So about those shorter rows...

Shorter rows are apparently not enough to make me knit any faster. That's the bad news. The good news is that I've started the armhole steeks, so things are moving along. I've got one color that is starting to run a little thin, but I think it will be ok. That's the good news. It's still quite likely that this is not going to be done by Sunday evening, but so be it. It will be done before the end of the Winter Paralympics on March 21st (thanks to aquaphilic for the heads up!). Maybe even before the end of the first week of March - there are secret projects lurking in the wings that must be done ASAP, and they will pounce at 12:01 am on Monday.

So how's everyone else's Olympic knitting going*? Any winners yet? Or are we all in the same boat?

* I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Magdalena Neuner's Olympic knitting has taken a back seat to kicking ass in biathlon. But that's just a guess!

Hold the phone!

Now, when I was blathering on yesterday about rows/day and such like, why did none of you point out to (math-challenged) me that (ehem) the Closing Ceremonies don't actually occur until Sunday? Here I was thinking that I only had five days to go and was going to have to forgo basic hygiene to get this vest done. But as of right now (bedtime on Tuesday), I am on row 68, have started the neck steek, and have only 104 rows to go on the body. However, it seems that I am unable to do more then around 15 rows a day: today I was home with Boo (who managed to barf all over me and herself within seconds of my getting dressed this morning) watching Dumbo and Angelina Ballerina all day, and I still only got 17 rows done. WTF?

104 rows/3 days = 32 rows per day. Fuck. However...the rows are going to get shorter with the neck shaping, right? Hmmmm...further updates tomorrow evening.

58 rows down, 121 to go, 5 days. Hunh.

I think it's time to declare sleep obsolete, meals that include anything other then cold cereal and nuked baked beans a luxury, and stock up on the coffee and chocolate. But definitely not the wine - after knitting row 19 for the fifth (!) time, I've come to the conclusion that I can not knit fair isle and pay even the slightest amount of attention to anything else. But,

I still like the colors, and it's moving along. I've finished the waist shaping, and am onto row 36 of the chart. Which has 70 rows, 48 of which need to be worked a total of three times. 121 rows/5 days means 22 rows per day. That doesn't include the neck and armhole edgings. Hunh.

Ok, 121 rows/3 days means 40 rows per day. Seeing as how I got from row 19 to row 35 last night in a couple of hours, it's not impossible. But, let's be honest, it's also probably not going to happen. Hmmm...I think I may be lugging six balls of yarn and a big bag on the train with me for the next few days. Stay tuned...

Fiber Friday: Oh. Oh my...

Some of the goodies that Adrian has sent to my mailbox in the past few months...

Pallid Rambouillet,

Parritch Targhee,

Loch kid mohair/nylon/merino.

I'll be in my bunk...

Have a sheep

Clearly I need to go to Australia, if this is the kind of public artwork floating around.

I wonder what kind of fleece that is strewn about? And why didn't Ironman swipe any for me?