Hidcote Progress Report

As you may have noted from my earlier Cardinals-Watching picture, I'm still working on my Hidcote Garden Shawl.



I finished chart 9 last weekend, & started on the final chart.



However, after successfully managing to work on it through most of the World Series, I hit a snag on the final night. Friday evening I started a row & the numbers were not working out. There was no way that I was going to be able to concentrate on trying to find the cause of the trouble, so I started something entirely different.

Today I managed to figure out the issue. I'd accidentally knit only 3 together in a spot where I was supposed to knit four together. Now I'm back on track, & did 3 rows while watching the Cardinals parade & rally live on local TV this afternoon. I've only got 8 rows plus the bind off left to go, so I'm on schedule to be able to block my Hidcote over Thanksgiving break.

Here it is as of this afternoon:



The picture color comes out dramatically differently inside versus outside, but the true color is pretty close to the outdoor picture. It's a moss green. Although I thought that color would go well for a garden themed shawl, I am getting a bit tired of men asking me if I'm knitting a tent. Yes, I realize it is similar in color to the old Army-surplus-style Boy Scout Tents. No, I don't care about that & no, I am NOT knitting a tent. (Can you tell I've been asked that a few too many times?)