Progess…
I have made some progress on my projects for this week. Above you can see that I finally got to the casting on portion of the design project. I’m soooooo excited for this one I can barely contain myself or make myself go to bed. Since I’m so excited though I think I may try to get it published so I’ll only be able to give you undiscernable glimpses of it. Sorry! That does mean I got the charts completed. I actualy had about another two inches done on this piece and discovered that my gauge wasn’t as tight with my handspun as I typically get with commercial yarns on this size needle so I had to rip back. But I didn’t mind because I know I’m going to love this thing when it is done which means I want it as perfect as I can get!
I did get the singles off the bobbins and into center pull balls so it is just a matter of sitting down at the wheel to get them plied. So that has progressed slightly.
As for the skirt, I *still* haven’t sewn it. The fabric is pressed and ready to cut. I consulted with one of my sewing gal pals yesterday afternoon about sewing garments and she gave me some tips and helped me discern some of the confusion I had about the cool two-tone skirts in that pattern. So, I think if I get my act in gear I may still get two skirts sewn before the trip. I am going to make sure I have at least one done. It’s a good goal and motivator.
Reading has slowed drastically. I think partially because I have so many of these other projects in the fire. I don’t think it is a measure of the book, but really 75 pages isn’t a great place to make judgements about a book either. I do suspect that Still Waters is not as good as say Ashes to Ashes or Dust to Dust because it is the first published novel by Hoag. But, we’ll see.
Well, I think I’m going to try biking to/from water aerobics today. I’m going with money in my pocket to take a break between water aerobics and biking home uphill. I’ll go get a bagel and then if I still think I need more rest before biking home I’ll stop at the gelato/coffee bar and knit some. Wish me (and my butt that hasn’t been on the bike for a couple of weeks again) luck!
