The lace tank is coming along nicely, for the second time. It's Drops 107-8 top with lace pattern. I couldn't make gauge with my chosen yarn, Lionbrand Cotton-ease in Taupe, so I cast on for the smaller size using size 4 needles. The tank has four different lace charts, but each chart has a short row repeat, so it's pretty easy for someone like me that has frequent interruptions in knitting (their names are Cael and Skyelar, lol). After the first chart was finished, I did a sanity check, and it fit around my hips nicely. After the second chart was done, I had a problem, gauge had changed by 2 stitches per inch! I ripped back down to the beginning of the second chart and changed to size 6 needles. Things are progressing nicely and it looks like it will go around me now without fitting like a girdle. After this chart is finished it becomes straight stockinette, so I may have to switch back to the 4s.
Went to the Knitty Committee meeting yesterday at the Village library. I haven't been able to go in about a year, it was nice to see old friends.
I am a little distracted, I read the Yarn Harlot's June 25th blog today, she is having trouble with a woman writing vicious and nasty things on her blog and can't seem to stop her. I really wish she'd posted the woman's name, possibly someone else is suffering from her hateful posts, and if enough people complained about her, her ISP would drop her. It's really sad how some people ruin things for everyone.
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