After the activity last week, this week promises to be slower paced with more time to relax. Which means I have time to work on my workshop for next month, to do more reading and, of course, knit.
I am definitely not a speed knitter. I have to take breaks for the sake of my hands plus I like to stop and feel and really look at what I am working on. I am astonished at the people who can knit complex pieces in a week or two. Someone once told me that I gulp rather than sip at life, but I think I have become more of a sipper, at least with knitting. This makes me a little anxious as a test knitter because I want to be able to go quickly in order to provide both feedback and a finished piece. Today I reached a milestone of sorts on Arabian Nights -- I completed 14 repeats of long motif and that was the number originally called for. I can definitely see that the additional length I suggested will look better. So I have another 60 rows, 6 repeats, to go before the center panel. So sometime around mid-week, I should get there. No way will I have it finished by Spa weekend though -- that is in just 18 days. So here's hoping the first half will be enough for people to get an idea. Here she is this morning--
It's longer than it looks there, trust me.