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for once in my life, i may ACTUALLY finish something!
I've been working on the same scarf since mid-december. now, don't get me wrong, I've actually ripped the knitting out and restarted it several times. So it's not actually the SAME scarf. For some reason, i decided to use a very difficult yarn to start with. It's a very soft boucle yarn. Which for non-knitters, means that it's loopy. Has bits sticking out all over, making it harder to work with than a smooth yarn. But the way it knits up is awesome. very cuddly. Exactly the type of thing you want around your face. So it's worth the pain of basically learning to knit with it.
I've had to change the pattern a few times, and screwed up and needed to redo several more.
BUT, since last weekend, i've been working on the one that finally seems to work, with no mistakes. Every night. for at least 3 hours, while I watch TV. one night, i think i actually worked on it for at least 8 hours without stopping, without even realising I was doing it. and I should have it done by the end of the weekend. I have about a foot to go, but I'm a beginner, and thus a relativly slow knitter. So a couple more days should do it.
But I'm VERY proud of myself. I'll have to borrow or beg a digicam from somewhere or other, and post a pic next week, or something.
Other than that, nothing much is happening. I'm waiting for my tax refund to arrive, before I can get much more done with anything else that's happening in my life.
ETA: actually, I'm done! That was a lot faster than I'd figured on... what to do next?
I've been working on the same scarf since mid-december. now, don't get me wrong, I've actually ripped the knitting out and restarted it several times. So it's not actually the SAME scarf. For some reason, i decided to use a very difficult yarn to start with. It's a very soft boucle yarn. Which for non-knitters, means that it's loopy. Has bits sticking out all over, making it harder to work with than a smooth yarn. But the way it knits up is awesome. very cuddly. Exactly the type of thing you want around your face. So it's worth the pain of basically learning to knit with it.
I've had to change the pattern a few times, and screwed up and needed to redo several more.
BUT, since last weekend, i've been working on the one that finally seems to work, with no mistakes. Every night. for at least 3 hours, while I watch TV. one night, i think i actually worked on it for at least 8 hours without stopping, without even realising I was doing it. and I should have it done by the end of the weekend. I have about a foot to go, but I'm a beginner, and thus a relativly slow knitter. So a couple more days should do it.
But I'm VERY proud of myself. I'll have to borrow or beg a digicam from somewhere or other, and post a pic next week, or something.
Other than that, nothing much is happening. I'm waiting for my tax refund to arrive, before I can get much more done with anything else that's happening in my life.
ETA: actually, I'm done! That was a lot faster than I'd figured on... what to do next?