My Mini-Jaywalkers are DONE!!! Done done done done!!!!

I think I did pretty well, considering I just started them two weeks ago.  They were knit on size 1 dpn's, using Katia Mississippi 3-ply (terrible sock yarn, by the way, unless you are into cotton that has NO ease whatsoever).  I still have to finish my other niece's pair of socks, but I'm not making Jaywalkers for her.  I like the pattern, but this yarn is too hard to work with.  I'll make a pair for me one of these days, but first I have to work on my Knitting Olympics project.

Yesterday, I finally (really) decided what I was going to knit for KO2006.  It was all sort of up in the air until I found out that Paula had gotten in some yarn that I wanted to use to make the shawl.  So I made a special trip out to pick it up, and got cracking on it last night.  First thing's first, though.  I needed to wind the yarn into balls.

I also cast on all 353 stitches last night.  And I knit ALL DAY on my shawl.  Wanna know how many rows I've completed??

Wait for it....

It's coming...

13.  13 lously little rows, and I've knit ALL DAY!  I kid you not.  This baby is going to take me a lifetime to complete.  One row (and I admit that I made a ginormous mistake) took me TWO HOURS to knit!!!  TWO HOURS, what with all the yarn-overing and the slip-slip-knitting... I'm going to have grandkids before its done.  So I'm (again) revising what I consider my Olympic knitting...  I really think that if I get as much done on this as I can, I'll have accomplished a lot.  I'm making this for my best friend's wedding, and I really want it to be done by November.  So the fact that I've started this is HUGE.  And, since I need to really concentrate a bit on packing and planning for my move (and spending time with Chelsea before hers) I think my goal is going to be at least one pattern row a night.  Every night.  Until I'm done.  And who knows??  Maybe I'll finish it before the end of the Olympics.  Oh yea, progress pics are always nice

On a completely unrelated note, I bought a drop spindle!

I bought it last Sunday, at the Springwater Superbowl sale.  There were a few other things that couldn't help but get snatched up:

To become a dop stitch scarf, holding together with Trendetter Dune (or I might use Lion Brand Moonlight Mohair.

To become a purse from Knitty.com

To become a pair of socks for me.

At the Superbowl Sale, I was fortunate enough to meet Rosanna (and very briefly Lolly and Jenna, whom I already knew, but whatever).  It made me even sadder to move away without getting to know her a bit better, but I will totally be hanging with her  at MD S&W (which I'm coming back for).   Rosanna, Chelsea, and I went to Knit Happens, where we saw Holly and I got to meet Carol (the wine recommender).  It was such a nice day.  Add that to the awesome Knitty Meetup on Tuesday, (which I totally didn't blog about, but trust me, it was awesome) and I'm especially sad to go to Ohio, where I know NO knitters.  However, I'm trying to rectify that.  I signed up for the Stitch & Bitch that goes on in Akron, OH every Wednesday night.  I can't wait to attend!!  So.  Excited!