I have started the border for the Triinu shawl but I haven't finished it. I think I have knit 3 rows in 3 weeks. I have really been busy with school - teaching my one class (a 5 hour class which meets 4 days a week) and taking my 3 classes... and office hours. I have really been enjoying it, don't get me wrong, but the knitting has come to a standstill, more or less. I am hoping to get some done this weekend - I really want to get that Triinu shawl done mainly so I can see what it looks like. I hope it is ok - the sides and the spine are a little tight, so I hope it blocks ok. And I am not really sure how the border will come out - it knit onto the body of the shawl just like Triinu said it would, but there are two pictures of two Triinu shawls out there, and their borders are not exactly exactly the same - one seems to integrate with the body, and the other has a more sharp transition between the border and the body. I think my border is going to be like the 2nd - Triinu even says in the pattern that "no consideration was taking to match the boarder (sic) and body patterns" or some such. But for all that the shawl in the picture still looks good. Also it seems to be kind of small for a shawl - which is fine with me (I am sure i would prefer to use it more as a scarf) - but since this is my first lace project I am curious to see how big it blocks to.
I got my scooter back from the shop all fixed - so it is back in action. My friends were completely freaked out about my "mishap" - Larry seemed to take it in stride! I certainly want to be more careful about avoiding "surprises" like this in the future. But I'm back in the saddle again!
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