July 18, 2005
The Weekend's Dilemma
So far, I'm only up to Chapter 13. Best part so far?
"'...I was merely reading the Muggle magazines,' said Dumbledore. 'I do love knitting patterns.'" [Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. (New York: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic, 2005) 73]
Amazingly, I had Sunday off from work, so I spent it at KNY. Lo and behold, a blue blogger showed up, twins in tow. Luckily, she had her camera (I'd left mine at the house), so photos should be forthcoming. Her boys are even cuter in person than they are in all the photos on the blog.
After that, a lovely Italian dinner with a friend who's in town from Seattle. And we only sat one table away from Jimmy Fallon, so that was fun (and he's cute in person, too!). Then I came home and knit some more. 10 rows today, which is 1750 stitches, and it's also lots and lots of twisting yarns around each other. I also knit this swatch:
to start trying to figure out how the edging will work. I decided (drumroll please) on the yellow edging. (Thanks to all who voted.) The votes were tight between the salmon and the yellow (though Mom voted for the bubble-gum pink). But it's my blog and it's my knitting and I want the yellow. So la di da.
Anyhow, it's not just going to be yellow but it's going to be 2x2 rib. I don't love how it is along the top edge but it looks perfect along the side (pick up 5, skip 1, etc...). I'll do another test where I bind off the top edge, too, and then pick up there. That'll hopefully work better and it will give me a nice, easy ridge on the wrong side to which I can easily attach the lining. Yay!
Oh, and I only have 8 more rows of blocks to go! Go me!
Posted by Jon at July 18, 2005 01:49 AMGo, you! Already up to Chapter 13? Oh you have been neglecting that beautiful blanket. ;0) It was fun getting to meet you and a delight getting to see that amazing blanket in person.
Posted by: alison at July 18, 2005 09:47 AMOOOh- the blanket looks great! and alison and her boys are SO nice - i ran into them at the button store here once and she works at my LYS. delightful. The yellow looks good with the blanket. enjoy the blanket and the book!
Posted by: beth at July 18, 2005 09:57 AMWhen I read Dumbledore's line about knitting patterns, I actually laughed out loud! It was great, I knew Dumbledore was one of my favorite characters for a reason.
Posted by: Elizabeth at July 18, 2005 03:28 PMEverybody needs to go to Alison's blog and check out the photo of Jon, becuase he is really cute. Oh, and the baby blanket is cute, too...
Posted by: D R E W at July 18, 2005 07:56 PMWow, incredible blanket!
Of course Dumbledore appreciates handknits. He tells Harry that when he looks into the Mirror of Erised, "I? I see myself holding a pair of thick, woolen socks. One can never have enough socks. Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books."
Posted by: Ina at July 18, 2005 08:30 PMI read Dumbeldores knitting pattern statement and said "Yes! Dumbledore is a knitter!".
Posted by: Kathy at July 18, 2005 09:44 PMI'd work on the blanket. The ending of that book STINKS!
;-)
Posted by: Beth at July 23, 2005 12:37 PM