After getting up to Row 90 last night, and getting ready to add in Colour 4, I looked at Charlotte. And I looked again, and I came to the grim realisation that she looked, well, small.
That’s okay, I tell myself, she’ll block out bigger. Then I measured her, did some math and realised that she was small. At row 90, she was only 12″ long. So I cruised some of the other blogs, and found that Mary Beth is up to row 105 and her Charlotte is 17″ long.
Could you hear me crying? It is much quicker to frog Charlotte than it is to knit her.
Sandy frogged hers so cheerfully. I wasn’t feeling cheerful. I ripped it and balled it all back up again. But I did immediately cast back on again. I got up to row 30 or so, and had to frog it again, but after doing nothing all day (well, not much) except knit, I’m back to row 50!

So what happened? In my infinite wisdom, I didn’t swatch. I assured myself that I always knit too loose, and have to go down at least one needle size. And it’s lace, so it doesn’t matter if it’s a bit big. Ha. Ha. Ha. I have had to go up to a 6mm needle to get gauge. I even had to go to ozeyarn to order a 40″ needle, as I only have a 24″. Oh, the pain 😉
Subsequently, I didn’t get anything done on Everyday.
However I have volunteered, and am honoured to have been first in line to test knit Wendy’s newest design, Luanne, in the 44.5″ size.
Woooo Hooooooo!!
Another project! More yarn to buy!! Colour me excited 🙂

So today I did some sewing. I sew on what used to be the dining table (ha!) in our kitchen area. So I got out the overlocker, dumped the bag on the floor, and got on with my day. Later in the day, I was standing at the counter in the kitchen making my lunch when my overlocker bag started to rock.
Scare me much?

So, what was behind this mystery? Lets unmask the villian!

Too clever by half, sometimes 🙂 Undeniably cute, but I swear that some days its like having a toddler all over again.
Charlotte!!
Got lots done on Charlotte – I’m now up to row 87. I love the way the whole look of the shawl changes as each new colour gets added in.

Only a couple of rows and I get to put the purple in. 🙂
Another teachers strike tomorrow so I won’t get much knitting done again, but I did cast on my Everyday last night. I had gauge trouble again – when don’t I?
My first swatch shrank when I washed it. I think I had the water too hot, so I did another one, and I’m getting gauge with 4.5mm needles. Pictures of that tomorrow.

Happy Birthday to me!
Happy Birthday to me!
Happy Birthday to meeeee
Happy Birthday to me!
Charlotte’s Web and Peace Fleece – who could ask for more??
Oh, and Kasey Chambers’ new CD too!
And chocolate mud cake!
A wonderful 33rd birthday!
I swatched for my Everyday Cardigan, which called for US 8 needles, which is the size of my beautiful new Bamboo circular, but I had to go down a size, so I couldn’t use it 🙁
Now comes the internal torment – Everyday or Charlotte, Everyday or Charlotte, what do I do?
Oh, the torment 😉

Lazy Sunday. Well, apart from the housework, grocery shopping and a visit to my mum’s house. Maybe not so lazy after all!
I didn’t get an awful lot done on Charlotte today, maybe 4 rows.
However, having the deep abiding love that I do for polar bears and all things polar bear related, I finished Emily’s super mittens whilst watching a polar bear documentary on The World Around Us.

Polar Bears are far too distracting for Charlotte! So the mittens have been tossed into the washing machine and are merrily felting away, and Emily fluffy set is then complete 🙂
Meanwhile, I am researching knitted edgings for Charlotte. I can’t crochet, and don’t want to do a half-arsed edging on the shawl, so it appears it will be knitted edging. Until the plan changes again!

Mail call!!
Looky looky what we have here today 🙂

The ever wonderful Jill sent me yet another package, this one with current issues of lots of the great US knitting mags. This time she sent INKnitters, which I really liked. There is a pattern for a Jo Sharp cardigan which I intend to add to the short to-do list that I have. Well, I’m sure it’s shorter than someone’s! Lots of nice stuff in all the magazines, I love to get these!
And another very interesting parcel in the mail for DH today.

I wonder what this could possibly be? 😉
What in the world would my hubby be ordering from Peace Fleece?
There is a new Random family member today!

This hermit crab is imaginatively named Righty. His shell points to the right. Our existing crab is named Lefty – his shell points to the left. We’re clever, aren’t we? 😉
Charlotte update ahead!

I’m at row 53 and cruising comfortably at this stage (touch wood!). Tomorrow is a sleep-in day, so I may get some more done tonight. I don’t like to work on it when I’m tired because I just know I’ll make a mistake and regret it. Maybe just a row or three 🙂