(Somehow this didn't publish when it should have. I'd stacked up a few, and it didn't go. Oops! So, I did start, Mommio!)
February 12, 2006 3:31 Beachside
Well, I went home yesterday, excited by my new plan to start a Scottish-inspired Kiri. I didn’t get “right to it” though. Today was our (now) 5-year-old’s birthday, and there was still much to be done. As bedtime (for the boys) rolled near, I made a quick attempt to find my pattern, but I didn’t turn it up in any of the stacks I checked. (You have to realize, there are stacks and stacks of papers, printouts, clippings, artwork, writing, puzzles, and more tucked into every bookcase, every crevice, every corner, and on every shelf.) So, I ended up re-printing. Luckily, as I reprinted (from my download from last year), I added in urls and uploaded my blog entry from yesterday. In doing so, I noticed that the Kiri pattern was updated in January (a problem with the edging was corrected). So, it was fortunate, I guess, that I didn’t easily find my pattern and get started. This way, I ended up getting the correct version, and that’s what I sat down with a few hours later.
I went ahead and worked on my sock for a while first, feeling proud of myself for sticking with it despite the excitement of starting something new. I didn’t finish, however. I have maybe 10 more rows of the toe decreases to do. But, I put it aside thinking that while the little one slept, I should get Kiri cast on – especially since I don’t think I’m the “best” provisional caster-onner in the world. I’m sure there’s some trick to it I’ve missed. It does work, I’ll admit, but it never works the “same” for me – it’s not repeatable. Last night, for some reason, I couldn’t get the chain “unzipped” when it was time to remove the waste yarn and knit in the other side of the chain. I had to one by one undo the stitches for some reason. Eventually, I got the requisite number of stitches, and I’m off. I did several rows of the first chart just to get started and get a feel for the yarn and the pattern. I felt like I was knitting really, really slowly. I’m not sure if that was something about working with the yarn, or if it was just the time of day. I’m looking forward to finishing up the sock tonight and getting through the first chart.
(Oh, and I should say, I'm not assuming I'll finish this before the end of the Olympics. Again, I'm not an official athlete here. Instead, I've started the project, and I'll be knitting on it while I watch. But I'm not going to feel crazy or pressured! It'll still, someday, feel sentimental [and tied to history] to have worked on it during a major international event.)
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