Tell me I can do this

[drloretta]

I picked my SIL for Secret Santa for Christmas. My mom's been saying she'd love a little shawl or something to wear in the evenings in LA. I also bought some laceweight yarn (yummy wool/silk blend) and found a pattern for a shawlette. I can do this in 6 weeks, right? It's on size 6 needles, so it's not like I'm working on tiny circs or something.

I'm also tempted to put other projects to the side just to get this one started. Thus breaking my rule of starting nothing before I finish something.

[charlatti]

What's the pattern? I'm pretty confident you can do it -- I think you're a faster knitter than I am, and I could do a small shawl in six weeks.

[drloretta]

I started it last night and--it's really not that hard. I now have the confidence!

[franklintngirl]

I don't know anything about knitting but you do great work so I know you can do it.

[bluelikejazz]

You can do it!

FWIW, I have a 5 1/2 hr afghan, 1.5 Shawls (this one), 1/2 pair of socks, baby hat, and probably at least one more thing to make before Christmas...

[drloretta]

Blue, that's a lot to take on!

FWIW, it's this pattern

www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bison-shawlette

Aaaand, I just found errata. Fortunately I hadn't gotten far enough for it to matter, but it certainly makes the third pattern chart make much more sense. And I'm so not using bison yarn. I love my SIL, but not that much

[bluelikejazz]

That's pretty DrL! You can totally do it by Christmas! I can't imagine that much bison yarn... $$$ (My brother keeps asking for a cashmere blanket. To which I reply: You buy the yarn, I'll make the blanket)

I'll get all my stuff done: no kids, and DH is currently unemployed, so no housework (and very little cooking) either.

[drloretta]

Boo on the unemployment, but yay for knitting time!

[chuicafina]

I definitely could not, but I believe you can!

That's a good rule you have. I need to implement that. But in this case, rules are meant to be broken!

[glitterfart]

That´s really pretty! I agree with chuicafina that in this case rules are meant to be broken. Go for it!

[brittmk0922]

You've totally got this!