In for the long haul

I was so pleased when I finally got back to Missandei last Thursday, to discover that I was only six rows away from the planned cast off.

I was so sure I'd have it done by the end of the weekend. And come Saturday evening, I was ready to start the cast off.

I knew it wasn't going be a quick one. I wanted to do a knit on lace edge, but it was only a wee one... just five stitches wide.

I started enthusiastically!

Wasn't it just so pretty? Exactly what I'd imagined! (I love it when that happens). So I knit, and knit and knit... Dave and I have taken to watching documentaries, so we spent the evening watching Betanny Hughes' take on the ancient world. By bedtime, I was sure I'd ready to block...

Not even close. In fact, I wasn't even halfway.

And as much as I would have liked to spend Sunday doing nothing but knitting, there's this terrible thing called housework that had been piling up... and gotten to the point where even I couldn't stand it any more. I got a substantial amount done.... but come Monday evening, I still had an hour or two left.... but I kept at it and....

.... it's finally blocking. Thank goodness!

There's still a few days left on the KAL, but I probably won't have an FO post for this one until after the weekend. Stay tuned!