Ok okay. One of the points of suspense in the previous post was on the topic of a podcast that I recently recorded.Some time ago, the talented designer Alana of NeverNotKnitting suggested that I tell the story of the Joseph Knitting on her popular podcast 'NeverNotKnitting'.
You'll find the Tale of the Jolly Green Giant over here. The story is around min 12:35 secs in, but do check out the whole podcast. Alana provides detailed yarn and pattern reviews, describes her latest patterns and her knitting thoughts. Her designs are really great and she is an absolute professional with her presentation and layouts.Oh and by the way, it isn't me singing in the story title segment, but isn't it fun that people think that it is? (Until afterwards of course). It's a lady called Wren Ross, and it's a great song choice for the story.More reveals in a while. Back to scheduled programming now. Do not adjust your set..
Ahem...*Cough*...clears throat.There has been JGG knitting going on. Lots of it. Lots 'n lots 'n lots of it. An extra 3 motifs on the existing sleeve, a whole 'nother sleeve to match, and 10 inches or so of the front. Not bad considering the week I had with hubby away for work and the usual mad crazy busy schedule of work, school and craft club.While I had some real trouble with the motif on the front piece, I'm truckin' away now good-o and am reasonably confident of making my new deadline of 27th March. (Note to self: Over confidence = Disaster. You never learn nuthin'?)Must be the Spring weather tho'. I got a sudden uncontrollable urge to do some de-cluttering (and boy is it necessary) and came across this carefully stashed away, calling my name.
Yes my treasure, I just couldn't hear you tucked away in that box. Don't cry.
And as soon as I realised that the JGG was not going to make its St Patrick's Day deadline, I just had to pick this up again. If only to stop it whining.There may have been seaming. I'm not prepared to say.This baby has been gestating for 2 years now. It's about time it got finished. Heck, if it was a movie, it would be Benjamin Button, born at a great age..
Ok, so it's like this. Picture this, if you will. You're up against a deadline and knitting like the wind.Solution. Stay up late every night after the kids are in bed and chores are done, knitting feverishly?Nu-huh!Stay up late 2 nights in a row and discover mis-twisted cables several times, which take ages to fix. Not by tinking back or frogging you understand, but with the tried-and-true-but-tricky method of dropping stitches and laddering them back up with a crochet hook. Taking care to twist them in the right row and in the right direction. Nightmare.So. A new solution?Go to bed and hope for better tomorrow.Yup..
