Well, it’s getting bigger.
But it still just looks like a shapeless blob.
I keep thinking about the old Steve McQueen movie “The Blob“. But I think the one in the movie was red. My mother and I were watching that movie on TV one afternoon when I was in my early teens. It was a scene where the Blob was oozing under a door, and was a bit tense. My father had come downstairs, but we were so into the movie that we hadn’t heard him, and didn’t know he was standing behind us. He recognized the movie, and said “The Blob!”. My mother screamed and literally jumped out of her chair – she landed on the floor in front of it. When she screamed, I screamed. It was a good thing I was lying down on the couch, or I might have ended up on the floor too. My dad was so startled by us screaming that I think he nearly screamed. It was pretty funny.
I’m about three-quarters of the way done, unless I decide to make it bigger. I think I’ll really like this scarf, but I’m definitely ready to do something other than stockinette. The Gigantic Scarf of Boredom isn’t really all that bad to work on, because it’s 80 stitches. Knit knit knit, purl purl purl. It doesn’t take very long to do a row, so it’s a lot of back and forth. But Citron? When you’re doing 400-500 stitches in a row, it’s like knitting across the English Channel and purling back. The rows go on for…ev…er. At least I get a periodic break on the increase and decrease rows.
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And the thing is? I’d almost rather swim the English Channel than purl across it…
Why do some projects that look fun turn into slogs and we never see it coming. It is very pretty!
Still…. great color – bet you love it when it’s done!
I agree with everyone. You’ll love it when you are done. And it is a lovely color. I’m resisting buying a similar color in 2/18 silk/wool to knit with. Especially since it’s… ummm… lace.
I’m having great fun imagining that shriek fest!
You can make it. Go go go!
OMG, that story is the best. My mom told me that as a teen she was working her way to her seat before a movie, and looked up to see the giant, looming face of Frankenstein on the screen. She screamed and chucked her popcorn in the air.
I seriously love this scarf/shawl. I think you may have pushed me over the edge to get the yarn . I know you’re wondering what part of excessively boring I liked, but really, that’s a perfect travel project.
Keep plugging away, sweetie. It will be over before you know it.
Keep going. The ruffle is the hardest part, those rows go on forever. Love the color. Mine is a brown color.
Beautiful color!
I was thinking of making a Citron that was twice as big as the pattern, but then a friend knit the called for size and nearly went nuts with all the stockinette, so I’m rethinking that plan.