Four Miles From Boring

Mission: Accomplished!

Eleven months of work...now finished! It was almost a year ago, I started my first knitting project. A simple scarf. It's the first project for just about every knitter. Not so simple in my hands! It started Thanksgiving weekend, a little too wide, with a small little needle..and with a lot of stubborn determination, I FINISHED THAT FREAKING SCARF LAST NIGHT!! I will post a picture soon, but let's take a little trip back in time...to see how the scarf came to be.

July 2003: I buy needles, yarn and "Idiot's guide to Knitting"
August 2003-November 2004: I try teaching myself how to knit out of a book. No luck
Thanksgiving 2004: A friend teaches me the secrets..I'm off and knitting!
December 2004-January 2005: Scarf makes trip to Las Vegas and Oregon
February 2005: Scarf comes along for romantic Valentine's Day getaway to New Hampshire
March 2005: Off scarf goes on a road trip to IKEA in New Haven, Connecticut
June 2005: Scarf gets close to the Big Apple, during a birthday trip to New York. It stays safely tucked away in our New Jersey hotel room
July 2005: Viva Las Vegas! Scarf makes a return trip to Sin City!
August 2005: Scarf settles into its new home after moving from Watertown to Waltham
November 2, 2005: A newsroom watches as I finish the last stitch! The news greeting with a bunch of congrats and a hug from my boss!

So, scarf, we've been through a lot. We've seen a lot of the country, and had a lot of good times together. Now, it's moving on to a better home...out of my knitting bag and onto Nick's neck! It's time to start scarf number 2....

posted by Allison @ 7:03 PM