I had planned to do a post on the Solstice because that was my blogiversary and our 40th wedding anniversary, so it seemed like a very meaningful day. Unfortunately, our internet provider didn't cooperate and we were offline most of the time from last Thursday, June 18 until yesterday, June 24.
We went through "rolling" outages last summer too, so now we're going to be changing providers. We had only procrastinated changing this long because connectivity improved for awhile and because it's a pain to change all our email addresses and log-ins. So, if you haven't heard from me, or can't get in touch with me via email, you can always find me through the Ravelry message system.
I have been knitting on Inishmaan and making sporadic progress. (Lots of frogging due to an over absorption with the movies we were watching!) I have since discovered that not only is it important to track horizontal patterns every row, it's important to check for vertical mistakes! It's finally looking pretty good. After trying to fix multiple mis-crossed cables that caused really loose spots in the tension, I just decided to frog it back.
It's a chameleon-like color that is really hard to describe. Sometimes it looks like a blueish grey; sometimes it looks like a brownish blue. So here are two pictures taken in the same lighting and same position and it looks like two different pieces of knitting.
Now onto another more troublesome subject...
I modeled my new Seaforth and then looked at the pictures... what a disappointment. Not with the sweater, which turned out great, but with how I look in it.
I have been trying to lose weight now for over a year with only limited success. I've been careful to exercise and diet but I've only lost a little weight, which is discouraging. Last summer when I trained for the Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon, I thought for sure that I would lose... after all, I was walking around 20+ miles a week. Then I added biking to the mix... I'm still over-weight. Most of the time I feel OK with the inability to lose... except when I see a picture of myself. I never quite realize how heavy I look until I see a picture. Having the camera add about another 20 pounds is not very helpful either.
So my goal is that I'll model this sweater next summer and look slimmer in it!
(I'm holding my arms straight out to show off the "exotic" gansey sleeves... patterned on the top and plain on the bottom!)
Happy belated Anniversary and Blogiversary! Hope you did something "nice".
Phew! For a while there, I thought you were going to say that the "discolouring" didn't come out. Ya-a, that would be worse ;-)
Inishmaan looks great! I'm hopeless at keeping track of all the charts.
Posted by: Marina | June 25, 2009 at 05:22 AM
Happy Anniversary and Blogiversary!
Inishmaan looks great! Seaforth looks good too. I don't see the fat you're seeing but it's all about what makes you feel good. Unless you're a stick.
Posted by: Carrie K | June 25, 2009 at 03:46 PM
Those cables look fun.
I think it's more about how you physcially feel. You are very active & strong in my book. I'm pretty sure I couldn't walk 20 miles a week & ride my bike like you do... & knit! :)
Posted by: miyamojo | June 26, 2009 at 11:24 AM
Carolyn- Happy anniversaries!
I think you look fine, but we are always hard on ourselves. I need to lose another 15-20 lbs- again.
Sigh.
Posted by: Lorraine | June 29, 2009 at 05:26 AM
Happy anniversary! And blogiversary! Inishmaan and Seaforth both look amazing.
I hate how slowly weight comes off after a certain age. I lost 30 lbs. a few years ago and gained every single one of them back. I've had good luck with Weight Watchers so I may try that again.
Posted by: Sonya | June 29, 2009 at 01:37 PM
What are you talking about, you look great in it!
Happy anniversary(ies)! So, what yarn are you using for Inishmaan?
Posted by: Brigitte | July 01, 2009 at 03:34 AM
looking good from the lower 48. Wow on the knitting, as usual, its lovely!
Posted by: PaulaRed | July 07, 2009 at 08:20 PM