the process of resurrection

There are some things that you just set aside, for a day, a week, a month at a time. Or longer. Maybe it needed a timeout. Or you found new shiny things to play with. Or you felt frustrated with it. Or it clashed with your knitting needs at the time. Or maybe, like me, you were learning how to crochet at the time, and couldn’t find the rhythm to keep going. The two clashed, and thus it was put away.

And so it was with my second flower basket shawl. Until this weekend, that is.

I’ve looked and I’ve got 11 repeats of the lower lace chart so far, and I’m still going - I’m “only” on ball five of the six balls of Regia silk 6 ply,
so I figure I’ll keep going for now. What I want is a large practical shawl that’s simple but lovely, and eventually I’ll get there.

I’d like for the ripping back and tinking to not happen so often, though. It would be more practical I suppose to only knit it when I’m not watching TV, but…. heh. Too easy. And no, no lifelines. Tried it, don’t want it. It works fine without one.

Someday is good enough. It’s a lovely pattern and a good sturdy yarn. And that’s good enough for me.