I know it has been awhile since I’ve posted but the knitting hasn’t stopped.  Not only is the year almost over, so are a few more projects.

Apparently giving in to my case of start-it-is is what I needed to motivate me to finish a few things on my needles.

My Lady Eleanor is off the needles. The fringe has been cut to length.  A light blocking and tying on the fringe is all that is needed.  Given that the temperature at my office changes by the minute, I cannot wait to take it with me when I return to work.  This might also make it as a 2007 finished object.  But let’s not hold our breath, shall we?

And the mystery shawl is in the home stretch.  All the sections have been knit and one border completed.  Three more borders to go and it too will be ready for it’s new home.  More importantly this project has once again become portable knitting.  Except for the corner chart, the border is very easy to memorize.   Far easier than say the 162 row charted ends that kept me from knitting this while on the go.

Since I’ve completed the first border, I can now see its true length.  Unblocked, yes, but a good indication that this is going to be far bigger than the pattern’s intended dimensions.  Not a bad thing in my opinion but it does have me concerned that the yarn may run out before the pattern instructions do.  I’m going to think positive though.  And if you want to think positive too, I won’t turn down the help.