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January 08, 2006
With friends like these....
During the period of virus and computer down time there were several posts on one of my lists dealing with non-perky bobbles, horrid cotton yarns, icky intarsia, difficult patterns and dreaded WIPs. I didn't read them all because I wasn't exactly computer bound. They led to a grand plan. 1 hr a week knitting your most fearsome project cause Misery Loves Company. Oh I was so in. But which project to chose?
I put two projects on the table. The first a Kaffe design that I had CO and ripped several times over the past 10 yrs. The second a lace design that was, OK I admit it, a cop out. Still there are problems with the cop out and it had been stalled for an equally long time. The along hostess Junie suggested the Kaffe. Oh how can I begin to list all the reasons not to knit this project? The yarn was discontinued ummm 15 yrs ago. It is a drop shouldered boxy cardigan not suitable to either the fashion du jour or my figure. It is stranded colorwork worked flat. I can't work in round cause it has intarsia bits and I am sure, with every fiber of my being, that I am going to run out of yarn anyway. Still I joined the along and dedicated Sat as my MLC KAL day. Yes we are required to pick a certain day for the hour. I went way beyond an hour starting at 11 pm Friday night and ending at 11:46 pm Saturday night. Every single free moment was dedicated to knitting this nightmare. It looks pretty cute if I have to say so myself. See~
Actually its not even at the good and pretty part yet but we have the ooglie border done and have started the gorgeous crackling part. And if anybody has any DDK in the long discontinued #628 Navy aka Midnight not second incarnation Lavender shout out. I will ask for the beige DDK next week. Til then yarny days and knitterly evenings
Posted by Elka at 07:15 PM