elephantJuice: so near and yet so far

Wednesday, May 09, 2012

so near and yet so far

I feel like I haven’t been making much knitting progress lately. I started a little swatch a couple of weeks ago, but it hasn’t progressed beyond a rectangle because I need my 4mm needles, and they’re currently still occupied by…

… my Stripe Study shawl, which is still slogging along. I’ve knit all twelve contrast stripes and I’m now about two thirds of the way through the border, but even though I am so close to finishing, I can’t seem to bring myself to knit more than a few rows at a time. I still love this shawl, but my current feelings towards it are echoed exactly in Pinkundine’s recent post. At the risk of repeating what she has already written, the rows are just so long now, and there is none of the excitement of short rows or stripe segments left to break things up. It’s just become a bit of a slog, and if it wasn’t for my current rush to free up these needles it would probably linger on for quite a while!

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autumngeisha · 673 weeks ago

Wow, that orange really pops against the neutral background. Love! You are almost finished...keep on knitting those garter rows...!
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elephantjuiced 73p · 673 weeks ago

I am absolutely loving orange with neutrals at the moment. It used to be one of my least favourite colours, so I'm glad I've finally come around to liking it!

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collegeknitting 12p · 673 weeks ago

Just keep knitting! But if you really aren't feeling it...then don't. After all, you are knitting for YOU, aren't you?
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elephantjuiced 73p · 673 weeks ago

So true! After all, why bother if I'm not having fun!

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Paula @ KnitandSeek · 673 weeks ago

Ooh, the orange and grey look fab! I hear you about the crazy long rows. I think the border of my citron took 3x as long as the rest of the shawl combined. Totally worth it in the end, though. Maybe find some good TV to help pass the time?

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elephantjuiced 73p · 673 weeks ago

Yikes, that sounds like a looong border! I'm always deceived into thinking that shawls are progressing really quickly in the beginning, forgetting that the rows are getting longer and longer the more I work! You're right though, this is the perfect excuse to kick back and catch up on some TV :)

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Sarah · 673 weeks ago

The border is long. I got through mine but getting up early one Sunday morning, switching the TV on and just mindlessly knitting it as much as I could that day. I cast off that night.

You're nearly there - keep going. It's going to be beautiful!
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cleancup · 673 weeks ago

can you break up the long rows with something short, sweet, and interesting? Maybe use starteritis as a force of good :p
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