Speed Knitting
Hi there. I know: it’s been forever since I blogged. Please insert usual apologies and excuses about life and business here.
I’m working on the Coraline sweater, and decided to see how long it’s been taking other people to make their own versions. It’s been almost three weeks since I started, and I’m over halfway done — or I should be, because four skeins should be more than enough yardage, and I’m well into the third skein. If I’m not over halfway done, then I’m in trouble.
I’d be farther along, except that I took one day last weekend to make a fingerless glove. Also, miles of stocking stitch without even shaping to anticipate every few rows tends to make my brain dribble out my ears.
However:
There are people on Ravelry — on the first page of the projects tab — who have finished in two weeks or less. A lot of people seem to be taking four to five weeks, which is about what I’m anticipating, but there was one person who, I swear, finished in eleven days. Eleven days.
Liesl only took me a week, but that was using a slim bulky yarn (i.e., it called itself bulky, but really was dysmorphic and was probably only a heavy worsted) on size 11 needles, and had simple lace to keep things interesting. Also, I had jetlag that week, so I was up for all kinds of crazy hours.
How can a person seriously finish a whole sweater in DK weight on size 4 needles in eleven days, if they have any other interests at all (e.g., eating, work, interacting with other living creatures) and are not currently suffering from insomnia?
