OK, I spent four days with my cousin and her two amazingly fabulous kiddos. Nothing in the world compares! A baby sleeping in your arms? A toddler in a Chinatown grocery store? I could go on and on, but you who have children would probably say, "Oh, yes of course," and those who don't, well, I would just have to feel a little bit sorry for you.
So while I do think it's great fun to knit for them, it's even more fun to just... hang out with them.
But I do want to talk about knitting, too. I got through 10 rows of Zauberflote today. This brought us past the next major landmark: the center neck has begun! Since it's a crew-neck cardigan, you have to cast off the center steek stitches, put 8 stitches on either side onto a holder, then cast on a new neck steek; then the neck decreases begin. All while maintaining the pattern, of course.
And just to make matters more complicated, the Olympics start on Friday! So I had to get some yarn and come up with an idea for the sweater I will be constructing. I even swatched. And I will tell you this: two colors of Malabrigo will be turned into a fabulous V-neck cardigan. It will be great. It will be lovely. It will be an Olympian task, and I will (try to) persevere! (And maybe take a photo or two...)
Posted by Jon at February 6, 2006 01:48 AM