One step forward, three back...

What you see here is the almost completed first section of Knit, Purl, Hunter's April KAL.   I would love to be able to tell you that it is mine, but that would be untrue.   This is Kerri's.   Hers is bigger than mine because she has actually put some time into knitting it.   I, on the other hand, have alternating between "I will get to it later" and "Poop!  What do you mean I have to rip it out again" (except that I don't usually say "poop").     At this point, mine looks only slightly bigger than it did this time last week.   Of the nineteen, repeats (at 12 rows each), I have only successfully knit one and a half.    For some reason, I can't really get into the Zen of knitting this pattern, but I will persevere (at least that is what I have told Kerri).

Get with the program

Ridgely KAL 10Apr13

Two thumbs down, a sad face, and a crying face, that is what I got (via text) when I admitted to my cohorts that I have not touched the KAL since Friday.

Apparently, I have been very, very naughty :-)

On your mark, get set, knit!

As noted before, I think we are finally settling in.   One sign of that is how much I look forward to knitting on Thursday morning with a couple of friends.   We knit, we chat, we drink coffee.   I love it.

We agreed months ago that we would all do Michelle Hunter's April knit along (the Ridgely Shawlette).   The yarn (CoBaSi) was purchased months ago.   The waiting was hard but we survived.   Now finally the day is here.  The first set of instructions was posted at 9:30 this morning.  

Due to a work conflict we will not be getting together until tomorrow.   There was talk of not peeking until then but I could not commit.   I started peeking a little after midnight (wish I had know about the 9:30 thing).  

My yarn is wound, and I have put the lace pattern onto index cards (my preferred way of keeping track of lace rows).   My KnitPicks Harmony Options have their cables firmly attached.   I am so ready.   Is it tomorrow yet?