Decision #1

Ta-dah! The Citron Shawl is complete.

 This was my first major blocking project. I have some wire, but not enough, so I used the cables of two circular needles to hold part of the ruffle. I did read somewhere that some people let the ruffle stay ruffly, but I chose otherwise.

I decided that I was going to stick with the pattern, and I am glad that I did. Just for fun, I did knit 2 extra rows of the final ruffle. I ended up with about 13 grams left of the 3rd 50g ball.  Why can't the world agree on one unit of measurement? Converting grams to ounces and meters to yards taxes my fading algebra skills!! I finally went through all the weighing and converting (only grams and meters on the label) and figured I had about 55 yards left. I enjoy creating spreadsheets, and thought I'd try to figure out just how many stitches I knit and purled: over 24,000, adjusting for miscounted rows and forgotten increases/decreases!! Nobody's perfect.

A corollary decision to this project is what to do with it. I had the unloved yarn in my stash, and after my daughter knit the Citron, I though I would try it. I do not like the color. I do not know where or when or with what I would wear it. If I knit it again, I will use a happier color and do one more 20 row round. For the time being, the shawl will live in my emergency gifts drawer. The right recipient will will emerge. The fit will be perfect.

Decisions

Making decisions is the bane of my existence. Going out to lunch with my coworkers is a joyful respite to the stresses of the job and the rumbling of the tummies, but when we need to decide where to eat, well, we all fall back on our good Southern upbringing and politely ask where the others want to eat. The good news is that we always end up eating somewhere, usually by default. Any place is good, as long as we are with friends.

Then there are other decisions to make. To knit or to read? (answer: audiobooks.) To eat or to knit? (answer: a bib and plenty of napkins.) HGTV, TLC, or Hallmark (answer: why do they all have commercials at the same time?) To nap or to clean house? (answer: obvious.)

I have no answers yet for the following  knitting projects:

Anne Shoulder Scarf

Is there enough yarn to do a few more rows or should I follow directions and do edging now?

(The lifelines are a result of a missed stitch and a dropped stitch marker, which led to several rows of frogging and a great deal of frustration figuring out how to pick up yarnovers!)

I have 2.5 oz left of the original 4 oz ball of yarn...

Green Gable Sweater

With my body type, do I do the decreases as written or just knit straight down?

Citron

Again, is there enough yarn for another pattern repeat or do I do the finishing ruffle now?

I have 40 grams left of an original 150 grams...

Prayer Shawl

To fringe or not to fringe?

 Stay tuned for the answers...