Hemlock Ring Throw

I began this throw on January 11, 2008 at my knitting retreat. I just about completed the center medallion but the retreat was interfering with my concentration and I started making mistakes, so I put it down and worked on a prayer shawl for a while. Anyway, I have been working on the throw non-stop since January - knitting and ripping - I was making good progress - so I thought - until the pattern would no longer work because I made a serious mistake in the rows just after the medallion, so I ripped out an entire skein of Cascade Ecological - 478 yards worth - to fix my error. All of the knit bloggers working on this project made it seem so easy. I was beginning to think that I was the only one who couldn't do it. But after the massive frogging, I studied Brooklyntweed's photos and followed his chart, and it has made all the difference. Right now I have in excess of 300 stitches on 40" circs and I have an entire ball of wool to go, but now that I have it figured out it is a great knit. I love the way the feather and fan spreads out - it is so graceful.

I'm also working on a hat for my son Randy in his Delta Nu Fraternity colors. Thanks to Janette, I was able to work out a pattern that he will wear.

Last night I went to dinner and saw NUNSENSE in Spring Lake, NJ with my knitting group. It was so much fun, especially because we were with 5 "plain-clothes" nuns who are great fun. My daughter almost won a Pope on a Rope for answering a "Quiz" question correctly, but instead got a St. Christopher card from Sr. Mary Amnesia. The Little Sisters of Hoboken got them on sale because Christopher is no longer a saint. The show was hilarious and the company was the best! Can you spot the plain-clothes nuns?