28-05-2017

Wow. This thing is eating through the leftovers way faster than I expected! Going to have to go get more cream yarn if I want this thing more than about 6” high. (Gillian says she’d like it to be more like 12”…)

04-06-2017

Oh jeebus. This thing is 164” in circumference, not 74”! No wonder it’s eating yarn, and growing slowly. Realized that I’ve been doing rather a different stitch pattern than actually written, and though I like what I’m doing, I need to dramatically rethink the number of stitches I cast on! RRrrrrrrrrip.

04-06-2017

Cast on again, with 290 sts instead of 464. Should be a much better size!

I should note that I’m doing the stitch pattern from Temescal rather than this actual pattern -- similar, but done with two strands instead of one, to better blend the transition between the various yarns.

02-07-2017

Measurements before blocking: 76” x 12”

To bind off, I kept going in pattern, then slipped one of the two strands of the new stitch back to the left needle, passed one stitch over the other stitch on the right needle, put the other half of the new stitch back onto the right needle, and passed the first half of the stitch over that… It’s harder to explain than to do! Basically I got 2 BO sts for every two-stranded stitch I made, which gives an edge that’s not too tight, but doesn’t flare out too much either. Phew.

Now, to see if I can minimize the rolling…

02-07-2017

Stashdown: 1033.46 yards used!