Regardless of what I choose to call it, I have completed one (short) edge on the shawl, and rounded one corner.
And here is where I start second-guessing myself. You double up on the rows as you round the corner, but I was uncertain if that made the outer edge long enough. As I have progressed to more complicated and complex knitting, I have become more picky at the final product. I don't want to spend months on something that looks like crap, or even has some minor imperfection that is bad enough that I don't wear it.
I fussed over this all during Knit Night this week. Knit a few rows. Fret. Knit a few rows. Spread it out on the table and sigh in indecision. Knit a few rows. Fret more. One person suggested that I take a steam iron to the corner, as a pseudo test-block.
This morning, I took her advice. Sort of. I dunked the corner in a bowl of water, then pinned it out. No pseudo-blocking for me. I didn't want half an answer. I wanted the full monty.
By the time I get home from work I should have my answer.
Today, it is all about living on the edge.
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