It’s been a busy couple of weeks for me. I’ve been traveling for work, we’ve been having internet difficulties at home, frackin’ cable modem… but none of this has stopped me from working on my beloved Tilted Duster.
I took it with me on the plane even though it’s way too big for a carry-on project. I just couldn’t stop myself! I wrapped it up carefully and as gently as I could shoved it into my not so large laptop case. It really made me want a very large purse like Brenda on The Closer carries to hold everything I could ever want while I’m on a plane.
The progress has been slower than I had hoped, but it’s getting really, really close to being finished. I’m still trying to figure out what I want to do with the bottom edge. I’ve already knit a small hem because I think the curling stockinette edge will drive me nuts. I just haven’t decided if I’m ready to bind off and declare that edge the winner. All that’s left after that is to attach the sleeves and a couple of buttons and I’m done!
Unfortunately I can’t work on it tomorrow night, because Annie Modesitt is coming to my LYS and doing a class on lace! I’m really excited about the class. I don’t normally take classes, but I really wanted to hear what she has to say. Her approach to knitting has fascinated me since I saw her on Knitty Gritty last spring. I hope to learn all kinds of useful things that I didn’t even know I should know.
I am really looking forward to pictures of your duster. I just know it will be beautiful. Envious about the Annie Modesitt, can’t wait to read all about it.
This is an off-topic comment about the wiki.
There is an error in the browser title bar (horizontal bar at top of window or tab) on every page that I do not think can be edited by regular contributors, only the administrator.
The title bar reads “WikiKntting” on every page. It should be spelled “WikiKnitting” with the letter “i” in knitting.
Thank you for putting this together!
Wait a sec– I just read your post above. I was at the same lace class at Nine Rubies! Co-inky dink. Are you by chance a friend of Nona’s? I see you’ve got a link to her blog here. We used to work at the same LYS.
Thank you so much for the comment about the title, snuffykin! I can’t believe it’s been misspelled for months and no one’s mentioned it. It should be fixed now.
Yes, I was in the class at Nine Rubies. I was sitting at the table with Sudha. Curly hair and glasses. I’m usually at the Nine Rubies knit night on Wednesdays. You should join us sometime. It’s a great group of ladies. I won’t be there the next couple of weeks, but I’ll be back after that.
I don’t know Nona, I just like her blog. I found it a few years ago and have continued to follow it. My first really challenging project was her i-cord gloves. What a great learning experience they were!