June 10, 2004

Have You Been Paying Attention?

If you have, you've noticed that the number in the percent bar for the elephant waistcoat keeps growing. So too have the number of mistakes! For some reason, I just have not felt compelled to go back and fix them. They're also minor, so I am just grinning and bearing (elephanting) it at this point. The more I work on it, the more I appreciate its beauty, too.

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I am really enjoying Miss Alice's pattern. I am looking forward to doing another of her designs (or one of Miss Jade's, perhaps?) soon.

I am also looking forward to hearing the lovely and talented Barbara Cook sing at Lincoln Center this evening, after which I will come home and work more on the elephants. I am 7 rows from the back neck which means 14 rows away from the shoulder bind of which means only a few hours of knitting before I get to the scary time of steek cutting. Tell me you don't think that this is too pretty to take scissors to.

Anyhow, I hope you're not annoyed by the plethora of progress photos. I think I'm documenting it for myself as much as I am for anyone else.

Any votes on what the next Fair Isle I do should be? In case you're curious and recall reading that I have already started a Fair Isle which was, at the time, over my head, it is Luckenbooth Brooch from Yarns International, being made for my (fabulous) boss. I think I'm probably more up to the challenge now than I was when I started it. I think I'm ready. I also am extremely interested in the Jade's Zauberflote, as I mentioned before. What do you think, my fabulous readers?

Posted by Jon at June 10, 2004 06:42 PM
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I *heart* the brooch pattern. that's me being selfish, though, 'cause then I could live vicariously.... :)

Posted by: Rachael at June 10, 2004 07:57 PM

gorgeous elephants!!!!!!! I'm in awe of your knitting. Zauberflote looks fun, but Luckenbooth will bowl them over! And no worries, I'm sure you'll do fine cutting the steeks! Can't resist though, grammar shrew that I am I asked our walking dictionary here - the word is actually just "trepid" - as in 'feeling a bit trepid about cutting into the knitting' - sounds odd doesn't it? Looked it up even after he said it... :-)

Posted by: jazmine at June 11, 2004 11:37 AM

Thank you for the proofreading, Jazmine!

Rachael, I love that pattern, too, which is one of the reasons I offered to knit it for my boss.

Posted by: Jon at June 11, 2004 12:40 PM