Stick-to-it-iveness

Last year, I packed yarn and needles to swatch for Shirley Shrugs when I went to Rhinebeck.  I didn't actually do any swatching then, but it was all really starting to come together in my mind.  It wasn't long before I had made a chart in Excel and commenced the knitting.  Blahblahblah wouldn't be finished for Christmas blahblahblah scrambled for a different gift blahblahblah finished the seaming at Ann's a year later.  Short-rowed Shirley Shrugs received the nod of approval from Ann, Cara, Katy, Peggy and Ricki -- and I think Cara dug around in my luggage and showed it to Margene, too.  ; )  Nearly every single one with an opinion to share thought that I should have one for myself.  I'll get details posted in the sidebar -- I'm a little behind with some of the details over there!

And lookie there, it's a moebius!  That thing was beginning to make me feel stupid.  I'm happy to have stuck with it, conquered it, and have a product, finished as intended -- a beautiful cowl to wrap about my neck and shoulders, with a singular twist.  I don't think the colors are quite so luminous in person -- but close.  It's gorgeous.  I'd almost like to make another, even bigger.

Mack and my sister came for a visit on Friday night and stayed until early yesterday afternoon.  We picked out the design for his Christmas stocking -- a Grace Ennis design.  Mack's full name is 10 letters long and the directive is that I must use the full name.  I will not be charting and knitting it, as I'd end up with a stocking for the Jolly Green Giant -- I'll use some of my embellishing skills to add it later.  Even with quite a bit of time spent away -- shopping, playing, watching football -- I managed to make some progress on putting together all my packages for the mail and hope to make the big trip to the P.O. on Wednesday, I made a big pot of Chili All Day, and managed to get a new post out of Abbey, too!  I didn't really kick her in the pants, just nudged her softly with my elbow.  ; )

Maddy's party went off without a hitch.  Her crowd is just a little bit different than Ali's, and a whole lot louder.  The party was to be over at midnight, and OMG, there was one kid doing a Chris Farley imitation at the end -- not a favorite even on a good day -- plucking my very last nerve with every word -- the nerve that had already been quivering for hours and was only a few plucks shy of snapping -- and at 12:03, it snapped I actually had to yell say ENOUGH in a loud voice.  It worked.

I also worked on a baby sweater I've got going, wound up my Morehouse Laceweight and think I found a pattern (in the book that I won last month!), and wound the Brooks Farm Acero and started on the smoke ring.  Scarf and sock talk tomorrow.

Comments

[victoria]

Those are beautiful! That shrug looks so cozy and warm! I love the colors!
Thanks for the words of encouragement on my blog--you're right: posting photos takes the pressure off!

[Julia]

Nice work! On the shrug AND the moebius. I made one of the Heartstrings Moebius' last year and ended up giving it away - now I gotta make ME another one. They are handy and I don't have a lot of accessories.

[Carole]

I hope now you feel smart, smart, smart. Because you are a smartypants and you kicked that moebieus' ass. Congratulations, Vicki. It's beautiful!

[yvette]

Wow, Shirley is fabulous and well done for getting to grips with the mobeius, it was worth it, it looks gorgeous and the colour suits you perfectly.

[Celia]

Congrats on sticking to and conquering the moebius. It's beautiful! and suits you well. Looking forward to the sock talk. The Bayerische is kicking my butt.

[Celia]

Congrats on sticking to and conquering the moebius. It's beautiful! and suits you well. Looking forward to the sock talk. The Bayerische is kicking my butt.

[christine]

Yeah, you rock!! You were right, the single twist is fetching!

[Christine]

Wooohooo!! You did it! Can't wait to (re) cast on for my moebius now that I've seen how lovely yours is!

[DebbieB]

Wow - you have been one productive lady! Love the shrug, love the moebius (especially the color), love the smile. ;-)

[keri]

Ooh they are both so beautiful! You really know how to pull off a moebius, it looks fantastic on you.

[Abbey]

Those are lovely, Vicki. I LOVE the colors of the mobius yarn.... and thanks again for the elbow nudge. :)

[Norma]

LOVELY, X 2.

I gasp at your daughter's hair every time. Beautiful!

[Anita]

Gorgeous knits! I picked up a skein of Acero this weekend at SAFF--it was so very gorgeous! Can't wait to see what you do with yours.

[ann]

fabulous moebius! and yours is much more drapey than mine - I will have to try adding more stitches next time.

btw .... is that your house or your Mom's? is that a spinning wheel in front of the fireplace?

and one more thing .... when I did D#2's stocking (her name is 9 letters long) I left off her birth year entirely and just charted her name all around that top cuff ....

[Stacie]

It looks wonderful!!

[Kathleen]

While you may think you felt stupid--you look goregous! What a picture up there. Lovely darling. I really wanna make one. But will I be able to wrap my head around it. Love Shirley!!

[Deb]

Oh Vicki - they are both just so lovely. Your face just beams with the Mobeius draped around it! Congrats!

[Alisha]

Absolutly beautiful....both the mobeius and the shrug.

[Holly Burnham]

I loved the lighter blue shrug/shawl and am intrigued by charting in excel. Perhaps a little lesson?

[Birdsong]

All I can say is "wow". I have been admired the Shirl right straight along, having decided to live vicariously as I doubt I would have the stick-t-itiveness... and the ring is such lovely colors. The one time I tried one of those, it turned out so huge that I would only need it in a major icestorm...