Milestones

I have finished a cone of yarn.

one one cone ahahah

15 CounterPain Squares and an empty cone.

This should really feel like an accomplishment. But I just look at the other 13 cones and think about the other 125 squares and it’s just not all that exciting.

I left something out in my knitting update the other day – but only because this is much better with a picture:

square needles

Square needles!

Becky mailed them just the other day and they are very cool. They are light and fit neatly into my pinky finger joint. The only thing to do now is determine their size. I am going to swatch on regular 8s and 9s and see which one more closely matches the swatch I am making on the square needles. Just for fun.

Also for fun:

Awww. William Henry, you’re so cute when you’re not chewing yarn.

20 thoughts on “Milestones

  1. The Darling Sister

    Ohhh, the cones look like vanilla ice cream… mmm ice cream… WH is ever so handsome as always.

  2. Sydney

    Oh WH you are so cute! I have an afghan that I’ve been making forever it seems. I won’t be excited until it’s done. 🙂

  3. monica

    One of the yarn shop owners showed Lynette those square needles because Lynette was having a hard time knitting. She said the square needles were made for people with arthr*tis.

  4. Gracie

    Yay for being one cone down! I’ve never taken on a project that huge, but I guess you have to celebrate the small victories!

  5. Karen

    I think 15 is a big accomplishment. It’s 15 less you have to make…. Are you going to sew them together as you go or wait and do them all at once?

  6. katie

    Gee, square needles! What will we come up with next? Perseverence with the CounterPain. One day it will be done and you will feel so happily fulfilled. Or I hope you will. =)

  7. Rachel

    Why square needles? What is the advantaged? I am not very bright and don’t understand.

    Sorry to hear that the Epic CounterPain is revealing itself to be something of a slog. I’d say just knit it when you feel like it, and if you don’t have it finished until 2015, well, people will still need bedspreads in 2015.

  8. Ruth

    WH is very cute and so small! Makes my cat look like a monster. A whole cone is a great achievement, go and do something great to celebrate the completion of each cone.

  9. sonja poor

    15 squares is a great start. Don’t look at the finish line, just keep knitting on this project whenever you are in the mood. It will be done someday and you’ll be ever so proud.
    Thanks for the William Henry update.

  10. your toasytoes pal

    Dearest Emily, I am your pal. You can read all about my sock mishap on my blog in just a few days when you get your first package. But, I assure you, A small “Pre-gift” has been mailed , and the socks will follow in a few days…they must be properly prepared for your properly-prepared toes! I love loved knitting each of the three socks for you!

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