Spectrum

Quick update to share my progress on Spectrum

Just started part 5 of 6.  Not sure if I will have enough of the dark pink to finish the shawl.  Will have to wait and see.

April Challenge Finished

Final post for the April workout challenge.  This week I set goal:  Try and get as close to 28 miles as possible with having 2 days less than a full challenge week.

As of today, Ive walked 26.4 miles for exercise!

Im thanking the beautiful weather this strange spring has brought.  The wonderful sun pulls me in to getting out and moving so I try and get out for a minimum of a mile for lunch.  2 miles if I can squeeze it between meetings and have 30-40 min to spare.  Add to the pacing while waiting for trains and the three miles every morning and it all adds up.

Today’s 2 mile walk took me to the waterfront and the toddlers were out in force, playing in the sun and in the fountains and other fellow office dwellers were getting out running, walking and biking.  I love taking in these sights.

Total miles for April was 106.2

The May challenge is minutes exercised.  I will be using my Fitbit active min for that, a bit less tracking noise that way.  And I need new shoes

I have another success for April, I finished a thing!

Washington Park Shawl

And then I started another thing!

Nurmilintu shawl

Its wee in the pic but its growing fast. 

Zombie returns

This week marks Week 13 of workouts.  After my last post, I came down with a nasty cold that D shared.  While his went away as most colds should, mine morphed into full blown bronchitis.  Which with my past I took things easy and made sure lungs were well before starting back into any workouts.

This week I got back into the swing of things with a bang.  Instead of getting to work and changing for the gym, I dress for the gym.  One more excuse eliminated from the possible outcomes (no time to change).  And I get 5-10 extra minutes added to my workouts.

Im still taking things a bit slow as Ive been a total slacker during the last 6 mo or so.

Monday-Wed – Walking for 30 min

Thurs – can you believe a bad muscle spasm?  O M G!  Death I tell you!  Happened right as I was getting ready for the day – lucky I could get my panties on all by myself.  Anything dropped on the floor stayed there or I would get stuck.  I made it to work but wasn’t willing to work out so wasn’t dressed to workout.  Slow and easy people.

Friday – Back is still letting me know this whole working out thing is not part of its plan but damn it – Im the ruler here.  So off to the gym again today for 30 min.

Sat – no walking like I wanted.  Minion #2 (DL) is now 14 and the party involved 6 additional teenagers for a LAN party.  Oh boy the noise.  Still got a bunch of steps in running around as one tends to do with parties.

Other fun stuff than walking has been going on.

Looking back through this blog I see I havent shared anything about the pretty Im making.  A friend got me into making a mystery shawl.  It was for the Rose City Yarn Crawl and while I didn’t finish it time to wear it while we crawled Im still working on it and determining to finish it.  Im on the last part now and cant wait to be done.

So here is the timeline

2/9 – Just getting started (2/7)

2/18 – Close to finishing up the first part

3/15 – Finished up part one and two

3/22 – Showing part 3

3/26 – On to the final – Part 4

4/4 – Almost 1/2 way done with the final part

There’s nothing like jumping in to a new project where you know there are areas you have no knowledge of and at the end you have learned so much there is nothing to hold you back from flying ahead.

This Crawl marks 1 year since I started knitting and I cant believe Im here – making a shawl that has lace work in it and have two sweaters on needles and plans to make more lace-work shawls!

Im having so much fun!

One more to go!

Skein 3 completed and will be starting skein 4 on the way to our weekend destination.  I just may have this shawl completed by the end of this long weekend.

Even at just 3 skeins long, it is wonderfully warm and falls perfectly along my arms, leaving my hands free.

Im going ahead with skein 4 so I might fling a long end over my shoulder for added warmth when needed.

WIP Wednesday

I have two updates for this week.

I actually got out a stitch project and added x’s to it!  I know, Im just as shocked as you are :oP

Added more yellow to the mix of colors this month.

On to Crochet!

Started skein 3 of 4 this week.  Its coming along quickly and I cant wait for it to be finished!  Ive tried on whats been finished so far and loving how warm it is.  Im going to have to get another one done so I can leave it at home as this one is heading for work.

This is after 2 skeins

Thanks for all your wonderful comments on the blanket and earlier shawl posts.

Speedy

Yup, Im back with another update!

But before we get to the WIP update I have a correction to make on yesterday’s post.  Red Hot Fury is actually book #47, not #46 of the year.  This is what happens when updates are done but the page is not refreshed…

Onward!

Arrow Lake Shawl

I am officially one skein in!

 

As shown is about 20 inches long.  Im going to see how long all 4 skeins will be and am thinking of adding a 5th if needed

The pic above shows how I used the markers on the start chain.

Off to add skein 2!