Thursday, February 09, 2006

Okay, I'm calling it

My challenge:

I will complete the just-begun Tuscany shawl* that I'm designing for No Sheep, block it and write the pattern including the chart. This is the beauty that's being done in Handmaiden Silken.

And if I finish that before the 16 days are up, I'll start knitting Dulaan hats until I run out of silk.

*Yes, the shawl is on the needles already. So what? The challenge for me is to get it done in 16 days, make sure it looks good enough to publish and that the pattern is ready to go to the publisher. As each row gets longer than the last, you'll just have to trust me -- this IS a challenge. I haven't touched it since yesterday and I won't pick it up again till tomorrow night's cast on party.

Go Team Canada!

posted by amy [Knitty] @ 9:43 PM 7 comments

Comments:
As the Harlot herself would say, it's a shawatch. . .
# posted by Blogger Emily : 10:43 PM, February 09, 2006
 
my shawl is already on the needles too. But considering it took me nearly 2 years to get to the point i'm at (1/4 done) I think i'm ok....
# posted by Blogger Knitty Cat : 1:26 AM, February 10, 2006
 
Uh, no, that's cheating. That's like giving yourself a headstart on the marathon. Even if you finish the shawl, you will KNOW that you cheated. You left the mark before the starting gun fired.

Now, if you treat that just-begun shawl as a swatch -- i.e., break the yarn and slide it off the needles, so that you can cast on again -- only *then* is it a swatch.
# posted by Anonymous j. : 6:25 AM, February 10, 2006
 
no, it's not cheating. the challenge is to complete something in 16 days that is not easy for you. there is A LOT of knitting ahead of me, and i'm not sure i'll finish, honestly.

and yes, it IS a swatch, just a salvageable one. because i didn't know if the shape would work until i got it this far. Ms J, you're not even in the game. bugger off.
# posted by Blogger amy [Knitty] : 8:50 AM, February 10, 2006
 
i believe that J. should get the official "Partypooper" title...lol

btw J.thanks for the heads up on team canada issue for the shirts - I cursed your name then fell in love with your smarts...
# posted by Blogger Jen : 9:26 AM, February 10, 2006
 
You're also designing the shawl , so that's extra points!
# posted by Blogger jillian : 10:22 AM, February 10, 2006
 
I enjoy having my name taken in vain.

If I'm too sick to participate or drink, I can at least (try to) bring other people down with me.

(You know what would be a challenge for me? Finishing an article on time.)
# posted by Anonymous j. : 11:32 AM, February 10, 2006
 
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