Clickety Click

For a process knitter who hates the artificial pressure of knitting for others, I set myself a deadline for the Ribby Shell and then had the audacity to move it.  Closer.  Now I do better with deadlines at work.  Seriously.  I like deadlines.  Now this doesn't mean that I'm going to finish something way ahead of the deadline so I can coast into it.  No way.  That wouldn't be fun.  Not this former Queen of the All Nighter.  Does this mean I'm going to knit until my fingers cramp just to get Ribby Shell done tonight so that I can return one stinkin' skein of Rowan Handknit Cotton in Flame tomorrow?  Rest easy Cassie, no.  I finished it last night.  Woo hoo!  I still have to work in the ends and sew up the shoulders, but the knitting piece is D.O.N.E.  While I can't find my receipt, I hope Purl will take the skein in exchange.  Not sure for what, but I'm pretty confident that I can find something.  I'd seriously doubt that it would be for more 100% cotton.  Maybe the All Seasons Cotton. 

Nancy was kind enough to forward this link over from the  Knitty.  The smallest size calls for 4 skeins of the All Seasons Cotton.  I do have two upcoming babies (not mine!) to knit for and I'm tempted to make this for one rather than a blanket.  It would also give me cable practice before I was sick enough to take on an adult sized one for myself.  I do think this sweater in a 6 month size would be good for my cousin's pea in the pod.  She's due in September and lives in New Orleans.  This would probably be good for the less than totally chilly winter that they get.  Though blankets have a longer lifespan.  Not to mention, cabling in cotton?  Should I just have myself committed now?

I'm really progressing nicely on the F&F socks.  I started the toe on the PATH this morning.  I should have it finished  by the end of my commuting today. 

Non-knitting content

Speaking of commuting, I've modified the whole thing.  I had been taking the Bergen Line of NJ Transit from home to Secaucus, where I then transfer ed to a Penn Station NY bound train.  At Penn I would either take the subway to the office or in a fit of extreme energy I could walk to the building.  Going home just meant reversing the process.  Now when it worked it worked very well and I could get from my parking spot to my desk in just about an hour. However, it doesn't work very well very often.  The trains heading to Penn Station are never on time and are generally packed.  I find myself standing on the platform waiting and waiting and waiting.  When the train finally shows up, most days you need a shoehorn to wedge yourself in.  Certainly not conducive to good knitting time.  Now you also need to consider that all this transferring means a lot of short little hops.  12 minutes here, 10 minutes there, 2 stops on the subway.  Bleh.  More time walking and waiting than actually riding and knitting.  Granted I've still managed to be pretty productive, but all that moving about does reduce the knitting time.  The train alternative is to skip transferring at Secaucus, take the Bergen Line all the way to Hoboken and then take the PATH train to 14th Street.  Works nice and was my commute for years and years prior to the opening of Secaucus last year.  However, it does involve a two avenue schlep from the station to the office.  Okay, tis shorter than the schlep from Penn Station to the office, but lets be honest, I didn't walk it all that often.  It also takes a little longer and makes for more of a 1hr 10 min commute car to desk.  Not too terrible considering I've had a seat, transfer ed only once and have been knitting almost the whole time.  However, I get home later as I can't catch the early train home without leaving the office conspicuously early.  Now Hoboken works for coming in and Penn method works for going home.  Hoboken is cheaper than the Penn.  PATH is cheaper than the subway.  So what's a girl to do?  Hoboken in.  Penn out.  Keep the monthly pass as is for the more expensive leg and keep my options open. Difference isn't all the much but I could crunch the numbers and find a cheaper way to do it. I'll see how it goes.

In the "You don't see that everyday" category, get this.  Go.  I'll wait.  I was one of those pedestrians on 14th street on my way to the office.  I saw (and heard) those two beautiful white horses trotting up 14th street towards the park, hooves clapping the pavement, harness chains jingling.  It stopped me dead in my tracks.  I thought I'd seen it all in this city.  New York.  Gotta love it.

Knit on.

Comments

[Nancy]

Great story about the horses. Ya, no place beats NYC for those on-the-street moments.

Go for the cables - you'll whip that out in a heartbeat.

Looking forward to final pics of ribby in Flame.

[Margene]

That would stop me dead in my tracks in Salt Lake City...and we're more likely to see that here.
Can't wait to see the Ribby!

[Nancy]

Love the stagecoach story :-) Cables are good, but aren't they awfully tiny in a baby sweater? Wouldn't it be just too cute to do a baby sweater and a matching teddy bear sweater (presented to new mom on a bear, of course )