Did you miss me? Sorry to have been missing in action. I took a short trip. First, I had to visit my little assistant. Doesn’t he look cute in his bomber jacket?
Then I jetted off to Paris:
Well, maybe it wasn’t Paris. Maybe it was Las Vegas and I just wished it were Paris. (This is the view of the Paris Hotel from my room over at the Bellagio.) I discovered that I am not a Las Vegas lover, which I pretty much suspected before I went. I don’t gamble and I don’t like cigarette smoke. But I did love that view of faux Paris, especially at night.
I also drove out to see the Hoover Dam. (I wanted to go to the Grand Canyon, but I didn’t have time.) Right at the Hoover Dam, they are building a bridge, whose supports you can see in this photo. I think I’d be nervous driving over this thing when it’s finished.
I’ve also done some knitting. Some of it is stealth knitting that I can’t talk about yet. But I have made some progress on Ballerina. I’m finished with the back — just one sleeve and the right front left to go. Lucy is hoping it’s long enough to cover her ass and thighs after it’s blocked.
Here is a close up of the raglan before the stitches are activated for the next sleeve. When you are reducing the number of stitches on the raglan, the stitches “clump together” with the yarnover under Falkenberg’s method. It’s easy, therefore, to tell whether you have just reduced by one or two stitches. When you are increasing the number of stitches up the raglan, which I’ll be doing next, it’s trickier. I’ll show you how I keep track (a method devised by Susan) tomorrow.
Finally, here is a photo of those stitches after they’ve been reactivated.
From Susan — Why bother going all the way to Paris when you can go to Vegas instead? 😉 And I believe they smoke a lot in France, too!
Comment by lv2knit — November 14, 2007 @ 12:08 pm
Cannot handle that bridge… but the room with a View is A-OK!
Comment by Nancy — November 14, 2007 @ 12:57 pm
I have been lurking. I love your comment about the Ballerina covering Lucy’s ass and thighs. This is the length I prefer. Every time I model a finished sweater for my DH the response is the same – “You made it too long. It makes your legs look really short and stubby.” Sometimes, you just can’t win!
Judith
Comment by Judith — November 14, 2007 @ 2:21 pm
I was indeed wondering where you were. I haven’t been to Vegas, but I agree 100% with your assessment, I know I’d feel the same way. I love your explanations of how your are handling the Falkenbeg increases and decreases. One of these days I will succumb and get one, but right now, I am too busy getting started on Roslin.
Comment by Astrid — November 14, 2007 @ 4:00 pm
From Susan to Astrid: And we are happy that you are knitting Roslin — you go, Girl!
Comment by lv2knit — November 14, 2007 @ 5:41 pm
I am still waiting for my Ballerina kit. I am watching everything you do with ballerina very closely.
I will probably need your help in the near future.
Comment by Michele with one — November 15, 2007 @ 9:41 am