What's that basic law of inertia? An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion, or something like that? It's pretty much never a good idea to stop in the middle of a project and procrastinate for months or years ;) Why do I never learn? (The answer to that question is thankfully beyond the scope of this blog!)
At least my mother has years and years of experience with me on this point, and won't be surprised! I blogged quite a bit last fall about my plan to design a Faroese shawl from the "Springtime" pattern from Marianne Kinzel's First Book of Modern Lace Knitting. I even knit a "prototype" shawl from Myrna Stahman's Stahmans Shawls and Scarves, and got a good bit of the charting done. And then life apparently got in the way.
So the last few days I've been trying to get myself back up to speed. I did find a handy dandy list of the tasks I needed to do next. A list is generally helpful! And there are only five items on the list, one of which is "Cast on and get knitting!"
I checked my measurements with the swatch and my finished "Elizabeth" shawl (the first item on the list). I want to make the back panel narrower than the "Elizabeth," which has a 16" back panel. The "Springtime" block is pretty wide, so I need to choose between two repeats (9.5 inches) and three repeats (14.25 inches). I'd rather have about 11 inches, but that's not possible without adding an additional design element, and I don't think I want to go there. Actually, come to think about it a bit more, I don't have any choice. The back panel needs to begin with the edge of a diamond on each side, so I'll have to have two there, which will increase to three across the back panel. At least that makes it easy to decide what to do next!
I also did item #2 on the list (checking the charts I drafted from the Kinzel pattern). So I just have a bit of charting left to do (ha!) and then I can get started. Umhmm.
Audiobook I'm listening to: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling.
Posted by Shelda at May 8, 2004 05:46 PMHow are you doing on the Springtime shawl? What yarn are you doing it in, on what size needles? I am working on the tablecloth in #5 navy blue cotton on size 2 needles as a gift for a local grocer who has shared his late mother's knitting materials and tools with me. I am hoping to go on to do it as a shawl on larger needles in dark teal zephyr. Judith Reed Ligosky, 5/28/04
Posted by: Judith Reed Ligosky at May 28, 2004 01:05 PM