Project #1: Refined Raglan
Stand back. I have the bit between my teeth on this one, and headed into the home stretch. D has been gone since this time last week, so I've been on the "no cooking" option wherein I eat cereal for dinner every night, which cuts down on that pesky cooking and clean-up stuff. Time much better devoted to knitting.
My circs came in the mail, and I powered through both sleeves. These are now attached to the body and I'm working the pretty patterned raglan decreases. I'm about two thirds of the way done the decreases.
Goal: Come hell or high water, I am finishing this project this week.
Project #2: Flutter Scarf
I knit what I thought were the rest of the regular repeats for the first half of the scarf. My brain remembered the pattern said "55", when it actually said "50". Oh well - no harm done. I like a little extra scarf length anyhoo. So, that said, I'm ready to start the patterning at the bottom of half #1. It doesn't really look all that much different than last week, but I will comment that I am enamored of how nicely the colors are coming out in this.
Goal: I would like to get the 14 rows of chart B done, but this is going to take a back seat to finishing up the raglan (above), so we'll call this project optional this week and see where things are in 7 more days.
All for now......
Wow you have put in the knitting time. You'll be finished before you know it!
Posted by: margene | November 11, 2009 at 05:37 AM
If you skip the cereal bowl and just strap on a feed bag, you can do it!
no really, that sweater will be lovely.
Posted by: mary lou | November 11, 2009 at 07:06 AM
Good luck with your sweater, I'm sure you can finish that up no problem.
Posted by: Yarndude | November 11, 2009 at 09:05 AM
What was that, 2 weeks tops to knit a whole sweater?
I don't do cereal for dinner, but I do eat what's already in the house for as long as possible before I'll go to the grocery store. Last week it was egg/cheese breakfast burritos alternated with Marie Calendar's pot pies. And the funny thing is, running out of eggs, sour cream, and milk isn't what motivated me to go shopping - it was running out of deodorant and needing a patch kit for my winter muck boots.
(LOL after reading Mary Lou's comment!)
Posted by: Toby | November 11, 2009 at 11:17 AM
I've been on the full time Cereal Plan for years and am now thinking I should use that extra time more productively than I do. Lovely scarf and sweater!
Posted by: Sheepish Annie | November 11, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Hmmm...I'll have to test out that cereal for dinner thing the next time I have no kids for a few days. It just might work!
Posted by: Kristin | November 11, 2009 at 06:19 PM
I think this cereal plan is grabbing attention! I like the concept, and your sweater is looking beautiful.
Posted by: Nancy | November 11, 2009 at 07:10 PM
Your sweater looks SOOO comfortable!
Posted by: elizabeth | November 12, 2009 at 03:35 AM
The sweater is coming along so nice! I'm now thinking maybe I should add it to my list of things to knit. I'm sure you'll finish her up!
Posted by: Christina Scovel | November 12, 2009 at 03:57 PM
Cookies for supper means no bowl to clean up. Love the knitting.
Posted by: Chris | November 15, 2009 at 06:08 PM