Well, to be honest, it hasn’t been too bad. I’m almost done knitting up the dishcloths in various designs. I’ve knitted up the perfect baby bib. I’m finishing my sister in law’s second sock as I write this (well, not right now since typing and knitting are not complementary tasks). I have very few Christmas projects left on my plate. It’s going well.
Where I got nervous was with the scarf for my Grandma in Law. The Mister chose a lovely yarn (Manos del Uruguay in Adobe) in soft blues, navy, black, suede brown, and rich cream. I chose a nice pattern to complement the colors. I decided to knit a “My So Called Scarf” for her. It would be my first of that pattern. I liked the look of the stitches. I liked the way the colors came through on the stitch pattern. I loved the denseness of the fabric. However, I didn’t love the repetition of the pattern. I also didn’t like the needles I was knitting on (apparently, since when I switched needles I zoomed along). So, I started the blasted thing in January and it was almost October and that darn thing was still only a foot long. So I decided to buckle down and just knit up the thing.
When I finally got the scarf to the right length (about 5 feet, since she wanted a shorter scarf), I decided to add fringe to the ends to help keep the rolling at a minimum. This was the first time I’ve added fringe to a scarf. It’s really easy. I washed and blocked it. And it was lovely. A pain in the butt to knit, but lovely at any rate!
*The second picture with the project on the needles was in early September! The third is modeled by the Mister.
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