Wow, I Think I Lucked Out

The registration for Madrona did not go smoothly this morning. A glitch in the system made classes incorrectly appear full. They shut the process down for repairs.

I happened to be on line when the e-mail went out to re-register or try to register again. The first time I had managed to actually get registered after several circuits through the process, but in only two classes when I wanted five. On second try I got my five classes, including a tips class with Stephanie Pearl-McPhee I hadn't counted on getting. In addition, I registered for two technique classes and two on yarns. Yee haw.

My Jaeger Biscuit sweater now has a back and two fronts. The yarn has lots of twist and I knit it slightly tighter than normal, so the pieces are a bit uptight.

Today I got them to relax enough to let me pick up and knit my bands with less of a fight to get to the stitches. I blocked the three pieces lightly while I headed out to spend the afternoon with a friend.

I think the light blocking made just enough difference. At some point this fabric will need a fairly severe blocking to get it to drape the way a semi-drop shoulder cardigan should. I'll probably block again before I sew it together and do a serious job then. After it's in one piece I'll try a lighter block, but may decide I need more.

Most of that will actually happen in another state. On Wednesday we leave for our annual trip to California to do a series of holiday celebrations with our families over the next few weeks.

Comments

[Laura]

Congratulations on getting those classes you wanted! Woot!