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yarn and knitting and maracas

Posted on | September 24, 2007 | 12 Comments

Did I mention that I won a contest last week?  No?  Well, I did!  And my spoils prize arrived Saturday!

Look at that cute giftcard!  Jennie, I’m totally going to copy you and create some of my own!  Also going to copy you on those super-cool kneehighs! 

Yum!  I knew the yarn was coming because I got to pick my prize (aren’t those fabulous colors?  I’ve been coveting Yarn Pirate for awhile, and now I have some!), but the Cadbury treats were a surprise!  I LOVE Cadberry – did you know that in London, the Tube vending machines stock Cadbury chocolate bars?  We should be so lucky!  Thank you, Jennie!!! 

I may have eaten half of the Roast Almond bar Sunday while I was knitting.

Yep.  The sleeves are finished and I’m onto the yoke!  I’ve actually done a LOT more than this.  In fact, I’m one repeat away from the collar, but I’m having a fit of uncertainty and am going to put the stitches on scrap yarn tonight and try the thing on before going any further.  The yoke looks so SMALL in comparison to the rest of the sweater and it’s not because the colorwork is pulling my stitches in – I was careful to make properly long floats between color changes – I really don’t know what’s going on.  I may have begun the first decrease round too soon and made it too extreme, so the whole yoke might get ripped back tonight (collective moan).  I’ve put enough work into this sweater that I want it to fit and look right and I’m willing to do what it takes to make it that way.  Also, I’ve thought of some things I’ll do differently if I have to knit it again.  So, it’s all good! 

Does anyone know if I should go up a needle size while knitting the yoke?  I think I read that somewhere, but maybe I dreamt it.

Imagine this – me sitting on the couch in shorts and a tshirt, hair in a ponytail, A/C on full blast and a fan trained directly on me – this is how I endured having a lap full of wool in 90 degree heat and 74% humidity this weekend.

Will fall EVER get here??????  I’m beginning to have my doubts.  I’m ready to go camping! I’m ready to build a campfire!  I’m ready to WEAR some of this wool I have laying about!

In the meantime, I’ll ponder this:

Can eggplants substitute for maracas?

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