I've written before about my tendency to be a relatively calm knitter, until I get close to the end of something, when I'll spend hours and hours in a row to finish something.
I've hit that point with another project.
I wrote a while ago about starting the Tangled Yoke Cardigan from last fall's Interweave Knits. I haven't put up any pictures of it, in part because it hasn't been all that exciting to photograph, and in part because I got side tracked with the dyeing and linen cardigan knitting (I've washed and blocked that, incidentally, but am waiting to get buttons to finish off that "story").
But after finishing that cardigan, and while also working on the Voyager stole (which I'm actually thinking I may frog and start over, because I think it could be wider), I picked this up again.
I'd finished the body up to the armholes, and then got bogged down in the sleeves, which are kind of boring to knit. I was knitting them two at a time on one long circular needle, and it just felt like they were taking forever. But I finally finished them by alternating with the somewhat more interesting stole, got them attached to the body, and did the few inches of plain knitting required before starting the interesting part of the sweater--the tangled yoke.
Oh, boy, is this fun. I know there's not much to this yet, but I'm finding the cables a completely fun thing to work on, because there seems like magic involved--you go from a crazy looking chart (there are examples here, but I don't want to put up the actual one I'm using, due to copyright issues) to interesting swoops and shapes emerging from the fabric you've been creating.
So now I am attempting to stop myself from just sitting and finishing the cable section today, since there is actual, you know, work I should be doing.
In other madness related news, last night I actually voted for a contestant on a TV reality show. I KNOW. Crazy! This is possible because of Skype--since I'm in Canada, I couldn't use the phone to call, since So You Think You Can Dance is an American show. But with Skype, all things are possible.
Anyway, I voted for Mark. I just like him. I have since the tiny little bit of a solo he did in the audition rounds (viewable in a not so great version here). He's totally weird, but fun. I think he's likely to go home anyway today, but I don't care. Yes, I have put too much thought into this. I blame summer.
On a more respectable TV-related note, last week I watched all of the British series State of Play, and also had to stop myself from watching it all in one sitting, or from watching just a little bit more during the day. It's a few years old, but just came out on North American DVD earlier this year. Very good stuff. If my Mamma Mia! and SYTYCD fixations haven't destroyed my credibility, go rent it.
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