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For the first time in a couple of months, I’ve actually finished something…
Pattern: Three Sisters Scarf # Two by Monika Steinbauer Yarn: The Knittery Merino/silk 2ply
The pattern instructions are to knit it on one piece, from end to end; I knitted it in two pieces, and grafted them in the middle. The scallops therefore hang the same way on the ends, and block the same way. I think this works better and is more balanced – could be my Libran nature coming out here!
Very happy 
In a tiny attempt to do some decluttering, I’ve listed some Spin-Off magazines on eBay:
3 Spin-Off magazines – Spring, Summer and Winter 1995
4 Spin-Off magazines: Spring, Summer, Fall &Winter 1996
4 Spin-Off magazines-1997 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
4 Spin-Off magazines-1998 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
The auctions finish around 7.30ish (AEDT) on Friday 23rd January. There are bids on the first two lots already.
I have some more, 1999-2002 or thereabouts and a few odd ones from other years, so I’ll see how these ones go and perhaps list them, too.
Painful wrist/hand + book deadline = very little knitting lately 
I’m only knitting a bit at a time, a few rows here and there spread across several projects, so progress on all of them has been slow. However, I’m only a couple of pattern repeats from finishing the second half of the Three Sisters scarf – so hopefully in the next day or so it will be finished, grafted together, and blocked. I haven’t had a FO for over a month – longer for knitting – so I’m itching to be able to change a project status on Ravelry and upload photos! Maybe this week.
My jacket in Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran has seen a little progress – the back is finished, and I’ve started the fronts, almost finished the lower moss-stitch bands. I’m knitting both fronts at once, to make sure I get them the same.
I started a pair of socks in The Knittery’s merino/cashmere sock yarn, but the needles I had were driving me mad, so I frogged it to start again with a different pattern, on different sized needles. Around Christmas time I had started a pair of plain socks, using one of the Cherry tree Hill yarns, but the pooling was gack, so I frogged it yesterday, too.
However, I really need to get this darned book finished this week, so knitting will continue to be sporadic, and only what helps me concentrate on writing, until next week at the least.
But on the good news front, I have walked on the treadmill EVERY morning for the past 19 days, so my exer-stash fund is looking healthy. So when I finally get some real money again, I won’t feel guilty spending it
And that being said, it is time to get my walking shoes on and go and walk – and then it will be writing time, for the rest of the day (and night!)
Happy New Year!
In between my sore (but getting better) left wrist, and a looming book deadline, I’m not doing much textile work at present, but I am committed to two goals for 2009:
- Continuing with the Exer-stash commitment, and
- Doing some weaving – and not just inkle weaving!
I won’t be able to make any progress on the second one until after this book is finished, but as far as the first is concerned, I’ve walked every day this year AND today I’ve set up an Exer-stashers group on Ravelry, to join up with others who have trouble finding motivation to exercise, but have plenty of motivation to buy yarn!
We’ve even got a group badge (feel free to steal it for your blog if you wish):
All are welcome to join in!
Now, I must get back to writing… time for knitting, weaving and other yarny/fibery goodness will have to wait until the manuscript is handed in!
