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Count Your Stitches
Sun Nov 05 2006

I've been working on another felted bag that someone ordered. This morning I was working furiously on it and could not wait to get it off the needles! I finally bound it off about an hour ago, and now need to work the I cord handle for it.
I was in such a huff about getting it finished that I got curious how many stitches it took to get to the end. So I sat down with my calculator and figured it out.

6280.

That's a lot of knitting. But nothing compared to things made with fine yarn or lace shawls or other larger projects to be sure.

But still. 6280. Whew!

I have a list as long as my arm of knitting projects I want to get to. Now that I am easing into breaking the pattern reading code, the possibilities have expanded dramatically. It is nice to know that if I DO get stuck on something, I now know people who can help me.

We went to a wedding yesterday and had a wonderful time. We were there for over four hours. There was dancing and good food and friends and neighbors. But today, I know for sure I am a card carrying introvert. I have to plug my batteries in for a re-charge!

I think I am going out into the back yard to soak up some autumn sun while it's shining.

5 Comments
  • From:
    Pragmatist (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Nov 05 2006
    6,280 stitches to get to the end. From where? The beginning or from where you started urging yourself to get finished?

    I tried counting stitches in an afghan, one continuous granny square. I know there's a formula for something like that, but I couldn't recall it (still can't), so gave it up as an unneeded piece of information.

    Don't you just love these fall days?

    Shalom
  • From:
    Mamallama (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Nov 06 2006
    Holy cow, that is a lot of stitches! I don't think I will even attempt to count the ones in the poncho I am making.

    I love fall. Especially here in my new valley. :o)
  • From:
    ImNotLisa (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Nov 06 2006
    29,682 in that red shawl I'm knitting. So far. And I'm only hopefully halfway finished with it. I might have to do more after I finish the second ball sometime next year.

    I'm gonna go knit more now.

    Pictures please.
  • From:
    AQuietEvening (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Nov 06 2006
    You have a list of knitting projects? haha... we are kindred listmakers aren't we.

    Felted projects are always so deceiving. There's so much knitting and then we shrink it all away!!

  • From:
    Pragmatist (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Nov 06 2006
    What did you do about the RLS? Did it just go away?

    Yeah, I do get a little grouchy. And awfully sleep deprived.

    Shalom