Last night I achieved one of my all time preteen goals. So the 11 year old me can rest easy, the triumvirate is mine – I have indeed french kissed a boy, gotten my period and the final jewel in the crown? I have done a split. All of those afternoons of practicing gymnastics with the Santangelo girls from down the street (they actually had a gymnastics mat!) have finally paid off.

Yes, last night at midnight I decided that my front walk could use one final clean sweep of snow from the day’s storm. “Just get that done before you go to bed and that way it won’t be icy”, I thought.

My dears, it was already icy. There I was with my left leg sliding out in front and away from the rest of me. I couldn’t stop it. I was like Nadia Comaneci minus the pony tail and the grace and the supple teenage body.

It hurts! Luckily I can walk and get up and down the stairs, but certain things are making me wince. Like sitting in this chair. Hope my knitting chair will be okay.

Project details:

SYES shawl
Noro Silk Garden Sock Yarn

As I was knitting this project, I decided to keep doing pattern repeats and work until the yarn ran out.  Right there is exactly how much yarn was left at the end of the bind off.

It was a close one – a definite thrill ride and lesson in exciting knitting. Let’s hope it’s not also a lesson in how unwise it is to only leave a quarter inch tail of yarn to weave in!

Mr. Boar and the girls gave me a set of blocking wires for Christmas and this was the first time I used them. What a great finishing tool these are!

Here is a little reminder that D#2 is not the only knitter around Chez Swine. The Gauntlets of Regret! Very cool and sort of naughty. I whipped up two pairs of these, all from one skein of Cascade 220 Superwash. One pair for each of the daughters. Who also happen to be very cool and sort of naughty.

My only regret about this project? That I didn’t think to take a picture until no one was home and I had to do it one-handed!