But, I was going to do somethings online first that are taking FOREVER due to the slow rate of my DSL. DH spent a few hours trying to untangle the mess of yarn the dog created when she destroyed the sweater a couple of weeks ago, but I think it’s just garbage.
I am also bummed because I waited too long to finish the scarves and now it’s too late to donate them to the Orphan project. What an idiot!
The puppy did it again!! ARGH!Â
Like an idiot I left my knitting bag on the floor and the dog got into it and DESTROYED my Kimono Cardigan as well as my Denise Knits knitting needle. I am so upset, there are no words. This is the second sweater she has destroyed. I decided to take a break from it and finish up the orphan scarf # 1.
On the work front….as you may have noticed, I have not posted in a while. That’s because I had a termination trial last week that I am happy to say went well for me. Whew! Now that I have a break in trials, I hope to have more time to knit and post and not lawyer so much.
I think most of the other cardigan KALers are just about done with their sweaters, but I am still just starting. I did get the first 32 rows done this weekend, so I am well on my way though. :) Other than that, I don’t have a lot of news. I got my new phone on Friday which is too cool. I am loving the Treo and wishing I had gotten one a lot sooner. I have been a big fan of PDAs for many years and I’ve had a cell phone for even longer than that so having both things in one item is awesome!Â
I also got an arm band thing for the iPod so there are no more excuses for not going o the gym (I have been telling my self I needed it to go to the gym…)
The puppy chewed some more Mary Kay inventory today which really ticks me off. I need to sell this stuff so I can buy the color suitcase deal. That would be nice! Anyone need some Mary Kay? All products on hand are 50% off!!
[EDIT: this is strange…I had a rather lengthy post here and it disappeared? So, I have to start it over. Sorry.]
I have 23 rows done of the cardigan; however, I messed it up (I think). Being a rather new knitter (well, not really new but just now knitting beyond bags, scarves, hats, and 1 baby blanket), I read the pattern literally. This particular pattern is pretty advanced, for me at least, and is really 4 patterns in one as you have the actual sweater, and within the sweater, you have lace and two cables, a small cable and an alternating cable.
So I was cruising along, high-fiving myself because it was looking good and I hadn’t made (to my knowledge) any mistakes. I thought the alternating cable looked a little wrong, but not bad per se, and then, I got to row 22. I knew that the alternating cable was not going to look right if I did what the pattern said to do.
You see, the pattern, after row 10, says to “continue in patts as established” so my mind says to keep knitting rows 1-10 over and over until you reach the proper length. Never mind that the lace has 3 additional rows and the alternating cable has 1 additional row….If you were supposed to knit those, it’d say so, right? I don’t think so.
School started last Tuesday, but I didn’t get a chance to post about it, so here they are!
No. 1 starts driver’s ed this month (yikes). We have been practicing all summer, and to be honest, I can’t wait until she can drive and run errands. No. 2 is in his last year of middle school!Â
Nos 3 and 5 were really excited (5 especially) but 3 had been telling 4 for a week that his teacher was mean so he was freaked. I tried to convince him that he needed to make his own opinions based on his experiences, but you know, he’s six.
And, as is tradition, I got my back to school purse. I didn’t realize how cute Fossil bags are! I own 6 or 7 Fossil watches, and now I think I am going to need a number of purses.
On the knitting front, I finished my cable testing, so I think I am ready to cast on for KAL.
