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In process -- May 2017



Daily efforts (formerly 1st draft)  
Did markups from Chapter 1.
Edited Chapter 5 and edited and wrote new bits of chapter 6 of WWS.

Accomplishments (formerly Editing)
“Wind/Water/Salt”. Posted chapter 5 to OWW.

Connecting
Critted 7
Got back 7

Circulating
1

Knitting
Ann Boleyn (1998).  Last month I was just below the waist. Did 8 rows.
Okracoke cardigan (Shirley Paden). Continued to ignore, with 7.5 inches of back done. 
Sheer Beauty (Knit, Swirl). At the start of the month, I was maybe three welts into the sleeve backs.  Finished the back and it was so nice I just wanted to work on it ALL THE TIME only partly to get it done, but also because I was curious how it would work out. In an attempt to be virtuous, I cut every strand when I switched colors. This was a mistake. Blocking was LIVING HELL but it came out great. I love the yarn I chose, I love how it hangs.
Nomia sock (Knitty SS 2017). Started because with all that other large, hard stuff I needed something that was at least small. It’s also more complicated than it looks. How wrong can you go over 66 stitches? Okay, pretty wrong. I’ve finished the first chart.
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