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So deluded.

I almost made my spinning goal for this week.
Was feeling pretty good about it, too.
So good, in fact, that I was going to cast on and swatch for the Classic Oak Cardigan while we were out to coffee.
I even took a picture of the yarn, waiting patiently by our coffees.

Then I went and consulted the pattern.
And a couldn’t believe what I saw.

2200 meters.

That’s what it’s gonna take to make a 46″ Classic Oak Cardigan.

And you’re thinking- yeah, than sounds about right. Light worsted-weight, size 7 needles. Whats the big deal?

The deal is, somehow my mind has been locked in on 1500 yards.
I’ve been thinking that I’m so close to being all spun up for this one.

But I’m only 2/3 there.

Dag.

For reference, 2200 meters=

2405 yards 10.9 furlongs 437 rods .455 leagues 1203 fathoms 4811 cubits 1292 smoots 1038 kens or (my personal favorite) 22000000000000 angstroms.

But any way you say it, its a lot of yarn.

On a more positive note- here is my Sadie Sunshine girl

relaxing amongst the buttercups. Doesn’t she look fabulous?
The sweet pup has lost almost 30 pounds since last April.

I think she likes being a farm girl.

Might be even older than we thought.

The deeds I found recently are dated back as early as 1893, but they don’t specify if a house was already on the property that is described.

But the names on the documents give me a starting point for digging in to do some research.

Turns out the McMackins are recorded in the 1884 census as being from New Brunswick, both about 35 years old, with two small sons. He was a carpenter.

Does make me wonder.

Hope to pull together more pieces of the puzzle soon.

A few weeks ago, it was merely mystery knitting.

Lacking form and focus.

But it has grown.
And as it has grown, I’ve kind of come to like it.
The simplicity of it. Just knitting around. and around and around.
About 45 inches around, going on 30 inches tall.
And the colors. So many shades of brown, gray, almost-black, taupe, silver.

I have named him Stash Monster. StashMo or Stashie for short.

Tamed by the needle, the wild stash has become a friendly, comfy pet of a project.

Still uncertain what will eventually become of StashMo. (He’s beyond “sweater stage” now)
He might get blanket-ized.
Or he might get felted and assembled into a jacket.

But for now, he’s happy being the main focus of my knitting attention.

Sit StashMo. Sit.

Good boy.

Other yarns of note:

First Griff sample of 2012 is in, and it’s a winner!

Think I might have to reserve this one for my long-awaited Brownstone.

And I’m about 2 skeins shy of my necessary yardage for the Classic Oak Cardigan.

what remains to be spun

Hope to get this on the needles by June 1.

(Don’t tell Stashie!)

Good Weekend.
Many thoughts, but too tired to write.