How great are you guys?  Yesterday’s little word problem started off being rhetorical.  My immediate reaction to  "will this get finished in time?" was hell no.  After reading all of your comments, full of practical ideas and encouragement, now it’s more of a well maybe. 

Vicki has made me realize that there are different levels of being done.  Not all that long ago I took a bit of teasing over my philosphy that "done" means it’s off the needles.  Where did that philosophy go?  And why not apply it to this project?  Hell, I could even wrap the parts of this sweater in different boxes ….. he would think it was a Christmas Bonanza!  ooooooo a sleeve and look, what’s this …. another sleeve?!!!!

So I will diligently knit away on this.  Every now and again I have to set it aside because of hand cramps (this yarn is a bit stiff and giving me some aches and pains).  I have discovered that knitting a row on a sock project helps loosen up my hands.

Do you see how my stitches seem to veer off to the left?  Kathleen has told me this is called biasing.  For the moment, I am not going to try and correct the problem.  I haven’t noticed this happening before, so I am hoping that it is just something to do with me and this particular pattern.

does this leftward leaning make me a liberal knitter?

A Word Problem:

Ann the Knitter would like to present her Boar with a sweater ….. for Christmas.  Ann the Knitter has completed the back section.  She is within five rows of completing the second pattern repeat on the front portion of the sweater.  The pattern repeat is a 24 row affair and there will need to be a total of six pattern repeats for the front.  The sleeves will also have their very own pattern repeats.  Ann the Knitter is averaging 5 rows per day.  Should Ann pick up a Home Depot gift card?

Discuss amongst yourselves…..