The Petra-fied Hand Warmers are up to the decision point. Short fingers, or no fingers? I am leaning towards adding the fingers, just to see what it is like (never having done any kind of glove before). I asked Mr L last night, he thinks fingers too. So, I put my knitting away and read …
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A solution
A holding solution has been determined for the Curtain Problem. I recalled that we had two natural cotton curtains that we had acquired at Glenlivet. They are pretty rammy things but will provide an interim trim for the bare window. More dye will be purchased and I’ll dye these white things and hang them up. …
Now you see it…
Now, you don’t It’s quickstepped itself all the way to the frog pond and, O, how that hurt! It had to be done. It was never going to fit. Having admitted that to myself I had to go about it like ripping a plaster off and thus I frogged the sock before breakfast. Rest In …
This and that
I am far more optimistic about the yardage for the Slippery Socks now. I weighed the remaining yarn and I tried the sock (which has been making progress, through slowly) on. I an 90% certain the yarn will go all the way. But I am 99% certain that these socks are going to be too …
I have the itch
I don’t just have the itch to cast on at the moment, nor just the itch to spend (see below) but my hands are genuinely itchy. Really, really itchy. I am sensitive to UV and the little sunshine that we have had recently has set me off. I don’t understand how – when I was …
Ouch
Forehead>Desk Forehead>Desk Forehead>Desk Forehead>Desk Forehead>Desk Forehead>Bloody Desk See the blood? SEE it??? It took all afternoon, but I ended up with an inch and a half of beautiful, soft, dusky pink, evenly neat ribbing. I did the increase. I did the knit row. I put in the stitch markers (improvised from lengths of differently …