Continental training and a road trip

I cast-on for the Mason-Dixon Baby Kimono this evening. It definitely feels good to be knitting again. I hadn't knit for almost a week!! The shakes are almost gone now.... *g*

I'm pushing the envelope a bit on this project. I'm knitting it Continental-style. No big deal for those of you who naturally knit this way, but I learned to knit by "throwing" my yarn, so this exercise is trying to educate my left hand to hold the yarn with the correct tension as well as try to form the stitches correctly. So far, so good.....besides an aching left pinky finger after two inches of stockinette stitch. (Yes, I can hear it now...."wimp!") This method does seem to go faster, which is my goal. I do want to knit faster and I think learning to knit by "picking" the yarn will get me closer to my goal.

Tomorrow I'm excited to be going to the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival at the Jefferson County Fair Grounds. It is about an hour (or so) drive away from home. I attended last year and it was a rainy day. The weather looks like it will be really nice tomorrow. I sense a stash-enhancement opportunity coming my way.....

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[Julie]

Have fun at the S&W, I can't wait to see what comes home with you!