No, I am not knitting a Thneed, but it sure doesn't resemble anything whatsoever wearable. I have to thank the boring and vaguely pointless movie "Wah-Wah" for the progress I made on this item in the last week. I am now six inches closer to being done with my shrug. This means that inevitably by the time the weather necessitates something much warmer than a shrug, I will probably be done, unless I happen upon a string of bad movies from Netflix.
I plan on adding some embellishments once I am done with the majority of the construction work, probably using my very favorite pattern book, The Arco Guide to Knitting Stitches. I have made a few scarves using patterns from that book, and I just love the old photographs and the simple directions. I also really love the book I'm using for the shrug pattern, Speed Knitting, which, as it's taken me months and months to get 40 inches of my project, is not exactly true for me, but probably for your average knitter. I am just particularly slow, and/or distracted by other hobbies.P.S. Those IKEA tape measures work great for carrying anywhere to measure progress. Plus, they are FREE!
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Dude, that thing looks sweet! It's going to be mighty warm and comfy when the colder weather hits, too. And thanks for the bit of nostalgia with the Dr. Seuss, too. When we have kids someday I will make sure they will have a healthy supply of Mr. Geisel's works on hand at all times...
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