Non cooperation

The chair pad is not cooperating.  

When I was sorting out my yarn kerfuffle, I noticed there was something wrong with the last brown stripe.  It was too wide and that bugged me.  Harumph

For a very simple project this chair pad is a pain.

I am also surprised at how much it bothers me.  Normally, on a chair pad, where you never really see it, I could let it go.  I have no idea why it irked me but it did.  I sorted that out and went merrily on my way.  

I am keeping my focus on emptying this bin of yarn.  I may not really enjoy the work but these thick chair pads are really just the thing.  So much more effective that commercial chair pads.  Just two more pads to go and the task will be done.

It works

For some pretty benign things, these chairpads seem to put out a lot of drama.  

I was working yesterday, on the second last brown stripe when this happened.  

Half of my brown yarn is running out.  Full skeins should give me four full stripes.  These were used partially skeins and I knew that going in.  But now what?  I was sure I had a plan only I did not remember it.

I dug in the bin in case something there would remind me.  And voila!  

  A third partially used ball.  There is lots here for the last stripe.  

Nicely done world. 

Was this my plan?  I have no idea but it works.

Back to sweaters

In between yarn fondling, there was knitting.

And crochet.  My chair pads are proceeding nicely.

I seem to be getting in a stripe each day before I get sick of it.  This was yesterday's progress. 

Back to last Friday, I decided I need to do serious work on one of my existing sweaters.  Any sweater really.  I just want one of them completed before I start on the new yarns.  I decided that the one closest to the finish was going to be my best bet.  

I need 3 inches more on the body.  It seems like I needed 3 more inches on the body for the last month.  I did not put a progress keeper on it because it is striped.  I thought that would be enough but maybe not.  The alternating garter ridges and colour stockinette feels everlasting.  

If you look in the top right of the picture, you can see the last bit of ball one of the Kauni.  It is ending on the pleasing rich green.  I have two more balls of this colourway and one of them starts with the green. No muss.  No fuss.  I have also used three full balls now of the Tove so I will likely use five balls till the sweater is done.  

That's where the day will take me again today.  The chair pad and the sweater will be the work of the day.  And then, I am going to gently nag Keith into getting me a coffee and something treat like from the new coffee roaster and coffee shop in town.  Sounds like a good day all around.