The Bookish Girl

Me and My Shadow ~ 2006-02-13

Posted in General by Bookish Wendy at 8:42 pm.
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The stats at the beginning of my post yesterday include yesterday’s progress. I was hoping to knit some more before bed but didn’t quite make it. A Bookish Girl’s gotta read, you know?!

Here is a progress pic from yesterday:

Not too bad. However, it is key to remember that before this morning I hadn’t worked since I cast on for this progress. My job, on a good day, occupies much of my day. I commute via public transportation, approximately 1.5 hours per day. I work for at least 9.0 hours per day, usually without a lunch. I sleep for between 8.0 – 9.0 hours per night (this is a bare minimum for me, I require a crap load of sleep. I wish I could fix this.) Add misc tasks in there – showering, eating, taking care of Rob and the animals – approximately 2.0 hours. What do I have left:

1.5 + 9.0 + 9.0 + 2.0 = 21.5 occupied hours OR 24.0 hours – 21.5 hours = 2.5 free hours.

See, math is easy ;)

Basically if I have good, normal days at work I can get at least 2 hours of knitting in during a week day. I can knit during my commute but I never make a significant dent. Too much going on. This gives me 10 total hours of weeknight knitting during the competition.

Not a lot and I’m worried. Can you call in knitting to work?

Here is a close up of the increases on the arm (and my shadow..me and my shaaaadooow…blah, blah, blah, blah.)

This pattern uses the knit, knit through the back loop increase. kfb? Is that the abbreviation? (forgive me, I am stuck on my couch and am comfy and not getting up for trivial knitting terms.)

I have never liked this increase and had I had my wits about me I wouldn’t have used it here. I’m mad at those holes. Holes, you stink. I’m hoping that the yarn will fill in a bit with blocking (which it will, as demonstrated by my swatch.)

With this pattern you are increasing at the end and beginning of the round. I would do paired increases M1R and M1L instead of the KFB(?). I’m just a bigger fan of the V the M1′s create.

Rya is the pooch in my last picture. She’s my sweet baby and my knitting partner. She is also spoiled rotten.

Are we bored with these posts yet? I am.

Me, after a few drinks with the shell of a knitted Tetrahymena on my head.

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14 Comments

  1. Carole says:

    Great picture. Oh yeah.

    Comment - February 13, 2006 : 9:19 pm

  2. Shelley says:

    Who could be bored when you stick a picture like that on the end? Looks like me after 1 hour of knitting!

    Comment - February 13, 2006 : 10:29 pm

  3. Cara-ISH says:

    Freakin’ goofball. Love.

    Comment - February 13, 2006 : 10:31 pm

  4. Amanda Cathleen says:

    First I have to say, love the goofball pic, *snicker*
    You could, probally, work M1R and M1L. A increase is a increase, right? well, ok as long as the st slants in the right way.
    I love the yarn that you picked for your hourglass!!

    Comment - February 13, 2006 : 10:53 pm

  5. Vicki Knitorious says:

    OMG, my HEART dropped!! I thought your SHADOW was a STAIN from something that had SPILLED (thinking the worst here, of course — coffee, caramel-colored carbonated water)! Oh, be still my heart.

    Oh. I’m fine. Really. Carry on to your fullest, goofiest cuteness.

    Comment - February 13, 2006 : 11:51 pm

  6. CynCyn says:

    being obsessive compulsive is not a problem unless it takes up so much time that you get nothing else accomplished. (according the the american psychiatric assoc). seriously. :)

    Comment - February 14, 2006 : 12:43 am

  7. maryse says:

    oh god, i thought that shadow was a coffee stain!

    Comment - February 14, 2006 : 6:45 am

  8. claudia says:

    Bored? Here? Never!

    No spa for me — family stuff on Saturday. :(

    Comment - February 14, 2006 : 9:07 am

  9. Monica says:

    Hehehe, yep, freakin’ goofball. :)

    Comment - February 14, 2006 : 9:16 am

  10. Jackie says:

    Is the me and my shadow song sung to the tune of me and my llama?

    Because that song rocks.

    Anyway, totally thought the shadow was a stain too – very glad to know it’s not :)

    Comment - February 14, 2006 : 9:30 am

  11. Kathy says:

    That picture is truly priceless!

    Comment - February 14, 2006 : 1:14 pm

  12. Jscothammerquist says:

    you so silly.

    Comment - February 15, 2006 : 11:04 am

  13. Robin says:

    I love love your pics and your blog – just found it from carrieoke’s fav links. BTW – there’s a FREE eggplant pattern here http://www.jimmybeanswool.com/freeKnittingPatternBabyRattles.asp

    I’m a very new knitter and made several sets of these for baby gifts sans rattle parts – just nice squishy baby toys. – That eggplant justs might work for your tetrahymena – it was very “eggplant” or pear shaped.

    I gotta add you to my list just to come back for a giggle and some MATH!! tehe

    Comment - February 22, 2006 : 9:45 am

  14. Beebs says:

    Reading your great blog for the 1st time; I think I would’ve interpreted KFB to mean “Knit in the front and back loop of the stitch” and then drop it off the needle. An increase made that way leaves a little purl bump which is less noticable and more stable than the little holes. Just sayin’…..
    Good luck!

    Comment - February 22, 2006 : 10:46 am

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