

Back in the saddle again:)

This pic is cross-posted from my blog. It illustrates the value of SWATCHING!!! Folks, when they say a size TWO needle for the Cables & Os pattern, they don’t mean a size SIX needle, LOL. (oops….) I’m a big girl but not a size 6X! After a night of sitting at my local knitting meetup (for the first time, BTW), I now have another inch added to the above cast-on twisted ribbing – and the interesting half of my first button hole (although they don’t tell you to do one in the instructions – but where is it written I have to be a good girl all the time?? Since pictures are better in daylight with my phone camera thingie, I’m waiting until morning to post more.