Spinning Wheels
Ever get the feeling that you’re just spinning your wheels? Â The last two weeks have been like that for me.
The rewrite of our data analysis program at work that I thought would just take a week has had me going round in circles. Â I think I finally know what I need to do to get all the bits working now, but I think I still have a few days of solid work to do to get it there.
And with that lovely shawl I was knitting – I’m back to where I was two weeks ago. Â I started stitching the borders one at a time (flat knitting) but the sides with all the yarn overs were too messy and I didn’t think it would look very nice once it was stitched together so I undid what I’d done on the first side and picked up all the stitches around the sides to stitch in the round. Â Of course that makes rows of 472 stitches! Â What does that mean? Â Well when I stuff up, I have that much more to undo. Â And yes, I’ve undone a lot… repeatedly. Â Broken the yarn, had the join unravel one or two rows later which caused more unknitting. Â Then when I think I finally have that sorted I find I’m two stitches short in one section an end up unknitting the whole lot back to the start of the border. Â And of course all this has thinned the already thin wool so much that I’ve know joined a new ball at the beginning of the border, but at least this means I shouldn’t have to join one again. Â Fingers crossed it gets better from here and that in two weeks I have some border to show you all.
On the plus side (progress in something), I’ve been up ridiculously early for the last 3 mornings to attend business meetings to try and get takers for corporate ducks for the duck race and have now got some great contacts for my yearly duck races. Â From next year will be great, here’s hoping this year’s one isn’t too bad. Â I’ve got to get up at 4.30 tomorrow for one last one (yes I know how crazy that sounds), here’s hoping it goes as well as I’ve been told to expect.
So summing up the last two weeks, lots of time spent getting nothing much done. Â Hopefully that’ll change and I’ll have some updates soon.
August 6, 2009
Posted in: Knitting, Life
5 Responses
And when I saw the title I thought you had finally fallen swat to the lure of an antique spinning wheel.
Sorry to hear things are so frustrating at the moment. *hugs*
I am still amazed you have done as much as you have on that shawl at all.
I still haven’t finished a single one of the projects I had on the go before you left Brisbane o_O
It must be something about this time of year; my last month has been like that. Oh, well. At least you’re having fun…?
…Incidentally, is there a reason you don’t have a gravatar?
Nope, haven’t succumbed yet. I think if I hadn’t been seduced by shetland lace knitting, I may have had room for another hobby, but at the moment the knitting (or lack thereof) is taking up my copious (note the sarcasm) amount of spare time. I’m also starting to arrange something that will likely eat up even more of my time but should hopefully be rewarding – more details as I get it sorted.
About the finished projects, don’t worry about that Vicky, you’re having fun. I’m actually looking forward to doing an end of year round up of what I have finished, you won’t be able to recognise me
Sorry to this post was de ja vu for you Aguido. Hope Aug turns out better for the both of us. Oh and gravatar…. the answer would most likely be laziness, but I can get back to you on that
I thought you had taken up spinning, too!
Sorry to hear about the tinking need (knit spelled backwards is what?) … but you’ll get it!!
I’ve not done anything crafty in weeks and it’s showing. I am sooooo stressed.
Things’ll get better… they have to!
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