The long way

I am almost finished with the first front piece and I am miffed.

I need to pull it back and redo.  Le sigh.

I did a ratio of neckline increases that doesn't work.  I debated doing a shawl style collars but that is not what I had in mind for this sweater.  Back to the drawing board.  I have also realized that I don't really want a v neck either.  I want a nice crew neck.  A workman type crew neck.  Something simple to show off a good work sock edging with a nice clean red stripe.  

So if everyone else is going forward with their knitting, great.  I am too but I am taking the long way around to get there.

No crochet yet.

I am fed up with all the stuff sitting beside me.  There are 2 buckets, formerly ice cream pails, filled with the appropriate colours for the current chair pad.  There is a large container with the rest of the Palette yarn awaiting being turned into chair pads.  There is a mess of project bags and charging cables, my needle case, and a couple books on the sofa, tumbling down into that container.  It's a mess I live with until I can't anymore I I finally tidy up.  This is different because I don't want to put the big container in the yarn closet.  That might feel like giving in and thinking of the Palette as stash again.  

No.  No.  No.

I tried crocheting yesterday but it was a no go.  The small movement from crochet are still exacerbating my arm pain.  On the upside, I figured out what I am doing to cause the pain and I am working hard to get it healed up.  

I can still knit, thankfully.  I hardly move my arms when I knit so no pain.  I got a fair bit of knitting in yesterday too.  

See how nice that slightly wider edge on the shoulders looks?  

I will continue working on this today.  I might also pick up some socks.  I could use a few more pairs of socks this fall.  There is a Musselburgh I would like to finish up too.  

Lots to do.  Lots to make.  Lots to dream on.  No matter the troubles in the day, it is a pretty good kind of life.

It will block out

I made my bit of a goal.  Though it wasn't really a goal.  It was more a faint hope but i got a fair bit of work done yesterday.

Front 1 picked up.  

The edge on the back yoke seems to be a bit too tight but I am sure it will block out properly.  

Isn't that what we all say?  Cross your fingers for me.