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May 19, 2005

Blocking

The SSS has been completed and is now blocking.  Here it is in its pre-blocking state:

Sorry for the bad picture, but I'll hopefully have a better one for you in a day or so.  I decided to block it by laying a damp tea towel over it and then lightly steaming it with the iron.  It looks like it worked, but I left the towels on today.  I'll see how it looks when I get home tonight.  I had to be careful when I did the crochet for the armholes because the first one I did turned out too tight.  Since this isn't for me, I thought I ought to err on the side of caution and redo the armhole so the crochet was a bit looser.  It seemed to work because the second time I tried it on, the armhole was much more comfortable.

After the SSS was completed, I picked Ronnie back up and am working on the back again, and I'm using my fabulous new Lantern Moon needles - love them.  I think I'll cast on for the Zip Cardi this weekend because the endless miles of stockinette stitch on Ronnie is going to get really old.  I think I'll definitely need a little something to break up the monotony.

I went for my second run last night, and it was harder than the first.  Maybe because my legs were sore (still are by the way) or maybe it was just because I'm a wimp.  Who knows?

Last night was a full night of tv watching for me too - Lost and then 2 hours of Alias.  It was like tv heaven.  I'm sad that both shows are ending their seasons next week, but I guess that's the cycle of things. 

Have a great day - it's Thursday.