Ahhhhh! Can you feel that sigh of relief? Can you see how I glow with a sense of pride and accomplishment? Or are you thinking, what's the big deal about a baby sweater? If it's the latter, let me just say that the name
Weekend Knitting is rather deceptive. Actually, the intro of the book has a quasi-disclaimer that the projects can be finished in a weekend's worth of actual knitting time. That, my friends, is a far cry from a true weekend, which even for the more carefree among us usually includes a plethora of errands and socializing, only a few of which can be combined with knitting. There may be some patterns in that book that work up faster, but being sideways knit with different gauge trim (it's sooo fun switching needles every. single. row.) this is not one of the quickies. Suffice to say that I started this gem way back in late March, and only now (the day
after its recipient is due to be born) have I finally finished it. But, if I do say so myself, it's a beauty! It was in its final stages last night at SnB, and
Lauren was kind enough to share her photos with me:
Sewing on the ribbon for the plaquette
Ready for the buttonsThis morning on the train, I finished sewing on the buttons. The conductor even complemented me on it (and no, it wasn't the strict woman conductor who knits, it was the baby-faced man who has kindly noticed how much weight I've managed to lose). Of course, on the one day when I really need my camera phone and its e-mail capabilities, I leave it at home. (I don't want to talk about how much I would prefer to have a functioning high-res digital camera to carry around with me, but cameras? if you can hear me? please at least one of you stop being sick, because I'd really prefer not to have to send you both away and get a new one right now). If I'm lucky, and one of my camera-phone-toting co-workers is feeling generous, I will have a pic to post for you at lunch time. Otherwise, you'll have to be patient and wait until the evening for a (low-res, slightly blurry) pic of this little masterpiece. (Ain't modesty grand?)
2 comments:
WOO HOO!!! :) Congrats on finishing it up! Can't wait to see it. :)
Jessica
http://zarzuela.blogspot.com
Oooo, so close to the finish line. That's such a good feeling! Regarding your question on my blog, it's something I've thought about as well. There has to be a focus on presenting our ideas in a concise way with just enough facts to ground the argument and a touch of emotion to bring it on home. Not always easy to do, but when it's done effectively, people sit up and take note. Liberals need a "mission statement," a guiding principle that never wavers. We had it back in the '60s and '70s but it somehow got lost in the noise of conservatism. Or maybe we thought all the gains we had won could never be lost.
Kerstin
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