Part Four is finally done!

Slowly but surely, I'm getting Concerto finished.  The rest of the group is finishing up part seven, but I've only just finished part four. I've been having trouble knitting recently - my Carpal Tunnel is acting up and I've honestly not been feeling much like knitting.  I think I may be spreading myself a tad thin, knit-wise, and after this KAL is over (and I finish my Nightsongs), I will wait a while before joining another big KAL.

Work could have something to do with it.  I recently changed positions at work and my new job, while interesting and a wonderful change of pace, is very exhausting and when I get home, I'm wiped out.

I recently started photo blogging again, my 365 blog is once again up & running.  It is linked to this blog through my profile, and new posts are automatically shared on Facebook.  I was thinking of doing NaNoWriMo this year, but with as drained as I've been feeling lately, I think I'm going to skip it and do it next year instead.

Concerto

I'm working on a KAL for a stole. The name of the stole is Concerto. The designer is working on another, larger, item that will be called Symphony. The joy of the KAL is that everyone participating is getting the pattern one section at a time. The first section had a lot of little daisies all over it:

Before even starting, I knit up this test swatch for practice. I also tried my hand at blocking, which is why it is pinned.
For acrylic yarn (which this is), blocking is very tricky. A process called "killing" is used. I was not a big fan of how the yarn looked after I killed it, so I'm not sure whether I'm going to attempt blocking of the finished project. I did like how the yarn felt, just not the look of it. I may choose to kill only the edges, to keep them from rolling.