As The Yarn Turns

A Little Bit of Everything

I did get a little knitting done this week, with the emphasis on "little". As long as I'm making at least a little progress on something, I'm happy. The first Gentleman's Sock is almost done. I'm at the point where I'll be doing the toe stripes and decreases. It turned out to be a good thing that I bought the extra ball of yarn since the first ball ran out in the middle of the foot. It's looking good though. The yellowish blob at the bottom of the leg is the safety pin I used as a marker so I could count pattern repeats.

We have the possibility of an ice storm here this weekend, so I may get a lot of knitting done. We have plenty of food, plenty of yarn, plenty of fiber if I run out of yarn, a bottle of wine, and ferrets and a cat to keep us warm. What more could you want, well besides power?

From the comments, and reading other blogs, it sounds like many of us are trying to make the sweater with the perfect fit. I like the way the Shapely Tee turned out and I know I'll wear it a lot. I guess I'm just aiming for perfection. Plus I'm not always that good at judging how much ease I want, so I try to make a mental note when it should be more or less. Now if I were really organized, I would actually write it down. Nah, that would take all of the suspense out of it.

We've got thunderstorms coming so I'm off.

by Sydney  |

About Nothing in Particular

There's no earthshaking news here today. Mostly I've been knitting and working and knitting and working. I did finally get a picture of me wearing the Shapely Tee. It's not the best picture in the world because Rick was taking the picture and he's not used to my camera. So I would get in place and he would say something like "What's this?" or "How do I turn it on?". I would show him, rinse and repeat. I should have straightened it out a bit for the picture but I was getting impatient. If I had to make the Tee over again, I would have made a size smaller. This size is okay, but I would prefer that it fit a little closer.

I seem to have this problem a lot in my knitting. I have trouble reaching that happy medium between too tight and too loose. I usually add a little too much ease to my measurements. Maybe I'll get lucky and it will shrink a little. Since it warmed up to 60 degrees F today, I went ahead and wore it to work. (Our weather has been like a roller coaster this year.) On the whole, I like the top and it's comfortable to wear.

If you haven't heard about it yet, Lolly is having a Postcard Swap in association with Project Spectrum. Participants make postcards using the color theme of the month and exchange them with other participants. I had thought about doing something like this before, but just never got around to it. So this seemed like a good time to start. I have been doing some planning and researching for my first postcard. It should be fun. If it sounds like something that would interest you, there are still a few days left to sign up.

I'm off to get a little more knitting in before bed. Turns out it was a good thing I bought the extra ball of yarn for the Gentleman's Sock. I've only got a few yards left on the first ball and I've still got a bit to go on the foot. Sometimes you make the right decisions.

by Sydney  |

A Snowy Weekend

We don't get a lot of snow here at the northern edge of Alabama but until a few years ago we would get a least one or two good snow storms and an ice storm. The last few winters have been mostly rainy though, until last night. We got actual snow, snow that stayed on the ground for a while.

We didn't get the foot or more than many of you got, but at least it covered the ground for a while this morning until the sun melted it. The ferrets wanted no part of the snow. Katie on the other hand loved the snow. The same cat that hates going out on the patio by herself, raced outside last night and this morning so she could walk around in the snow. By this afternoon, she was ready to crawl under the blanket and take a cat nap.

She says she's resting up in case there is another snow storm tonight. I know I could use a snow day.

Overall it was a good weekend for watching the Olympics, playing in the snow, knitting, and spinning.

I did a little bit of knitting on the Rambling Rows Afghan, a little bit of knitting on the Gentleman's Sock, and a little bit of spinning while I watched the Olympics. No huge progress on any of them but enough so that I felt like I accomplished something. Ah, I could use a few more days like this.

by Sydney  |