A Night at the Opera and a Case of the Clap[otis]

As Edie L. said in her previous post, we've been knitting our little fingers to the bone. I think sheer determination will bring Edie L. close to finishing in both events, though the tedious Opera Scarf might not quite be complete at the time the torch is extinguished. I've finished the straight rows of clapotis and am moving right along on the decrease rows. I'm finding it a very enjoyable television watching project (lots of A-Team reruns have contributed to my clapotis marathon, and I bet I'm the only person who can say that). The Noro Silk Garden is gorgeous, though the little bits of fiber making the drop stitches not want to drop on their own. When I was first beginnning the clapotis, I decided I would knit one for my mom's birthday, but my clapotis is a little punky looking, which I love, but will mom? So it's between Clapotis and Ella (both from Knitty) for my mom's b-day, and which yarn to use has been a consistent subject of my worktime daydreams for a week. Her b-day is very close to Mother's Day and she will be getting socks for that holiday. It's shaping up to be a very knitty year.

The two Edie's got together Saturday despite the biting cold and knitted a bit while watching Sabrina with Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart. It's so good both agreed that it nearly erased from memory the Harrison Ford/Julia Ormond debacle. Cocktails were not imbibed, as the cold had exhausted both of the Edies and even quashed the desire for the sauce. But not to worry, things are warming up here, and I'm feeling thirsty.