
These past few rounds where tedious for
a second reason--(who needs a second reason when the first is 1,000+
stitches?)--the sheer quantity of the stitches made it hard to move
the work round the needle.
The shawl looks like a giants mob
cap—It's impossible to see more than a small wedge of work at a
time, or to see the pattern in its entirety—I am already looking
forward to that! (And wondering where I will block it! I have
stryrene foam (think of coffee cups) blocking panels—each 16 inches
wide—4 across are 64 inches—Will that be enough? I am thinking it
will have to be—even it it means a not too hard a blocking. Each
panel is just 48 inches long—but I have 6 so I can build a 64 inch
square. (4 across and one crosswise)-- Unstretched the shawl is about
a 40 inch circle already!
I got some more sewing done too. I
know, I know, I keep saying I am done, and then something I like
presents itself, and by golly, it would be so easy to alter... and so
a denim jumper/dress was ripped apart, shortened (from the shoulder
and from the hem) and taken in 7 inches! It's not snug, but it is
now the trimmest fitting of my clothes. (Stuff I took in a month ago,
is already getting baggy) and finally, the scale is doing it's
thing—It's only showing a half pound loss—but so much better that
just loitering at the same number for ever!
Now I want the sun to come out so I can
head back to the pool and continue to work out (and in!) and get
thinner and trimmer still. I had hoped to have made more progress
losing weight by now—I started with such enthusiasm—but I am
looking better, and feeling better, and now have a renewed drive.