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In progress: December 2021



Wind/Water/Salt Chapters 31-51: Still need to take up comments and revise. 

Persephone (probably not its real name): I had written a couple of scenes in a setting back in August that I knew had to happen, but I didn't really know why, so they were missing the scenes preceding and following. Just before Christmas I realized why what happened in those scenes had to happen, and wrote a couple of thousand words (2600 actually) to precede, and a bunch to follow, with lots of scenes with existing characters being themselves to good purpose, progressing the plot. Exciting stuff. 
Short Stories: Worked on the AITA story but it's not quite ready to be sent it to some friends. and I got a little re-prioritized when I had an idea for Persephone, so there you go. 

Critted 8 Got back 4 
Submissions 0 Out there 0 Rejects 0

Knitting
  • Anna Maria (Faroe Island Knits). Did the second sleeve, put it all together, wore it for Christmas.  
  • Knitloops (Knitty SS2021). Finished the last sock Christmas morning. I think I'll take a break from socks for a while.  
  • Striped long-sleeved t-shirt (self).  Had a couple of inches that I did in September. This was a great project for the car and travelling, because there's not a lot of thinking. I am now below the armholes and had to start something else because it's so boring. 
  • Tay Tartan cardigan (Martin Storey). I'd say I hate intarsia, but it's not completely true. My tolerance for it on this sweater does rather mark me as a product knitter rather than a process knitter though. 

I was thinking the front pleat on the Queen's Gambit skirt was too narrow, but I sewed the sides anyway and I think maybe it works. Next up: buttonholes.   

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