Thursday, July 31, 2014

Restarting

I started my Master Hand Knitter Level 2 in January or February of this year and do to very little motivation I have not gotten very far.  I have finished the first two swatches.  Which worked out great for me because when the knitting guild updated the level two directions, I requested them.  This keeps me from having to do some swatches twice.  Tonight I was able to start answering the question to the swatches.  I have found from level one that it is best to answer the questions as I go.  When I did level one I knitted all the swatches before answering the questions which made it hard for me to remember somethings.  I have also learned from level one to reference everything.  Tonight I am working on re-blocking swatches one and two and that is because when they were seamed up they lost some of there neat edges. While I do not think that it was bad enough for them to get rejected I did not want to turn in work that was not as neat as possible.  Luckily for me the Harry Potter House Cup goes on break for the month of August so I can make it my goal to finish my swatches what that is on break. Then once the house cup starts back up I can start working on the big projects for the master course and it allows me to play along.  It is silly but I like earning my points for doing something I would do anyways.  Even better tomorrow, I am going in to work an hour late! That means that I only have to work 7 hours and can get up and spent 3 or 4 hours before work knitting.  In that time I can finish one maybe two swatches and get them blocking!  I have 19 swatches to make in August (2 of which are already done), and  3 swatch patterns to write.  I will also be working on the swatches for the vest that I will be designing and knitting to send in for one of my big projects for the master course.  It will also be my OWL for the house cup's fall term.  See points and deadlines for me it is all kinds of wins. Well I should go I have some plotting to do on my phone so that I can keep on schedule for the month of August. Until tomorrow keep those needles flying.