So life. Wow, things move so quickly and yet not a lot happens. Is that clique? Probably. Anyway, before I get back to knitting and my latest never-ending project, I have some thoughts that need to be written out somewhere. Here seems about as appropriate as anywhere. I've had a lot of time to think lately and I
Being married is an adjustment. More so than I expected both in good and in neutral ways. I'm sure at some point some not so neutral ways will come up too. I love living with Michael. There is something comforting in knowing that even if I get home late I'll still get to see him and talk - even it is only to say "love you" before collapsing into sleep. This, all by itself, ,makes up for all the less good things - one of us doing something little that drives the other nuts, adjusting to sharing space...realizing that it's not MY space but OUR space. Seriously, sometimes that sucks. I do occasionally miss having my own space.
Anyway, on to knitting. I'm on the home stretch on my Greta Cardigan and I'm a little sad that I'm moderately happy with the outcome. I am hoping that blocking and the button bands will maybe change my mind. Hell, I've been working on this cardigan since Christmas. It'd be really annoying if it doesn't turn out to be something I feel good wearing. I can't decide if my disappointment is in me - I still don't think I'm doing Wrap and Turn properly - or the pattern. I was pretty annoyed with how many corrections to the chart and pattern I had to make as I went along. I'm not a pattern designer and have no aspiration to be one, but just having someone test knit should have shown the issue with the cabling. I ripped out twice before I finally realized that my knitting wasn't the issue.
I did a gauge swatch, but I still think I should have gone down a needle size. The texture would have looked cleaner, the pattern more defined. The WTs looks a bit awkward. We just got our new camera so I'll try to have M take some pictures of the finished project...well finished minus the zipper.
