Monogamy

Monogamy is an amazing thing. Although the first half of Annie's Graduation Shawl took about 5 or 6 months, most of it was knit in two weeks. And then the second half was knit entirely during ONE week, as the graduation was fast approaching and I had great hopes of finishing on time.

I did! (Although ALL the photos I took are backlit, and not that great. Sigh.)

I blocked the shawl two days before heading up to Arlington...

And then she wore it during our dinner after graduation.

I do quite like this photo, though I still want some nice ones!

Anyway, it always amazes me how quickly one can finish a project when it is the ONLY project one works on! But then, once I've finished a monogamous project, I usually crave variety, so the amazing feeling of productivity decreases, and I revert to my normal, piecemeal ways.

Today I have off, and plan to knit on whatever pleases me. This will likely mean great progress on Zauberflote!

Noses

I like to look at noses in profile, and my kitties have excellent ones.

Gino was very obliging in letting me take a photo:

Gino naps next to me while I knit. Nose has lots of character!

Penny was less so... she wanted to snuggle! (But was cute, so I forgave her)

Pen climbs on my lap for snuggles.

Best photo I got of her nose. A lovely slope!!

In other news, someone washed away the graffiti I photographed for last week so that the rock says only "Narnia" at present. Still amusing, but not nearly so nice as the full message, in my opinion.

Marie's (exceedingly belated) graduation quilt still lacks a lot of work...

Several hours left here!

While Annie's is close to completion!

Although there are probably more hours left here!
(Note the beauty of unblocked lace... a big muddly mess!)

I'm fairly sure I'll finish the shawl in time, although I'm thinking in terms of total hours it will take more. However, knitting is more in favor at present, so it gets more time. I'm still hopeful I'll be able to finish them both before heading up to Arlington, though!

Randomness

This showed up on my drive to work recently. It makes me smile. (In case it's hard to read here, it says: "To Narnia Not an Entrance"

I get a kick out of it, because someone sprayed it directly onto the rocks, and I can totally see there being an entrance to some sort of magical place along the drive...

In other news, Annie's Graduation Shawl is coming along apace. I've decided to do 8 repeats of the blossom pattern on each side of the center, and am 6 repeats on. I don't think it will be done in time, but I'm kind of hoping that if I focus in on this for the next two weeks I may finish before she graduates... We'll see.

And, of course, the kitties have been being cute recently... (I decided to document this, since it is such an unusual occurrence!)

Penny, and the couch that still needs patching. I like the idea of a patchwork couch! Plus, then they'll have something else to tear up.

Gino likes to help me knit. Always.

I met with a new agent this week, and we saw two houses. One was not so nice inside, but the other, although under repairs, looks quite nice. I'm excited to see it again once the repairs are all done!

This is Not a Drill!

Quick, Babies, get into Emergency Nap Position 1!!

Excellent, Gino!

Great Job, Pen!

Everything seems to be in progress-- nothing seems to get finished! I know this is temporary, and that things will finish soon... but there's just so much IN PROGRESS!

- my many knitting projects (because there are so many, they take a LOOOONG time to get done! And there's always the temptation to cast on something new...)
- my house search (continuing bumps in the road)
- the new website
- the additional studio space

It is a wonderfully blustery day, and may soon storm. This is excellent for my purposes, as it encourages inside pursuits. Otherwise, you know, I would be mightily tempted to spend the day outside! I'm hoping to finish the Super Secret Knitting Project today, and work on several others. Perhaps I'll finish the back of Megan's way-late vest?