Coming up for air
Not much progress to show here because I’m in grading and submission hell. I whiled the month of April away and now a couple of deadlines are biting me where it hurts, plus I realised last night that the deadline for turning in final grades is not next Monday but this Friday. So I have 40 bluebooks and 15 graduate final papers to read and grade by Wednesday night, because Thursday I have to go to a conference out of state.
How did I ever get myself into this mess? Point being that not much knitting is going to get done in the next week or so. Nor over the summer, really, but I’ll keep that one for later..
More to the point, why did I start this project? Someone out there has knit *nine* of these Clapotis scarves and I cannot bring myself to finish even one. It’s the sheer monotony of it, which the dropped stitches don’t alleviate for me. But I have to finish it by month’s end to give it as a gift. Funny how stockinette socks never seem this monotonous.
Well, today I have three hours of exam proctoring to get through and a long train ride on Thursday. Hopefully I can get some done then.
I think the stitch dropping actually makes it a bit annoying if you’re making it in a yarn that you have to pick the stitches down. It is lovely though!
It really does look pretty, although I can certainly see how some boredome might set in. Good luck!
It looks like we reached the same stage on Clapotis (I also stopped a bit because of other more interesting projects… ^^).
Thanks, Alison and Emma. I actually didn’t get much done during proctoring either. When grad student essays look more appealing, there’s something seriously wrong, eh? Alison, how long was your Clapotis? I have renewed respect for you for having made it in laceweight without complaining.
Joanna, I saw the yarn you bought! I’m now trying to stay away from my new sock yarn for fear of accidentally casting on with it. Not.before.I’m.done.grading….