Don’t Blink

Where did the weekend go?  I had big plans for lots of knitting and blogging.  Wrong. 

Friday evening, Sissy was VERY groggy.  She came home in an e-collar at my request, but it wasn’t necessary.  She was too dopey to care.  That lasted until precisely 10pm, when the wild girl we know and love began to emerge from the fog.  She has been unstoppable since, but still hasn’t licked her incision.  We’re trying to keep her calm, I swear we are, but she just feels too good to be kept down.  She seems to know her limitations though, as I’ve seen her stop in mid stretch, so I guess we’ll let her do her thing, because attempts to restrain her only result in great resistance.

I do have an FO for you, but the photos are in MJ’s camera, which she left at home this morning, so maybe tomorrow.  It was a QUICK, easy knit with a lovely outcome, so I can hardly wait to tell all!

Instead, I’ll show you the Stardust that wasn’t.  That’s the back, all 7 inches of 2×2 ribbing and one full repeat of the lace pattern.  I kept looking at the rib, thinking “There’s no way that’ll fit my back,” but the gauge was only given for the lace, so I kept going.  I wasn’t even close.  (No, I didn’t swatch, but thanks for asking.  I tend to knit spot on or a little loosely, so I *knew* I’d be okay…)  That lace portion should have been more than 4″ deep, and I didn’t even have 3 inches worth there.  So, I frogged, swatched, and started over on #6s, and all is well.  I’m using the Classic Elite Premiere that I fell in love with at the yarn tasting on our retreat, and the only problem I have is that I have to stop every now and then to rub the swatch on my face, arm, or any other bare skin.  Did I say I didn’t like cotton?  I was wrong.  I love this stuff. 

Alana is having a blogversary contest.   Pop in and wish her well, and/or give her an idea on how to use that lovely Handmaiden Seasilk.