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try, try again ~ the wanderers are home
Filed under my life by sherriknits at 8:15 pm on Jul 11 2007
I decided to just start over on the mystery shawl. I felt a little emotional over getting through about row 80-85 since I did them so many times, but a friend showed me the optional chart written out and that is working for me. I kind of feel like I’m knitting blind because I like chart knitting…but I am not tensing up as I near row 80 or so. It’s all going pretty smooth and since I always thought it was an easy knit it’s just going as it should.

Sometimes I just make it hard on myself.
I’m starting the heel on the Jaywalker, but didn’t take pictures of the progress. That one has also taken a little journey. I thought it just seemed so big so I knit it on 0s. It looked great.

The only trouble was, it wouldn’t go over my heel.

So, while riding in the car, it got frogged.
I started knitting it again on size 1s and it’s much better.

Yesterday was therapy for the boy. We hadn’t been since April because of the wedding. Summer will be hit and miss for both us and the therapist, but it’s always been this way. She did some testing this time.

He had to stop the ruler with his thumb when she let go of it. He caught it every time, sometimes just in the knick of time. He also did some jumping.

Today was hot, hot, hot. I went to lunch at a seafood restaurant on the river.

I nearly over-heated on the way back to work so decided to go home and change my clothes. Summer skirts sometimes are not made to keep you cool. I ran in to work and grabbed my keys and right back out and a wind came up that fast. By the time I drove home and went back to work…10 minutes…the temperature had dropped 20 degrees! The fog was coming in from the ocean. It’s ok, I was hot for the rest of the day.
And last but not least…my little world travelers are both home safely.

I’m kind of holding my breath on the laptop…it shut off twice today and won’t open one of my Quickbook files, but I decided to not fret over it today. I’m just happy to see them.









1 Bunnion 11 Jul 2007 at 9:23 pm
Oh good! the ipod is back too!
2 Shellyon 11 Jul 2007 at 10:02 pm
Great knitting in progress!
The little guy looks like he’s having such a good time.
I’m glad you have your computer and iPod back in your home…and hopefully all your files will open tomorrow. ; )
3 DipLadyKnitson 13 Jul 2007 at 7:56 am
Welcome Home little iPod!!! Your mommy missed you very much! So don’t mess up!
4 Nicolleon 13 Jul 2007 at 8:45 am
i’m looking forward to seeing how this lovely mystery stole turns out! glad the world travelers are home safe, hope they had a wonderful honeymoon!
5 Carolon 14 Jul 2007 at 5:27 pm
Mystery stole is looking good…Love the color of the socks….I look at your pictures of the water and wish to be in New England..maybe coming sooner then later…
6 Theresaon 16 Jul 2007 at 3:29 pm
I love your little knitting bag! Where did you find that? I was making Jaywalkers for a friend and had all kinds of problems with it. It’s easy to knit, looks beautiful but is so hard to fit because of the way it tightens up and won’t go over the heel. It looks nice the way your colors are striping.