{"id":984,"date":"2015-06-08T04:56:27","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T04:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?p=984"},"modified":"2015-06-08T05:01:46","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T05:01:46","slug":"yet-another-over-due-year-of-making-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?p=984","title":{"rendered":"yet another over due year of making post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have to admit, my knitting\u00a0has slowed down a bit this last month.<br \/>\nMinnesota has a short enough spring that I tried to make sure I spent some of it outside.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-984 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=982'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150501_102441-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150501_102441-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150501_102441-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150501_102441-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150501_102441.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1030'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150605_202030-e1433739607265-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150605_202030-e1433739607265-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150605_202030-e1433739607265-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150605_202030-e1433739607265-1021x1024.jpg 1021w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150605_202030-e1433739607265.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been working on the garden as well as spending more time at the gym.<br \/>\nBecause I decided it was well past time I spent more time working on myself.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>So what have we been up too.<\/p>\n<p>On one of the designer boards I started following, she put out a call for test knitters. And because I was thinking I have nothing else to do,\u00a0I decided to try test knitting. In hind site I wish I would have looked closer at the pattern picture, because many many hours of work later I got something I only kind of like. But not that much.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s has a\u00a0square shape, that reminds me of the crisp white collars all bad pilgrim costumes must have.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-984 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1002'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150526_231916_medium2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=966'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150519_015924-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150519_015924-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150519_015924-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150519_015924-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150519_015924.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=961'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150430_141659-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150430_141659-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150430_141659-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150430_141659-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150430_141659.jpg 1918w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=999'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150524_001708_medium2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1001'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150526_231857_medium2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1005'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/8490-e1433733196483-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1000'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150524_001716_medium2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=998'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150523_145059_medium2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1003'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150527_171440_medium2-e1433732853287-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1004'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150527_171626_medium2-e1433739636320-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=963'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150510_234549-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150510_234549-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150510_234549-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150510_234549-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150510_234549.jpg 1918w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=965'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150512_231713-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150512_231713-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150512_231713-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150512_231713-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150512_231713.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>If I were to use it again I would drop one of the 3 sections that give it that odd square back and make it a more traditional triangular shawl. With beads, lots of beads and a stretchier non-picot bind-off.<\/p>\n<p>I finished my\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/projects\/MsBevelstroke\/tales-of-suspense\" target=\"_blank\">Tales of Suspense Mystery KAL<\/a>\u00a0 just in time for mother&#8217;s day and our 2nd trip to the Avenger&#8217;s and I love how it turned out.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-984 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1006'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150509_100109_medium2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=973'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150508_013757-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150508_013757-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150508_013757-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150508_013757-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150508_013757.jpg 1918w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=960'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150430_001108-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150430_001108-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150430_001108-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150430_001108-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150430_001108.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1007'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150509_153642_medium2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=959'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150428_235041-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150428_235041-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150428_235041-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150428_235041-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150428_235041.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1009'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150509_010629_medium2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150509_010629_medium2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150509_010629_medium2-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150509_010629_medium2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I did do an additional repeat of the third clue and I like the way it turned out, I think I&#8217;d like to knit this one again in a thicker yarn rather than fingering and maybe in a single color too. Maybe. I had some trouble adapting the border to my extra 10\u00a0stitches from earlier repeats, so I&#8217;ll avoid doing that again.<\/p>\n<p>I finished the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/projects\/MsBevelstroke\/changeling\" target=\"_blank\">Summer Changeling<\/a>, in linen. My first Boo knit. I was really worried about this one several times, the colors were wrong, the beads were wrong, the border was wrong&#8230; But then I got it off the needles and blocked it. And the whole thing came together like magic.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-984 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1015'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150428_090719_medium2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1029'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150520_1507101-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1013'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150518_003216_medium2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150518_003216_medium2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150518_003216_medium2-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150518_003216_medium2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1010'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150415_002753-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1012'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150505_002346_medium2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150505_002346_medium2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150505_002346_medium2-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150505_002346_medium2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1011'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150502_003638_medium2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150502_003638_medium2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150502_003638_medium2-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150502_003638_medium2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1016'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/20150520_094012_medium2-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1014'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150520_150747_medium2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150520_150747_medium2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150520_150747_medium2-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150520_150747_medium2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It also turned out kind of huge, so I won&#8217;t do an extra repeat of the first section again.<br \/>\nI used <a href=\"http:\/\/knitty.com\/ISSUEfall09\/FEATjssbo.php\" target=\"_blank\">Jeny&#8217;s\u00a0stretchy bind-off<\/a>\u00a0after a couple tries with other cast-offs, but the linen yarn had no natural stretch of it own and it kept ending up to tight.<\/p>\n<p>I have working hard on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/projects\/MsBevelstroke\/earth\">Earth Shawl Mkal<\/a>, currently I&#8217;m half way done with the border and turning the last hank into a a useable cake is the only thing slowing me down.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-984 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1035'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150601_230913-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=1021'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150531_224846_medium2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?attachment_id=981'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150514_203610-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150514_203610-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150514_203610-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150514_203610-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150514_203610.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Working with this yarn has been a joy if nothing else, but as much as I love cables, I may be a little cabled out now.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been practicing on my wheel a little more, after chatting with a very helpful women at Shepards Harvest I learned a lot\u00a0and had to try again after my first sad attempt.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150519_212747.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-968\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150519_212747-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150519_212747\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150519_212747-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150519_212747-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150519_212747-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_20150519_212747.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>I can say with confidence, I&#8217;m starting to get the hang of this.<br \/>\nAnd just in time too, Tour de Fleece starts in July and I plan to join in this year.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve finally resolved to finish this Mkal I&#8217;ve been working on for ages, but set it aside when I didn&#8217;t like where it seemed to be going. It will be a gift the future mother-in-law. I can never like as I&#8217;ve spent way to much time with it.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150525_031004.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1032\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150525_031004-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150525_031004\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150525_031004-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150525_031004-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150525_031004-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150525_031004.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then there&#8217;s this thing. Which\u00a0I&#8217;ve frogged twice, \u00a0after trying lace\/stocking knit\/short rows and some funky garter stitch graphic row thing. I&#8217;m still messing with it, but whatever. It&#8217;s been nice to knit something I don&#8217;t care about and yarn I care even less about. There&#8217;s no real investment tied up in it you know?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150528_235327.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1034\" src=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150528_235327-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150528_235327\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150528_235327-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150528_235327-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150528_235327-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_20150528_235327.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have to admit, my knitting\u00a0has slowed down a bit this last month. Minnesota has a short enough spring that I tried to make sure I spent some of it outside. I&#8217;ve been working on the garden as well as spending more time at the gym. Because I decided it was well past time I &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/?p=984\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">yet another over due year of making post<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/984"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=984"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1040,"href":"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/984\/revisions\/1040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainymorning.com\/blob\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}