Fading Away

I forgot to tell you that I finally have a cedar chest!! A friend was selling one since she was moving East, and I didn't even bother to bargain, I paid my $50 and started loading it up. 

The outside shows wear, but it has history, and the inside (where it counts) is pristine. I love it.

Today was a laundry day and I did a few more rows on my Beyond The Wall MKAL  The rows are at a time-consuming length now, but I persevere. 

The 3.75mm circulars were proving too large for the So Faded sweater, so I ripped out and restarted; 3.25mm are the ticket. 

With 8 colours, my first fade would have been before the neck shaping ended, so after a consult with Julie, I finished the neck shaping, then started fading. I have adjusted the row counts on the subsequent colour sections and it's all good.

Except something went awry with the first fade row and I lost the continuity of the single stitch between sections.

 I kept knitting, thinking that it wasn't so horrible, that it was on the back shoulder, no one would see it. Who was I trying to convince? We all know what a perfectionist I am. So that got taken apart and I am much happier now!

This pic is 7 rows into the fade. The colours are so close that it is almost impossible to distinguish them apart. This is going to be the most subtle and awesome fade ever!!! Prism has outdone themselves on this gradient kit. 

Days 2 & 3

Yesterday went well, still with the flu-like feeling. I didn't do much - knitting, some dishes, supervising homework.
Today the CCAC nurse came again - I have to apologize to her. Her name is Simone, not Elizabeth! D'oh!!! I got my Neulasta shot (white blood cell booster) in the belly!!! I know - no one told me about that!! Apparently it may give me bone pain starting in a couple of days. I thought I felt some a bit earlier but I know that it's just my underlying suggestibility. I'm feeling a bit more nauseous today but that may be because I've been up since 2AM - I don't know why, just woke up and couldn't get back to sleep even with Paul Scheele's best Deep Sleep Meditation efforts. I think I'm just about ready for a nap.

I have moved into a new colour on my Creatively Dyed Sweet Spot strip - I love the deep, rich colours!!

I have also started on a new project for Elise - nothing exciting, just the thrill of humble garter stitch but it keeps me out of trouble.

Hard at Work

Well, maybe hardly working would be more apt. Actually we're in between shifts. Amanda is enjoying the amenities at the hotel while I blog, Plurk, Ravel and knit.

This is Prism's Tencel Tape - it's for the next, and probably last, project for Elise's book. It's all coming together!!


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Blogger is being a bit tetchy and won't let me move pictures - but I'm sure that you can match the words & pics up!!