I’m currently working on the 4th of 12 rows for the 9th repeat of the Jack in the Pulpit 3/4 Shawl. This is what it looks like right now:
Yup. A puddle of purple/blue yarn with some shiny bits in it. Upside down. Because mostly that’s how I see it. Riveting, no? OK, here’s a close up:
I still have 8 more rows of the 9th repeat,? 12 rows of the 10th repeat, 28 rows of the border and 8 rows for the bind off. That’s 56 more rows (not including the row I’m currently on). I have until Tuesday to finish all that and then Wednesday to block it in order to be able to wear it at SAFF.
I know this doesn’t seem like a lot, but it’s a shawl. That keeps growing. To get a better idea of what lies ahead, let’s look at this in terms of beads. There will be 135 beads used in the 9th repeat. 150 in the 10th repeat. Not so bad, right? Then we get to the 28 row border. With lots of beads. How many beads, you ask? If my calculator is right, there will be 627 beads used in the border. SIX HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN BEADS.
::blink blink::
I should probably just keep knitting.
I can totally pull this off, right?
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