Knitting With Nora leads to.... -- I've REALLY Done it Now

So, yesterday, being Monday, I was supposed to post about my progress Knitting with Nora.  I was supposed to tell you all about the new Icarus, and Boing!

Ooops.  I got side tracked.  More on that in a minute.

I did not cast on for Icarus.  I'm still dithering over whether to actually knit a straight Icarus, or ... to test Daedelus (my variation on Icarus whose chart really needs tuning so I can share it).  I've asked Joan, who gifted me with the lovely luscious yarn from which I'll be knitting Icaraus (Daedelus?), but she's rather pre-occupied, what with going to Ann Arbor for a clinical trial and all, and hasn't chimed in with her opinion.

I did, however, spend a bit of time with Boing! 

See... its growing!

And I'm liking it.

And best of all, this one is a pattern that I think I'll have all memorized in about one, maybe two more repeats.  That means I won't be chained to the chart anymore. (I'm still chained to the chart/instructions with the second Sock de la Mer).

Obviously, that wee bit (well, okay doubling the previous entry, but still) of lace didn't occupy my whole day Monday.

What did?

Seasons of Lace.  That's what.  It turns out that I'm absolutely stark raving bonkers.  And though Knitting with Nora ought to provide me with plenty of ways to share lace knitting with my bloggerly buddies, it seems I wanted more.  I'm sure someone has told me that more isn't necessarily better, but I don't listen very well.  I wanted more.

I wanted to sign up for a Summer of Lace.  Alas, no one seemed to have been running a Summer of Lace.  So I whined about it to Maria, and discussed it with Alyse.  And now...

Well, now we seem to be organizing Seasons of Lace, which will begin with Summer of Lace 2008 (running from June 1 to September 23).  I set up a Ravelry group -- and it exploded within hours. (Within two minutes of setting it up, there were five members!  And neither Alyse nor Maria were among them.  As of this moment there are 130!).  Maria has set up a flick'r group  and it's ready.  I've discovered an assertive part of myself that I didn't think existed, and actually have some positive responses to my solicitations for prize donors...The website/blog will be up and running very soon (Alyse has done some stunning work here in no time folks).  I need to finish writing up the rules of the road etc, and Alyse needs to finish setting it up so you can all join up... and we'll be LIVE!   I'll let you know as soon as we're really up and running.

I'm scared.

What if it doesn't work?  What if no one donates prizes? (Did I mention that there will be prizes? -- at least I hope there will be prizes.)  Or, more likely, what if administering this baby eats up all my lace knitting time???  It certainly ate Monday.  And I still need to find more prize donors, and some worthy lace judges for the few competitions we'll have..

I think I'd best go spend some time with the Divine Though Blogless Elizabeth and Irtfa'a.

 

 

Comments

[Nora]

Yep. I'm sending in the men in white coats, who will arrive with a nice, strong straight jacket and take you to a rubber room. No sharp objects. No string.

Of course, I'll be joining immediately, but I already have three lace projects I.Must.Complete this summer so I hope you'll be as nice and forgiving of someone who doesn't follow the rules as... well, as I am!

[Carrie K]

It will be fine. Fun even.

Boing! is really cute. Knitting Linguist knit one up that was just darling.

[Angie]

You are definitely nuts. Delightfully so. I'm going over to sign up. In for a penny, in for a pound. Right? :D

[Bobbi]

I'm off to check out the Ravelry group!

[Cathy]

I can't tell you how tempted I am to join your group. Me, the crocheter....with lots of handspun laceweight. But I do have those Barbara Walker books. And I love Anne Hanson's designs.

[LaVerna]

I love your Boing!I just saw that pattern a couple of days ago and loved it.What yarn are you using?