So, it’s 10 days till Christmas, and I’m trying very hard to check things off my list. All the shopping is done, all the gifts are wrapped, and I just need to keep knitting away and trim the tree.
I did finish Dad’s Christmas scarf this morning. I’d hoped to finish it by last night, when Zarah, Brianne, and I got together for some extra knit time at Starbucks. The problem arose when I felt like I was knitting for hours and not getting anywhere. When I left Knit Together Thursday night, Kate and I measured the scarf at 31 inches. By stretching it, we were able to get it to 40 inches – whoo hoo – only 8 more inches to go. But I realized that I was only getting about 9 rows to an inch – and it was taking forever! Zarah and Brianne suggested I wet block it to see how much length I’d gain, which I did, and which is why it didn’t get finished until this morning.
And, oh, I’m a dork. Did you read in my first paragraph that I’d finished wrapping all the Christmas presents? Well, I wrapped Dad’s scarf – before I’d taken photos! Fortunately, it was in a gift bag, so it was an easy fix.
Next up, The Harlot’s Earl Grey Socks for Robert. (Or at least a pair of socks that sort of resemble those socks since I’m doing them toe-up Magic Loop.) My personal best time for knitting a pair of socks is 9 days, so I’m hoping I can at least repeat that feat (ha! get it! feat – feet – socks!) Sometimes I crack myself up! Speaking of which, I’ve really been enjoying listening to all of Marly’s podcast Yarn Thing – she seems to amuse herself a lot – and she has the cutest giggle! I’m sure if we ever met we’d be the best of friends! I’ve still got another pair of socks to knit as a Christmas gift, but I’ve already resigned myself that it’s not happening this Christmas. Fortunately, I’ve got another gift for Angie all wrapped up!
I was hoping for the predicted snow of 8-10″ to happen today, but drat it, it went north of us. We barely got an inch. I love snow; I love snow days; and I love flannel pants days. Even without a winter wonderland, today was a great day to curl up on the couch and knit. And I’m headed back there now!
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See, now you can’t call me a lurker any more. Congrads on the scarf, how long did it end up being? I am curious, how much does wet blocking increase length as opposed to dry (I thought most blocking was done wet). Do you use any sort of wash when you block? I’ve read a few suggestions for that, but you know it’s nice to hear wisdom from someone you know actually tried it out in a normal situation.
Bummer on not getting that snow. I know you were looking forward to it!
Good luck on Roberts socks!
Ok so I guess there is one perk to living North of you… we got about 4-5″ of snow!! I let Lucy out and she sunk down and nearly disappeared. Looks like a productive weekend!