olympic knitting still on track. 23,019 stitches knitted by the end of day 11--74.39% complete. there was chance for a stall yesterday. the thought of winding 440 yards of laceweight and joining a new ball inconspiciously is the sort of thing that could cause dread, languishing, and procastination. but i did it, and i love a newly hand-wound, center-pull ball. spherical and poofy.
i'm surprised at my own olympic progress. i guess i think of myself as apt to fail at such things--lotophagous procrastinator; indolent. but here i am meeting the task. on pace. 7926 stitches/25.61% of kiri remaining.
didn't realize i could be such a productive knitter, that i could be happy knitting so much. lots of knitting stimulates more knitting. almost ready to cast off on the front piece of my handspun project. there is enough left for a back piece i think!
heartbroken by: Fresh Air interview with Sonia Nazario on the children of central america who make the trek--alone--into the US to find their moms. 48,000 children a year make this trip in unimaginable conditions.
buoyed by: The World's micro finance report-connecting individual donations and loans to small projects and businesses in developing countries.
fascinated and disturbed by: All Things Considered story-extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may cause trees to drink less water leading to wetter soil climates.
gosh, everything is gorgeous. so much wonderful texture. they remind me of mary walker phillips' work.
ReplyDeletethanks for the great links, too.