Stasia's Place Of Grace

Saturday, August 24, 2002

 

Making A Little Progress

Today I was able to publish Amelia Carlson's Andean Plying page at ICanSpin.com.

It made me feel good to make a little progress on the site, which has taken me quite a few months to develop. I have all of the video files uploaded for the rest of the pages, but have yet to write the HTML.

It shouldn't take me long to finish those, once I sit down to do them... but the web host changed some of the administration functions at the site, and so today was slow going as I navigated new pages and commands, and moved Amelia's files around.

One page at a time... then I won't get overwhelmed by the project!

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Since giving up on the Fiesta Feet socks, I have been working away on my Welcome Back, Old Friend sweater from the Fall, 2000 issue of Interweave Knits.

Would you like to see a photo? I am finished with the back, and almost finished with the front. Here it is:

"Welcome Back, Old Friend" sweater, Fall 2000 IK, Front

This sweater has been sitting in its tote for almost a year since the last time I worked on it; I began it right after receiving the magazine, so that is going on two years since I started! This is knit on rather large needles, for goodness' sake, so should not have taken me this long to finish, except for all the other things I got involved in in-between (especially socks and running the Spindlers discussion group!)

I am feeling much more capable, and better able to progress on things, doing one thing at a time. I am almost ready to do the neck decreases, and made more progress in the last two days than I have in many months. Luckily, using large, circular needles is easy on my hands. (I am watching "Little Women" while I knit this weekend!)

The yarn for this sweater is Tahki Chelsea Silk which is a very soft silk and wool blend, with a tweedy, flecked sort of effect. It is a very nubbly yarn. The color is called "Charcoal," I believe. I think this will be my favorite sweater when I finally get it finished - it is very stretchy, very oversized, and gray which is my favorite clothing color. It will have a turtleneck, which is my favorite kind of sweater for our chilly Wisconsin winters.

I am really enjoying knitting this, knowing I don't have anything else waiting for my attention. I also like that the cable row is just challenging enough to provide interest, and then the reverse row only involves knitting or purling the stiches as they present themselves... it is nice to have one "focus" row and then one "mindless" row. I also love looking at the chart, rather than working with written-out instructions (like the Fiesta Feet socks).

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I hope you are having a productive, fiber-filled weekend, too, getting some little things accomplished and enjoying the process!

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