OK, maybe not the enemy, but it is temperamental. It’s bumpy. It calls into question my skill as a knitter.

BLOG QUESTION!!!…….. My LYS owner says that perfect, even, and completely uniform stitches are not the goal, because “who wants to knit something that looks like it came off a machine?” I on the other hand, strive for perfection, and think that if it doesn’t look handmade, then I’ve succeeded in life and can strut around triumphantly with my head held high. What do you think?

Here is a picture of my cotton sweater progress so far. It is actually starting to look like a sweater. This is very exciting to me. My gauge was a little off for the first few inches (oops, I forgot, it’s a brit pattern, so it would be the first several centimeters) and so I tightened it up a little bit. I hope it works out.

I wanted to ask any mercerized cotton experienced knitters out there how my stitches look, but I forgot to take a detail shot, so you’re off the hook. For now. Compared to my wool knitting, it looks like crap. But I’m thinking that cotton is just a different beast, and therefore should not be compared to wool. I also think that when hanging on a body, it’ll look a whole lot better. Go ahead and tell me I’m delusional if that is the case. It’d be better to frog now than later.

In other news, I was told that the birthday gift doll was well received. I’m happy about that. At Jenny’s request, here’s a group shot….

Next, I’ve read on some blogs recently that they can tell who is reading, or at least how much traffic they are getting and where it is coming from. I have no idea who is reading my blog or how many of you there are, aside from those that stop by and comment. Is there a way to tell that someone wouldn’t mind sharing with me?

Finally, and this is mainly for Grandma’s and Pete’s benefit, click on the link to see some pictures of the girls.