10/31 Trying to use up leftover stash/gift yarn that I don’t have enough to make anything out of one color. I’m HOPING I have enough to make this, or it’s going to look really weird if I have to add another color for only part…

11/1 Wow I actually got through the ribbing in only two days. I’m finally getting the hang of changing stitches. But juggling THREE balls of different colors for the body…I’m going to spend the next few weeks completely tangled up! Pics will happen as soon as I can get the camera working…

11/4 I’m doing my best to be disciplined and work in this every day. But there are so many other things I can do instead… I am managing at LEAST 3 rows (one of each color), but if I can stay awake long enough, I can actually get a few inches done before I fall asleep over my needles.

11/6 I’ve made it to 10 1/2 inches! This is really working up faster than I’d hoped I was capable of. Someone remind me, in the future, this idea of working in 3 colors is not the brightest idea I’ve had. It’s easy knitting, but dealing with the color change at the end of EVERY ROW is getting annoying. PS: I’ve put the knitting down for the day, because my carpal tunnel is acting up and the knitting hurts too much…

11/7 Only half an inch added thus far today, but I decided I had to add a new pic since it actually has some size, compared to the whatever-it-was that I took a pic of on 11/1. Wrist is still bothering me, so I don’t know how much I’ll get done today, but I’m persevering!

12/2 The shrug has been put aside for the last three weeks as I work on Christmas presents. I’m not declaring it “out of hibernation” yet, but I have scheduled “selfish knitting time” this weekend. Concentrating on other people for all this time is starting to make me angry at them FOR EXISTING and this is not a good thing. So I’m giving myself a present this weekend! I’ll try to post a pic of the weekend’s work if I remember…

12/5 After 3 days of knitting, I think I added a grand total of 3 inches to this! That’s what I get for scheduling selfish knitting on a weekend where I have a party planned! ONE drink while knitting is good. DRUNK knitting is not!