speed knitting

i've knitted the back of a top.  the knitting time took about two hours including doing a backstitch cast off, which has got to be the slowest.  i wasn't sure how i was going to finish the bottom, so i left it open, which meant i had to go back and re-hang it to knit a hem.  not  doing that again.  make design decisions before staritng knitting!

i really should think about losing some weight though, becasue it took 108 out of 110 needles, and you know, that's quite a stretch.

the front will takre longer, i'm doing it in three segments, to try and give it a bit of structure.

i think i've got the pattern almost all there.  i'm using knitware for the basic shape, then altering where i need to.  i was making changes as i knitted the back, so i hope i remembered to note all of them down...

I have to leave to collect the boys in 10 minutes, so i doubt i'll get any more sone today.

TT has football, then this evneing there's the meeting for the working group for the new parent forum at the school.  i will be tired after that.

and tomorrow will probably not have much knitting time either. 

i *will* finish it by the time we go on holiday...  i hope, that's only 8 sleeps!