11-30-2018

Cast on for Australian time - so a day early. But with a business trip from Dec 2-7 I know I need the advantage to even try to stay caught up.

Used Chinese Waitress cast on and then powered through the first color. Was a bit disappointed when I got to the end - I could have knit a bit more.

12-01-2018

Day 2 complete. Got a phone call in the middle of the clue, and apparently skipped a row somehow - had to tink back about half the clue to get my right and wrong sides back on track. But none the worse for wear, and ready for day 3!

12-02-2018

Day 3 - smooth sailing now. Pretty much just repeat the same 2 days over and over again. I have soooo much yarn left after each clue!

12-03-2018

Day 4 - slightly less differentiation in the colors from day 3 to day 4, but in decent light you can see it. I’m trusting the process.

12-08-2018

Fell behind a bit due to a business trip, but almost caught back up to Australia time! If I can get two more done tomorrow I’ll be back on track.

12-10-2018

Back on Aussie time! Day 11 complete and ready to move to day 12 tomorrow.

12-15-2018

Day 16 complete. Found my rhythm and just kick back to do the clue. It’s actually quite a bit of knitting for one day, but thankfully I have the luxury of time right now to get it done.

12-19-2018

Caught back up with day 19 and got day 20 started (Aussie time). Doorbell rang and in the excitement one of the dogs got tangled and pulled my needle halfway out. Ugh. Tomorrow I have a lot of tinking to do to get back to a row I feel confident hasn’t dropped any stitches. Joy.

12-20-2018

Tinked back to day 19, restarted day 20 and all is well. Not such a huge deal in the scheme of things, but still, ugh. Didn’t get to day 21 as I would have hoped, but maybe tomorrow I can get 2 days done. It’s becoming a bit of a slog to get this finished.

12-21-2018

Days 21 and 22 finished today, back on Aussie time! Pulled the last 3 packages out of the bag and although unopened, I left them out to motivate me. Only 3 more to go!

12-22-2018

Clue 23 in the books. Only 2 more days to go and it’s done! So from here on it’ll be the last time for each row - never to be knit again. Woo hoo!

12-23-2018

Day 24 complete. The yarn was undyed and is so stark white in comparison I really was tempted to open day 25 and see how it would be toned down, but I held off. One more day - going to try and bang this out in the morning so I can soak and block tomorrow as well.

12-24-2018

Day 25 done! Off the needles and already on the blocking mats. It’ll be a great wrap, it was just a bear to work up in this daily marathon style. Next year I’ll have to rethink the advent thing.

12-26-2018

Yarn Usage and Tracker

Day, Color, Remaining Weight (grams),Starting Weight (grams), Starting Yards, Remaining Yards

1, Perpetual Motion, 8, 20, 80, 32
2, Quicksilver, 7, 20, 80, 28
3, Fish and Scales, 6, 20, 80, 24
4, Circle Limit, 7, 20, 80, 28
5, Ansel, 7, 20, 80, 28
6, Magic Mirror, 7, 20, 80, 28
7, Three Worlds, 6, 20, 80, 24
8, Waterfall, 6, 20, 80, 24
9, Woodcuts, 6, 20, 80, 24
10, Mezzotints, 6, 20, 80, 24
11, Another World, 6, 20, 80, 24
12, Belvedere, 9, 20, 80, 36
13, Tower of Babel, 7, 20, 80, 28
14, Eight Heads, 7, 20, 80, 28
15, Thunderstorm, 7, 20, 80, 28
16, Gomez, 8, 20, 80, 32
17, Magic Ribbons, 6, 20, 80, 24
18, Reptiles, 6, 20, 80, 24
19, Metamorphosis, 6, 20, 80, 24
20, Sky and Water, 8, 20, 80, 32
21, Puddle, 6, 20, 80, 24
22, Lithographs, 6, 20, 80, 24
23, Pewter, 8, 20, 80, 32
24, Naked, 6, 20, 80, 24
25, Coal, 7, 20, 80, 28

Total grams remaining: 169
Total grams to start: 500
Total yards to start: 2000
Total yards remaining: 676