Sometimes you come across a project that you just can't seem to bring yourself to finish. C'est la vie has, quite accidentally, turned into one of those.
I blocked her ages ago, I think it was at the end of March.
And then I started on the ruffle. Ah. Jill had warned me. So had Dawn. But I figured I was strong. I could take on the instruction to pick up 446 stitches. And increase to 666 stitches. Over 9 rows. Twice.
Here's the first side set of ruffles (you do it in two lots). That was, I believe around the beginning of April. And then I lost the will to live.
But today, I have picked it back up and I am determined to cast on, knit and finish the ruffle today if it kills me. Which it probably will.
And yes, I am using 3 sets of circular addis to deal with all those stitches which makes it even more dangerous than knitting with dpns...
Posted by Amelia at May 14, 2006 04:18 PMtesting testing testing
Posted by: atu at May 20, 2006 04:06 PMA bottle of wine and Pride and Prejudice - that's my kind of night in, Yvonne :-)
I had a ruffle issue on Alice from Rowan 25 (I've looked for a picture but can't find one). So bloomin fiddly. But it's one of my most successful handknits ever. I'm still lovin' it lovin' it lovin' it and am really glad I finished it. Mind you I was considering knitting another one the other day, but now I've remembered the ruffle bit, I think I'll give it a miss...
Hugs xxx
Posted by: Wendy P at May 15, 2006 09:29 PMtoo bad the olympics are already over! that sounds like quite a project, just the ruffle part! good luck.
Posted by: Dana at May 15, 2006 07:19 PMGah! I can only imagine...
But think about how pretty it will be and how proud you'll feel once done and all the ooohs and aaahhhs...
Wow, what a project! It seems very complicated, but often the nicest one are.
Posted by: adriana at May 15, 2006 05:34 AMIt really is worth it, I have got a lot of wear out of mine this last winter......and you will be so pleased when it is done. I should save the wine until is IS finished, other wise you could go just the teeniest bit wrong.....
Posted by: Jill at May 14, 2006 10:31 PMCourage, mon amie!
Posted by: francoise at May 14, 2006 09:50 PMYou do realise that it is the 666 stitches that saps the strength? That number isn't the sign of the beast for nothing! I think Yvonne's suggestion of the bottle of wine is spot on, it needs alcohol to make so many stitches bearable. Best of luck with it.
Posted by: Louise at May 14, 2006 08:54 PMplay on the You will survive song and suck it up, cause you do know it will look lovely on you!
Posted by: stinkerbell at May 14, 2006 08:04 PMi hope you've sorted out already who gets to inherit your stash when the ruffle kills you ...
Posted by: kris at May 14, 2006 07:05 PMI feel for you! If you can read and knit, now's the time to do it; the time, and knitting, will fly by. You're on the home stretch now!
Posted by: dawn at May 14, 2006 05:55 PMYou can do it!
It took me about a year to go back and do the ruffle on mine, in the end I found that watching Pride and Prejudice on dvd and a good bottle of wine helped the process along.
Posted by: Yvonne at May 14, 2006 05:12 PM