And now the count is 20R's (or more than 1/3rd ) of chart 3. The stitch count is getting up there, too, 930—and if I keep up and get 4 more rounds done today, then, tomorrow-AAGH! (Aagh is official when the stitch count tops 1,000)
But I will—if I can! A round takes
45 minutes right now—the “plain round” just a little less—It's
the same actually because after a 45 minute round, my hands begin to
cramp up, and I need to take a 5 to 10 minute break. I just don't
know how I'll feel latter—Likely fine—but maybe I just won't have
3 hours of daylight to knit 4 rounds.
Here's an other close up of repeat—and
clearly the base of the central eye motif is evident. The right half
is still “stem”—but not for long—I'll be starting the
stocking knit segment for this feather as I work the eye on the left
feather. Which means, in addition to adding a bunch of stitches for
the “eye”, there will be increases for the base of the right
feather.
Here's what the shawl looks like—the
near thousand stitches easily fit on the 40 inch needle. It doesn't
look like much at all, does it?
There is not a chance of spreading out
much of the shawl—A complete spread is impossible even if I divided
the work onto 2 or 3 needles. —the blue life line is smaller than
the circumference and gathers the shawl in. But lightly stretched,
(not hard blocked) its seems to be about 34 inch across right now. I
am guessing finished it will be bigger than 48 inches—but not
(likely) bigger than 60 inches.
May's socks got worked on, too –see
All Done! (but not finished—there are still ends to weave in)--here
photographed flat—the change in gauge is, maybe, evident! The leg
is loose enough, and the socks easily go over my heels—so a snug,
firmly knit foot is not a major issue. They aren't so tight as to be
uncomfortable. Can you see the how, on the folded sock, the edges of
the leg extend from underneath? It's really very obvious in
person—but hard to photograph.
They fit LEGS perfectly—no ripples to
try to hide!--Unlike most socks that are really too loose for LEGS.
No sewing got done—The doctors
appointment was fast and efficient (I didn't finish knitting the toes
there, but at home late last night). Still--it was such a lovely
day—I took a walk and loitered in the sun shine for a while on my
way home.
Last night, today's appointment time
got “corrected”--from 8 AM to 10:30AM—much nicer not being part
of rush hour on the subway. And a chance for me to take some
photographs in good morning light—and get this posted. But with a
three hour procedure, followed by another monogram (which technically
is another procedure, in another floor/room (and wait) – can see
this whole deal as taking up a good part of the day. I'm planning
ahead and packing a light lunch—and a big bottle of water.
