I thought I’d better do a Faroese shawl as a test run to make sure I’d want to invest the time to do a Sheep to Shawl in that style. Mucking up “Laminaria” helped some, too.
Stage 1: 7 February 2010, 00:44 PST
So I started Laminaria on the 3rd, and I’m in about 3000 stitches to the first section on Saturday night when shit started hitting the proverbial fan. First I was off by one stitch on one side, then I counted ALL my stitches to confirm my place in the row count. THAT didn’t line up with the spreadsheet. I look at it very carefully and see that stuff isn’t symmetrical. I counted one side vs the other side. I was off by four stitches in a way that couldn’t be “fixed” without ripping it all out and starting over.
I’m one of those people that if I don’t get it bang-on right the first time (and I usually do), it gets tossed aside and addressed later. If I feel like it.
Stage 2: 7 February 2010, 01:18 PST
Frog Laminaria. Note the plant’s interesting medical usage as a cervical dialator (and pregnancy inducer) and move on.
Stage 3: 7 February 2010, 01:42 PST
Recover enough to hit the Ravelry Pattern Database to find inspiration for what else to do with 1300 yards of alpaca laceweight. I look at Irtfa’a a bit, look at the designer’s other Faroese shawl(s) some more. Realize I have Myrna Stahman’s shawl book.
Stage 4: 7 February 2010, 02:40 PST
Discover that I’m going to have to knit a sw*tch and do a style of shawl never done before (by me).
Stage 5: 7 February 2010, 02:41 PST
Hyperventilate into paper bag.
Interlude: 02:58 PST test of all-call phone startles me into reality.
Stage 6: 7 February 2010, 04:00 PST
Swatch half-assed-ly, decide it’s close-damn-enough. Cast on for The Real Thing. Get a few rows done before it was time to go.
This is where I left off yesterday morning.
16 Rows: As you can see when spread out, it pretty much maxes out the cables. I’m thinking I need to get a longer circ…
And this is where I’m leaving off this morning. The sun is up, and it’s past my bedtime.
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