tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40564843347929899962024-03-18T21:02:08.693-06:00Needles and ThingsNeedleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.comBlogger4087125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-49629728434661319372024-03-18T15:20:00.004-06:002024-03-18T21:01:35.840-06:00The Sale PostThis is it. The ads for my equipment are up on Kijiji and are available as follows:<script type="text/javascript">
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Contact me at canadianneedles@yahoo.ca if you are interested.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83Tx16Zq3RJOqIaL7zHEX23L4sIVfcjFkHJ7HJxFGUy06Wn2buvakJ7C0UTPObD8B0YzV7ylmlJf37cCM5V98Xi4Yl12qivj0_IUaWhqYyzC9AX1igDq8X6HbmCbApgGAe6HDrDlxhnIkPC2nvNAXe1WvdvdYcUzsado9dNzIu0Qr2KcCnHZCaBiiGTM/s4000/IMG_9580.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83Tx16Zq3RJOqIaL7zHEX23L4sIVfcjFkHJ7HJxFGUy06Wn2buvakJ7C0UTPObD8B0YzV7ylmlJf37cCM5V98Xi4Yl12qivj0_IUaWhqYyzC9AX1igDq8X6HbmCbApgGAe6HDrDlxhnIkPC2nvNAXe1WvdvdYcUzsado9dNzIu0Qr2KcCnHZCaBiiGTM/w200-h150/IMG_9580.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uM8mP9rxsIHimrOTBJ46DhcXJ6MNwhTVLBdZ-GngrvNXmLstaeNSEdw4uGUHakeHNTVZU8FixUqgPdhBP0MYIIJ2pZcUHRaW20oWNIirCTyiAAqVp7cd9bUzS2o3BbgpPNsihZGX03abFpuMwsvuG7IZFEscT0lSCmghf9cpGzo9irIkYyMZ03mPSIg/s4000/IMG_9581.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uM8mP9rxsIHimrOTBJ46DhcXJ6MNwhTVLBdZ-GngrvNXmLstaeNSEdw4uGUHakeHNTVZU8FixUqgPdhBP0MYIIJ2pZcUHRaW20oWNIirCTyiAAqVp7cd9bUzS2o3BbgpPNsihZGX03abFpuMwsvuG7IZFEscT0lSCmghf9cpGzo9irIkYyMZ03mPSIg/w200-h150/IMG_9581.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Flick Carder $10 Like new <b>pending</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fevAHWFG3pMHIVgZS8hAF0PRuyomts0CO66tUCjw6TTIJ7dwhvsZVmmY1d-RnuMu0Bt4wM0xlHHPh77xb00mu6tCVeziLWMusTTEHEU4U9iBuxki-4aK8EIXoYVcKnuC5ON2OPbnGaEU2c0y42h8n2aXNZre05I3INgiAh8edpV7wNAY6HkIMWQRsqo/s4000/IMG_9583.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fevAHWFG3pMHIVgZS8hAF0PRuyomts0CO66tUCjw6TTIJ7dwhvsZVmmY1d-RnuMu0Bt4wM0xlHHPh77xb00mu6tCVeziLWMusTTEHEU4U9iBuxki-4aK8EIXoYVcKnuC5ON2OPbnGaEU2c0y42h8n2aXNZre05I3INgiAh8edpV7wNAY6HkIMWQRsqo/w200-h150/IMG_9583.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div>Ashford Hand Carders $10 Like new</div><div><br /></div><div>I do have a set of mini combs as well that need a repair on one handle. Free to a good home.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Book Section</b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3G8QxBRLuJFnSrLk4WUwPlh-MwDwVy8-n2fmX3k5QxSluhoo1wK34fpzVGSjt3Ahg3NZ-yZNiHiAFHktfNh4HhI3eEVzVauAmADu0_MA5RcsDywB4C_h39PjPvTLwMiHXP1_b0Whmq6w08QEdegyttDSZh37DgIdiXmOu3kcG5YEOBAYTLz0bly0CQ4/s4000/IMG_9562.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3G8QxBRLuJFnSrLk4WUwPlh-MwDwVy8-n2fmX3k5QxSluhoo1wK34fpzVGSjt3Ahg3NZ-yZNiHiAFHktfNh4HhI3eEVzVauAmADu0_MA5RcsDywB4C_h39PjPvTLwMiHXP1_b0Whmq6w08QEdegyttDSZh37DgIdiXmOu3kcG5YEOBAYTLz0bly0CQ4/w200-h150/IMG_9562.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNSlHIBE-VtuzR2fXzBmcDImtzW08MG5aNpAxW-iXYP-tzK30l1pZeWeOkoPz4ZgvbtYFKL5581z-dc9CfTFhjZH-JWGomD0QVIxzpggYyBs6VM79BqhYZyVtoTV2JSzv1PhArEFhrewCkXmbOOb9zzJOy8vuYqyyJhll6tZeICtWS8Zs6u8pXODPsvc/s4000/IMG_9563.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfFLGG_BIpZ3qM7_J5q1WCWUzcQCz80sWtIuuws2sS1HnmcqKEtQmzUtXk_UcJNsZFLiMRu408sJZvSCp4cyFNS08J-7I8oJkHa5asIwWtBWlESwUF21RgIq9N7atFMC2rZXfMpfjD_1F2k07xfSWm9EGGuWS31I7jt4IjKdw21ErMfxRK02Lmr8WZ8A/w200-h150/IMG_9593.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2 packs 100 grams each, Silk Hankies $10 for the pair</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSgcRSFZD1vyQbJfGCZ7NU7wfYHoPZjzUM3UdvDs5GnVCv7GzZ_kyRLOmKVmoSa4NBxX_1KV0zg6AVz_aJ32F-MbEqpQqRx3A8N21iwwAQwM7Icx0vqp6nhe0tb15yh-5cLWKMwDaJ9XPTZpVfMvJGfkxl4Jd7vr40Q5g_yJoU9-YYCI12LhErrItVw0/s4000/IMG_9594.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSgcRSFZD1vyQbJfGCZ7NU7wfYHoPZjzUM3UdvDs5GnVCv7GzZ_kyRLOmKVmoSa4NBxX_1KV0zg6AVz_aJ32F-MbEqpQqRx3A8N21iwwAQwM7Icx0vqp6nhe0tb15yh-5cLWKMwDaJ9XPTZpVfMvJGfkxl4Jd7vr40Q5g_yJoU9-YYCI12LhErrItVw0/w200-h150/IMG_9594.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TtKLzdn_7HgVmb6tPsA816SgUP4-jKwDHEdWGJ_4FV1DmavbmjPCKpaLwu__sswA8_MjGrVicbaiL_2PT1Usb1Ky1FQMltzRQduGuUHYqMnG8FGSdJIFBPKDkkulo2OJd-onJuYhZSc1Zxx84NWxQ76rw8lf_aQWwTE2dk1Yh02Sm5MxnEKiJiHJRBg/s4000/IMG_9595.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TtKLzdn_7HgVmb6tPsA816SgUP4-jKwDHEdWGJ_4FV1DmavbmjPCKpaLwu__sswA8_MjGrVicbaiL_2PT1Usb1Ky1FQMltzRQduGuUHYqMnG8FGSdJIFBPKDkkulo2OJd-onJuYhZSc1Zxx84NWxQ76rw8lf_aQWwTE2dk1Yh02Sm5MxnEKiJiHJRBg/w200-h150/IMG_9595.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Fellview Fibres $10</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQ3KM2F_mLxNienmoFTZHYbI50QbQCHnp81lLWKqrpa_4BoyfeLF1JQWMj9LGFoZfvQ9Kp3ccufr3xUFCS39WyZlTGbllZW6l7VEffIMekwJhF-KHHKzP2cwQK-yxzxC_xyUaiynJhI2IpipqLpu0kEqIOEFQrFG_Xn9a1cg6vNcQ4XFUg327ZDa-geY/s4000/IMG_9596.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQ3KM2F_mLxNienmoFTZHYbI50QbQCHnp81lLWKqrpa_4BoyfeLF1JQWMj9LGFoZfvQ9Kp3ccufr3xUFCS39WyZlTGbllZW6l7VEffIMekwJhF-KHHKzP2cwQK-yxzxC_xyUaiynJhI2IpipqLpu0kEqIOEFQrFG_Xn9a1cg6vNcQ4XFUg327ZDa-geY/s320/IMG_9596.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fellview Fibres Gradient set $10</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNsHj79RQACB-Fl0A7W1HuQ-qn8byeCqc5Qe2DKIv-KPzqwFL5oL5yOIFKBUoGmIZdOkR4Z_bzsUm9vu9r3gyHJlSh6ETdZorw1n2A9bLqRUR3z-5c9XywYTtwO4kjK9OStRFvICNh2fyXvaEAOfZ_xwifMB8un1ph9XN9q4lNcPiFDpUG5kZPnBqUD4/s4000/IMG_9597.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNsHj79RQACB-Fl0A7W1HuQ-qn8byeCqc5Qe2DKIv-KPzqwFL5oL5yOIFKBUoGmIZdOkR4Z_bzsUm9vu9r3gyHJlSh6ETdZorw1n2A9bLqRUR3z-5c9XywYTtwO4kjK9OStRFvICNh2fyXvaEAOfZ_xwifMB8un1ph9XN9q4lNcPiFDpUG5kZPnBqUD4/w200-h150/IMG_9597.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmd7SEmiA6naUK8fJd8i4LYVuCqScfxB1HSMmfPoXfVpHjYDCNRD5wAivYRj2Ro9TdIZsUKxCVNArmjYc8vdxATWOk6Xzdp5W2E6czf4lM9771PNoC6bY0LziWwBNVpnBl_mTCg4cGi5PMtlRpuWViGLD2WUMUsX_j-MiOw_x0edzUEOD1tjNnL4xgok/s4000/IMG_9598.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The first was gifted to me at a time of great sorrow and I have loved knowing a friend cared so much. I have treasured it and will be given to a random purchaser.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwbCWbflbsUdxs9WBMtHv_uNSPDM6ym2KH7ur06SHYMcWJO6NPCYIkLR56L1Vwi3-4XF71-5oSr_FrOfkSnO8o3Rvzsg4JEOj1OTHuCijiUaElY-JX3Cn-VccVYIkjHihHG4f_m2d-rmQk22HkPVYe7cxomMxL_aNUDL_R9nAfHo4yQ64SQ8A29c4-14/s4000/IMG_9599.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwbCWbflbsUdxs9WBMtHv_uNSPDM6ym2KH7ur06SHYMcWJO6NPCYIkLR56L1Vwi3-4XF71-5oSr_FrOfkSnO8o3Rvzsg4JEOj1OTHuCijiUaElY-JX3Cn-VccVYIkjHihHG4f_m2d-rmQk22HkPVYe7cxomMxL_aNUDL_R9nAfHo4yQ64SQ8A29c4-14/w200-h150/IMG_9599.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNQHBTzMtlqFswQMCZixQQ6ZLk7MUbcO1QGyih_Y3x93G3yd4p8qdAde61GQIdNIVwzmkou8-DNcHIUKSf1BQb4STFo4NDiE-3vTNjGjoV-QnFe-dYOZtqaAsJzIF6T-63MyoP1v32E1xFZ7H21dSinRdro6c9qYpybxDxETJzmGDcKR0dnpTqiEy4tY/s4000/IMG_9600.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5u9Uf0arNKa-XfaQY_t-Ydq8CWrMfzbqK2SzCy8ZHQRmt6GWcZrYMt0ATMwDV7IO-T2FJJKMXm-VO9qFMwqvtto2ba4pna_k8_GquReaDwsAWOICvJgkE0khr-wFYrpHdD6uOWGMSI2p-59Jkxy6OKzV2irXsglJ1jOFt4ARKWDG06IKsQAnoalEWe0/w200-h150/IMG_9602.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>5 available 225 gr Blue Faced Leicester Combed Top $10 per bag</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dbrWt_EwOJrSZ28DhvuGaYiqZ7rPao1pfqL8dgz3sw7AYQMvet1Vhb0JULLFIOD-7OtXT5LBOHMmBw5Vpb2wpobRWsLrRbG-ueG94zFySnxd-Lmqfqc58zzfvdmu_wQp2N5mQicsjerRxDCBzcj85beT7OymFba4xhW532xUwNavIbG-gysB1BiX7F8/s4000/IMG_9603.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dbrWt_EwOJrSZ28DhvuGaYiqZ7rPao1pfqL8dgz3sw7AYQMvet1Vhb0JULLFIOD-7OtXT5LBOHMmBw5Vpb2wpobRWsLrRbG-ueG94zFySnxd-Lmqfqc58zzfvdmu_wQp2N5mQicsjerRxDCBzcj85beT7OymFba4xhW532xUwNavIbG-gysB1BiX7F8/w200-h150/IMG_9603.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ycNsNKnqTCyvEKG0cXhXq-KRnXonF-AZPDrkOrrZLXGzsE42c7WDKYxhI7pvS1blpJsNCY1np3-u5KUmQ7fymYLGj8w9QtJTMDb19jPBXi_g7g_GOZhAtOJ115ntKWGWlTnI4fL1xfTE2QAVCo1fzwBMvk3zYuhVRJZLSgKB8dN5GYRIW1t0Se8R3fQ/s4000/IMG_9604.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEP_9SUCusBJM1AaiNvjvOhybJkeYzRsQuvARemadVDkfxmyFM4gCP_vXHxgB2rz7RpiNnwq5uMUsaEkbGVkSxaFekEd7zKqyMiT2Gj3O0IJ3_2Z1lOYn6PGhlqccvbXg9BK5CkeYxZ4bt7jEE-t_ye0AiLOg4WBp3uXBtBvJCjnjgc8kyei5S35H8ao/w200-h150/IMG_9606.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>2 available Dark Blue Faced Leicester $10 per bag</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuUI0udDanoMetVZi2pSai0TpWL4yUQHz7dgwaELcrMJCmo7aB0vOYVTYv9Qg_JYIgb5CYTFs0_mxKNUglMZ_20OAJDGBOw_BIPgoYOveLJByNrdNNR4wpe8L8b28DHjMD-rv5N5946DV8GBUEw74ebE7UBL93Wrtdva4M2OwD_yDtzGQXFBoarRJWnc/s4000/IMG_9607.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuUI0udDanoMetVZi2pSai0TpWL4yUQHz7dgwaELcrMJCmo7aB0vOYVTYv9Qg_JYIgb5CYTFs0_mxKNUglMZ_20OAJDGBOw_BIPgoYOveLJByNrdNNR4wpe8L8b28DHjMD-rv5N5946DV8GBUEw74ebE7UBL93Wrtdva4M2OwD_yDtzGQXFBoarRJWnc/w200-h150/IMG_9607.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge82q6gVI4ZX8jsI9fYhlBYyAXsUVashEaEULYwZO6A-kOoA2uJUViTup1eFuiWV2kByCs7VxdUWTDb5__8SJGI1wOylshK0-1Gp70wdIAUPQcIO9-_FU500NUs6bN7Ue967fDbwUovN4LiLuy0Q5LN5Hid5jRBL95WLbOd298rEhUjkeImUo4Ol4Nx1M/s4000/IMG_9608.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVmHZAgmrieDM1HytevdMslKqXfc5EF7wiLs7zAiPNrqNeTIHdmMdiuECvfErSTtnBpls3GrdtQ-hEL-g3y6BzvKW-mEzMT14seH-_U7_-Q2fWIqo-c-tNWUDAvFxcsb8NnFOkvuGTAL79t_caoEQDmUSv2Y9Ik6c61E65J7XECwnPrizeQZ1mWWoUmU/w200-h150/IMG_9610.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>2 available Finn Top $10 per bag</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3OD3LQW-Wr0k193NPBFDsw7Wp-ddcm6CZcgMWYvZNFy8E1yaAsN76-hUYgysjKUmmkl_1tkFAqNBaGEFQbBUEVxJU5FK6dbea9SpyDjUSVk5gTEcZop9CtdwpECyDYqHaWtAL2DNfpj-46Jxz3MEtx0a_4UB9Xh3JkaZC3wnHqKuEfN4CW7Zow4CIso/s4000/IMG_9611.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3OD3LQW-Wr0k193NPBFDsw7Wp-ddcm6CZcgMWYvZNFy8E1yaAsN76-hUYgysjKUmmkl_1tkFAqNBaGEFQbBUEVxJU5FK6dbea9SpyDjUSVk5gTEcZop9CtdwpECyDYqHaWtAL2DNfpj-46Jxz3MEtx0a_4UB9Xh3JkaZC3wnHqKuEfN4CW7Zow4CIso/w200-h150/IMG_9611.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIA-94wu5bzZIKXyCqDhLQQsTArv5ZlEPnO4Kcm57itFq7gCqC58HrDP01Nx_UGr_NzCrGegdyCjK7H0uSUyWyWqnHh6-TbDkub5_DTtI-DEGfiC1WF0KliIComQ3DhR3U7NIHaoEYdStksqlrlfisTu2AzXJfzohZWy2jUpUB9ZcSGKt5QeGNyrdQQo/s4000/IMG_9612.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIA-94wu5bzZIKXyCqDhLQQsTArv5ZlEPnO4Kcm57itFq7gCqC58HrDP01Nx_UGr_NzCrGegdyCjK7H0uSUyWyWqnHh6-TbDkub5_DTtI-DEGfiC1WF0KliIComQ3DhR3U7NIHaoEYdStksqlrlfisTu2AzXJfzohZWy2jUpUB9ZcSGKt5QeGNyrdQQo/w200-h150/IMG_9612.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>3 available Superwash Wool $10 per bag</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6WuOU8h7llhaykt8ltzbx9yOHTvVShO7tbVKz6A22xE6DTxXeQMZ0mOwtuxH4uE5-RYEylvrHHnjprJeoXFIZQKXsB-j9aV_iTtDAdmpliHDoNgId3y-yBSSH9tRoRXNQt2MYkolmLv0RdmgK1ijl4WzIG4bJXxafidILpC_0ZyEnsiosVtix8ATqwM/s4000/IMG_9613.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6WuOU8h7llhaykt8ltzbx9yOHTvVShO7tbVKz6A22xE6DTxXeQMZ0mOwtuxH4uE5-RYEylvrHHnjprJeoXFIZQKXsB-j9aV_iTtDAdmpliHDoNgId3y-yBSSH9tRoRXNQt2MYkolmLv0RdmgK1ijl4WzIG4bJXxafidILpC_0ZyEnsiosVtix8ATqwM/w200-h150/IMG_9613.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxddNjOLkwtKw6-mJ0cZe2-6WuD4KL0GiVhs6eWub0_mhTPLz-GzwVf20QxeFywHvDdB0EJgSvfgE0RRLLgFACDUMZiMtF03kuvgv8EPAjYdH47nrYCKXsxKxMAsg1hm_IxjHe-sbztLCxFGcA01kJxzrGBG3L1aapJeK0tgwkpNOgclfZqtdxBe4c6y8/s4000/IMG_9614.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxddNjOLkwtKw6-mJ0cZe2-6WuD4KL0GiVhs6eWub0_mhTPLz-GzwVf20QxeFywHvDdB0EJgSvfgE0RRLLgFACDUMZiMtF03kuvgv8EPAjYdH47nrYCKXsxKxMAsg1hm_IxjHe-sbztLCxFGcA01kJxzrGBG3L1aapJeK0tgwkpNOgclfZqtdxBe4c6y8/w200-h150/IMG_9614.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>1 available Fine White Shetland $10 per bag</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzm7X77rt9-ZanUIRLch5gsCvMFOEgtgqerH66AFDIm_yiLSbAvDxW6nnl_EQl_BjV9N7MSJfKgvnNVP7mxWU9blrg_qxT4vrHZ1pPUPn_4PDOo-vp1-1IbTXbAZ8BRVz43hAbiiqN7DALJAG6JIFKpx1lH2vHz6bWOfsbVeL2XDlvtU55wwpcecGffwQ/s4000/IMG_9615.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzm7X77rt9-ZanUIRLch5gsCvMFOEgtgqerH66AFDIm_yiLSbAvDxW6nnl_EQl_BjV9N7MSJfKgvnNVP7mxWU9blrg_qxT4vrHZ1pPUPn_4PDOo-vp1-1IbTXbAZ8BRVz43hAbiiqN7DALJAG6JIFKpx1lH2vHz6bWOfsbVeL2XDlvtU55wwpcecGffwQ/s320/IMG_9615.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />1 lot misc. wool fibres $10 for the lot. All bags have been used at some point and are not full bags but it is still a significant amount of fibre. </div><div><br /></div><div>I would be interested in selling the whole batch of fibre for $200, that is $40 dollars less then for all the items as shown. The entire fibre section is <b>Pending</b><br /><div><br /></div></div></div><div>Please contact me at canadianneedles@yahoo.ca if you are interested in anything listed here. Items will be removed as they are sold. </div><div><br /></div><div>Pickup is in Mundare east of Edmonton. I no longer have a car and cannot really deliver or mail. If any of these items remain in May, they will be sold at the Mundare townwide garage sale. Books remaining at that time will go to the library book sale for their fundraising. </div><div><br /></div><div> </div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-66703580026727187792024-03-18T10:49:00.001-06:002024-03-18T10:49:08.364-06:00Unpopular Knitting OpinionsOn Ravelry and on Youtube, my two main sources of other people knitting content, there are occasionally threads and vlogs about unpopular knitting opinions. I take these tongue in cheek as I am hoping you will here too.<div><br /></div><div>When I started knitting to finish a colour and get it out of the way on all parts of the sweater before moving on to the next color, who knew I would be doing something amazing.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sleeves are sometimes seen as the tedious bit before you get a sweater. Sleeve Island is a familiar thing to many knitters. I am here today to say nay. </div><div><br /></div><div>(Unpopular opinion rearing its head)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>I love knitting sleeves!</b> After that long row of knitting across the body of the sweater, sleeve knitting is really marvelous. It goes so quick and with a pattern such as this, it is hypnotic. </div><div> </div><div><script type="text/javascript">
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How we feel about certain things in knitting is entirely our own. The term just makes me smile as I think it does most people. I am pretty sure it is meant to. This is our hand work. We can take it and it can take us wherever we choose to go. There are no knitting police. Our choice of needles and hooks, what we make using them, what yarn we use, all those things are ours to decide. It is the action of our hands, the thrill of making that unite us. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have one pattern repeat to finish and this sleeve is done. It took almost no time to knit last evening and it was hard to make myself stop. I had to because one finger was trigger locking, but not to the point of pain. That actually means that I went on a bit too long so I am going to sit a day out to let the tendons heal. </div><div><br /></div><div>That is okay. I will stash dive. It is time to do that for the health and well being of my stash. I may also pull out certain yarns for knitting some summer like things. We shall see. </div><div><br /></div><div>Oops. I almost forgot to say there was other knitting besides the sweater. Sock knitting has been my warm up knitting in the morning the last few days. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-D6reAAPpH-x0_HPZHENBc2UfYKqgLiC9WyR9i0jrRFGT6ulpiLLyvvUwwKINDsaOM78pkNk55htgX5rZcoJpkQ2oWvzNLGETf_4j2BA6gXyev3vlHRRmZtTqsLt5OX7xjE8_o74lnns-QRtyj_hyphenhyphen4k2DYZkP_p6Iyl2T5-SmMrzrXmncmsPMPfsi0uc/s3264/20240318_100044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-D6reAAPpH-x0_HPZHENBc2UfYKqgLiC9WyR9i0jrRFGT6ulpiLLyvvUwwKINDsaOM78pkNk55htgX5rZcoJpkQ2oWvzNLGETf_4j2BA6gXyev3vlHRRmZtTqsLt5OX7xjE8_o74lnns-QRtyj_hyphenhyphen4k2DYZkP_p6Iyl2T5-SmMrzrXmncmsPMPfsi0uc/s320/20240318_100044.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I need something plain, with no thinking needed before coffee in the mornings and this blue and green combination makes me happy. Starting a day with happy is the nicest thing.</div><div><br /></div><div>So off I go, diving deep into the yarn. With a second coffee to make sure I am really awake.</div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-32307041077151368602024-03-15T09:08:00.001-06:002024-03-15T09:08:14.008-06:00Noro is the perfect way to end a day.Because I am an adult, I picked up Utkiek and sorted it out. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAt3W4AOfVIDu9lCyuFAHBqwMn9Kk05eSHSNOfvTJEHxPLmoTrJxftM70PZzpz9kmU2mOajwJ9YBMNGhyrdWmKE4r6Juqua5DOWVgKqHvi8j3p124UvyPTImB2gG3U_8KauW1ZgwVJsDQ6eM56GrOzo6L_IGNrSzl1ONPbY2uEt5zrEwbcJNY-K9Xa08k/s3264/20240315_080950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAt3W4AOfVIDu9lCyuFAHBqwMn9Kk05eSHSNOfvTJEHxPLmoTrJxftM70PZzpz9kmU2mOajwJ9YBMNGhyrdWmKE4r6Juqua5DOWVgKqHvi8j3p124UvyPTImB2gG3U_8KauW1ZgwVJsDQ6eM56GrOzo6L_IGNrSzl1ONPbY2uEt5zrEwbcJNY-K9Xa08k/s320/20240315_080950.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But only because I am an adult. All that adulting did not make me happy to have to do it, but it was nice to be past it. I find I have to be really careful checking the counting. It is so easy to just count to four when the patterns says count to three and then do something.</div><div><br /></div><div>I did work on it for a good chunk of the day too, and made good progress. I should be able to get to the end of this colour on the body today and maybe even get to start of a sleeve. After that, all that remains from the overfull bag of yarn that I started with is green. </div><div><br /></div><div>I love this part of the progress of a garment. You remember the pile of yarn you started with and here you are, with just a few skeins remaining. All it was was a pile of string wound into a ball, and you turned that pile into something else. Magic. Pure magic.</div><div><br /></div><div> After supper, I picked up the Noro again. It is such a calming thing to work on, just knit, knit, knit across the row and back </div><div> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTV5wmiUEf3Aj5xQGGK_1PExd6sNIrzE3kxgW7d4u-isshU6aMQliOVmARjt1_raW-7SBeLZF3YjI4OGsP3VmgcQ5Hd4-_0Dd40TlCp7bF1m8dqT6ERo7Lymopwm0DSyypLpWBFkLmlTa4U_yoy2OEsN0kwRycd97G7CuNoq3LJiK24GTTH7yd696vTSU/s3264/20240315_081223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTV5wmiUEf3Aj5xQGGK_1PExd6sNIrzE3kxgW7d4u-isshU6aMQliOVmARjt1_raW-7SBeLZF3YjI4OGsP3VmgcQ5Hd4-_0Dd40TlCp7bF1m8dqT6ERo7Lymopwm0DSyypLpWBFkLmlTa4U_yoy2OEsN0kwRycd97G7CuNoq3LJiK24GTTH7yd696vTSU/s320/20240315_081223.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>letting the wonderful colours of Noro happen. I do love Noro, even the weird sections. It's a good way to end a knitting day.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am reading Richard Osman's fourth Thursday Murder Club mystery, The Last Devil to Die, at the moment. I recommend the whole series. They are extremely well written and in the world of the lighter end of crime fiction, that is something to be treasured. I love books that make me laugh out loud and touch my heart at the same time. Long may he write more.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-47196806785730122692024-03-14T08:30:00.001-06:002024-03-14T08:30:18.139-06:00Time out<div>Utkiek and I are not speaking to one another at the moment. It isn't the sweaters fault, nor the yarns. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFRdD_4XqjSWITvTs-zBs_HHmRzT7IC3xyVq0jkn9xTUj_0HGNj9Vrkio1eYQ7fNUDJ2Mf0iYW-tTUQys2FT-6hHlT7jPUenJwtL-KeDJtw2WVg5ZgCHlx-fw_Dt7baBmo2voTX-q9KNudrPHztW0XL75QpKF9AkC3H1apFHCmn0kmsIK_wfla8xVLkk/s3264/20240314_075601.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFRdD_4XqjSWITvTs-zBs_HHmRzT7IC3xyVq0jkn9xTUj_0HGNj9Vrkio1eYQ7fNUDJ2Mf0iYW-tTUQys2FT-6hHlT7jPUenJwtL-KeDJtw2WVg5ZgCHlx-fw_Dt7baBmo2voTX-q9KNudrPHztW0XL75QpKF9AkC3H1apFHCmn0kmsIK_wfla8xVLkk/s320/20240314_075601.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">No. The fault lies solely with the knitter. She cannot count. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The little brick pattern is 3 knits and one slip stitch. Sounds easy, right? It would be if she actually did three knits and then a slip rather than four knits and a slip. The first two sets were done right but this third tier of bricks is off. I have to rip out the two and a half rows that I have completed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sigh. </div><div><br /></div>There are times when you know you just have to listen to that voice inside your head that says 'Step away from the knitting." You know that if you don't do what it says, you will mess up everything. I listened and searched for other knitting.<div><br /></div><div>I thought about going back to a sock, but decided that might be too complicated. So I did this.<div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOx9szksOtpaM_biIO_K6Kb0pt5PWSvKA6gtfw6g2GOgtOodQ6gIRRbpIOoFI9X55aQnwUiwoeKGH6RNvaQ9t8yJAw20BANnRrC-kZMHR6h_NPmkSTRu_plv4EUSAVUJrqggQm2k2HcqD8OuRQnk0_56jWaL8eDlXWZwG-PJ8sIZ9YW97aXT7kZPcSqew/s3264/20240314_073452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOx9szksOtpaM_biIO_K6Kb0pt5PWSvKA6gtfw6g2GOgtOodQ6gIRRbpIOoFI9X55aQnwUiwoeKGH6RNvaQ9t8yJAw20BANnRrC-kZMHR6h_NPmkSTRu_plv4EUSAVUJrqggQm2k2HcqD8OuRQnk0_56jWaL8eDlXWZwG-PJ8sIZ9YW97aXT7kZPcSqew/s320/20240314_073452.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Looks like a scarf but it is going to be a t shirt in the line of this pattern from<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/multidirectional-cap-sleeve-top"> Noro Knitting Magasine Spring Summer 2013</a> or <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/recalibrate">Recalibrate</a> . </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm going to wing it for this top. I love the shape of the top and the way the colours flow, but I don't like the width of the center panel of the Noro Top and I don't like the gauge of Recalibrate. So, I am aiming for a top like them, but my own way. </div><div><br /></div><div>The happy thing is this part is Noro, always nice to work with and secondly, if I get bored of the top or garter stitch, I will have a scarf that can be sewn together to form a cowl.</div></div></div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-12016453492576733682024-03-12T08:58:00.000-06:002024-03-12T08:58:16.128-06:00Next!And done that colour!<br /><script type="text/javascript">
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This is all that remains from both.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbOhOyUe8gmsxsigq_B5iKMw5J6EjgxM1GvAR_QAxCeI6daOHStON6bucTV-BHfVUToabvbziludM2oOIOHt0J8oZbM7B34kZqyknW14hi6KHMgOcEfCelzaYiKfS2lUVdzEsWdhJpHqOLJyXyFpP2bAu8asAuv71kyTit221DSnQb1HlYjF2vNv3CYs/s3264/20240312_075639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbOhOyUe8gmsxsigq_B5iKMw5J6EjgxM1GvAR_QAxCeI6daOHStON6bucTV-BHfVUToabvbziludM2oOIOHt0J8oZbM7B34kZqyknW14hi6KHMgOcEfCelzaYiKfS2lUVdzEsWdhJpHqOLJyXyFpP2bAu8asAuv71kyTit221DSnQb1HlYjF2vNv3CYs/s320/20240312_075639.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>At the end of this project, I ought to have enough of my Lett Lopi stash left for mittens or a hat but that is all. These two will be nice for bits of colour work in them.</div><div><br /></div><div>And on to the last of the colour and texture sections but for the last greens. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_j_euB5Xd8q77zRByCsIjJVxHOUAV9TFG3X4-ME7KwMg2qzdVHy1EL8KbUaugf0ywkoqeNHlLA3_hzoeHz5wDesnYM7OvRdLDcrlYGyyHdEg214L0mB7ovef9xlOY9I1yZjJQrcJMR0mkAmH_rjLdecyOWzSexM6cgIOng6EbVyIzmkW3R2VJ9UcPh-M/s3264/20240312_081032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_j_euB5Xd8q77zRByCsIjJVxHOUAV9TFG3X4-ME7KwMg2qzdVHy1EL8KbUaugf0ywkoqeNHlLA3_hzoeHz5wDesnYM7OvRdLDcrlYGyyHdEg214L0mB7ovef9xlOY9I1yZjJQrcJMR0mkAmH_rjLdecyOWzSexM6cgIOng6EbVyIzmkW3R2VJ9UcPh-M/s320/20240312_081032.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>This part of a sweater is sometimes a bit tedious. All those long rows can feel like there is nothing going on, but the texture and the changes of colour are keeping this entire garment fun and engaging. Its been a great project for winter.</div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-2486438748623245822024-03-11T10:00:00.001-06:002024-03-11T10:00:59.009-06:00It's all MagicI cannot explain the weekend to you. After all that good knitting on Friday, Saturday and Sunday were even better. <div><br /></div><div>By Sunday morning, I was on the heel of sock two.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzJFzMpD0uQVvTRs0g2qO4LPAGz3V80gfnvtBWeg8MT6-oo4q2qUTjjAwJ8z_mORY2gLm7y5Z1zRbQS9BpwVKgIyoElDdWTUHxStlLrz4NZxRHV3l3rxv-cN2Hb3Yuzrcq63bKJAysal3Qk9qzn9OcA2d7E1_9gIU5pfxXMan_9A-yBsgiKYuQTRLR50/s3264/20240310_095450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzJFzMpD0uQVvTRs0g2qO4LPAGz3V80gfnvtBWeg8MT6-oo4q2qUTjjAwJ8z_mORY2gLm7y5Z1zRbQS9BpwVKgIyoElDdWTUHxStlLrz4NZxRHV3l3rxv-cN2Hb3Yuzrcq63bKJAysal3Qk9qzn9OcA2d7E1_9gIU5pfxXMan_9A-yBsgiKYuQTRLR50/s320/20240310_095450.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>And very shortly, I had a finished pair. Gauge on foot two is a tiny bit tighter than on sock one. It was all the racing! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7zxUmf1PxzhOUkT-gziWQdIaDQ6-rvSf2SrQnjV8QwxGrxiMM_7-TgHozSpgwGnfaZdp_tCQujIEdggu8zMV6iEqlkAo-k9DeeDeINqcQJJ6ic8q_eCfHfhA9jks5_bHEHvBSlbweF6eGM3OdXxn4Bd15Fg4AA51UwaAENc8Wt3WvquqNk9wYG1k1r4/s3264/20240310_143751.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7zxUmf1PxzhOUkT-gziWQdIaDQ6-rvSf2SrQnjV8QwxGrxiMM_7-TgHozSpgwGnfaZdp_tCQujIEdggu8zMV6iEqlkAo-k9DeeDeINqcQJJ6ic8q_eCfHfhA9jks5_bHEHvBSlbweF6eGM3OdXxn4Bd15Fg4AA51UwaAENc8Wt3WvquqNk9wYG1k1r4/s320/20240310_143751.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><div><br /></div><div>I put them on immediately. That is my favourite part of socks: putting them on. Slipping on a new sock that fits your feet exactly. A handknitted sock bespoke, cups your heel, snuggles around your foot and ankle. There is just nothing like it. It is the closest thing to a hug from your grandchildren or your kids only for your feet. All kinds of goodness in a small thing you made out of a kind of string.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>This is what is left of the Kroy, so I can get at least another pair of socks out of it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeBP3YGyXn5EMy_pOZ5kaf9BZA3eEG0mLVY72CV89gB0raOyG-DP4AyZb7Da_lAx5JCNLu_5DZMLxRIaioV_2j3NQdbJ11YDmxkL6JW-uOmfwLBFrJQ3pgDhj5-gjiijkAt8hTcg3EqAxcsPbzrG442vgRvljankow9-l2J0xxvYj0mcJwxfztB0kAj8/s3264/20240310_140859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeBP3YGyXn5EMy_pOZ5kaf9BZA3eEG0mLVY72CV89gB0raOyG-DP4AyZb7Da_lAx5JCNLu_5DZMLxRIaioV_2j3NQdbJ11YDmxkL6JW-uOmfwLBFrJQ3pgDhj5-gjiijkAt8hTcg3EqAxcsPbzrG442vgRvljankow9-l2J0xxvYj0mcJwxfztB0kAj8/s320/20240310_140859.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I reached to put it away in the bag of various sock yarns I keep near the WIPs bin, and out of the corner of my eye, I saw something. It was just a flash of blue and green </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFZUFAvjs5pK7g8o82h31L2G9gsQ7iEJEzLsq6q9MEhw6ErX-uhDooFBQNCVWfVvtnKeJu2JpHz0w8RSqYxCJihQ92Ofi4uV42u420Aj34tpDJIpWClFu1-8hoCKFYAreVdNGqmZatpoDe_mFQ-7bH2HCVZSDV4nNT-xMGJAQoWknwlX41CdrmBJkslU/s3264/20240310_141034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFZUFAvjs5pK7g8o82h31L2G9gsQ7iEJEzLsq6q9MEhw6ErX-uhDooFBQNCVWfVvtnKeJu2JpHz0w8RSqYxCJihQ92Ofi4uV42u420Aj34tpDJIpWClFu1-8hoCKFYAreVdNGqmZatpoDe_mFQ-7bH2HCVZSDV4nNT-xMGJAQoWknwlX41CdrmBJkslU/s320/20240310_141034.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>but I knew that was the next good sock. I didn't even have to dig for needles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJXNeA39vIMx6gjLHb2bpnTvQAiJONNGJuWWj57SqGPXXIzSFUykaOzMO0EtlQH-WQQRTMtZm_kTgabK7_Q2YMGdiQlUCxWaw34WDl9U8I_iyKzTBS6ZEyxGgX6PLCOsAjvSR3KeBAShfzxqH4VdVgsvGSy7dcob-IRtWey7b2QsHchNj_Av2TJ74ul0/s3264/20240310_141132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJXNeA39vIMx6gjLHb2bpnTvQAiJONNGJuWWj57SqGPXXIzSFUykaOzMO0EtlQH-WQQRTMtZm_kTgabK7_Q2YMGdiQlUCxWaw34WDl9U8I_iyKzTBS6ZEyxGgX6PLCOsAjvSR3KeBAShfzxqH4VdVgsvGSy7dcob-IRtWey7b2QsHchNj_Av2TJ74ul0/s320/20240310_141132.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My little notions box is stuffed with needles for socks. In the blink of an eye, this happened.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjr6quwsGsNn3tQRgjLNRIvXRmCKuREMTAwvC-XVRLacZ3uAG31ZInswEmTm_kYmU9R24pPouBiYsIw70IynpQFFa_WKWFc2vXUHWsmQzVCu59PxrfuoO4MoxJcZBQ5Uq6Ae_zrcK5yE3K_oJzVUrdao68OrgBblDI5VBAfJkn93S9FJ_DslBjfN4aAc/s3264/20240310_174253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjr6quwsGsNn3tQRgjLNRIvXRmCKuREMTAwvC-XVRLacZ3uAG31ZInswEmTm_kYmU9R24pPouBiYsIw70IynpQFFa_WKWFc2vXUHWsmQzVCu59PxrfuoO4MoxJcZBQ5Uq6Ae_zrcK5yE3K_oJzVUrdao68OrgBblDI5VBAfJkn93S9FJ_DslBjfN4aAc/s320/20240310_174253.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>And so it goes. </div><div><br /></div><div>Socks have cast a spell on me again. The thing is there was lots of other knitting. There should have been knitting on ongoing sweaters but I did not touch Utkiek all weekend. I didn't even touch Linger. I did play a bit with this sweater,</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-iGaSrMODiYTmNgDFoj7gtoUx7cLNULYYf9BjcrV54UQ1ANveQYqeielPX_Ws991Xno1VMlJLER_60rCPizKwwIlxwX-NNvIhvGbrSYtDDF6qeJW3RoPDxH-COX-MuPq3tDFU3oPqWwagc1ZvfwU7vdVoAGHjt2bl9WMc868q4CNXAoWU9rgdMVSZS0/s640/20230930_081746_medium2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-iGaSrMODiYTmNgDFoj7gtoUx7cLNULYYf9BjcrV54UQ1ANveQYqeielPX_Ws991Xno1VMlJLER_60rCPizKwwIlxwX-NNvIhvGbrSYtDDF6qeJW3RoPDxH-COX-MuPq3tDFU3oPqWwagc1ZvfwU7vdVoAGHjt2bl9WMc868q4CNXAoWU9rgdMVSZS0/s320/20230930_081746_medium2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>which really is the perfect thing to knit in March, with it's brilliant yellow and summer greens and blues. And yet, I did not knit on it. </div><div><br /></div><div>I took another path and grabbed a bag of yarn ready for knitting and sat down to play needle ploys and gauge games to get ready to start another project. </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyN59cNLUHP3sPcfSqywe6ilq6T2l2Jpp-y6cWvawsji14mmnpS5EbPHUsWKDj6rFX8ENJG5M7Ew11TgpGDbDG-YOGBa5Ircoo99d9dMV6EII9O9PDSeQVDd9EcsvLa_M1j7X_3QAhczFNv5EZSLQLLy2-fns5GTsLwgYkbNi1aerm5B_u-eW_0FkE3xc/s3264/20240309_151348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyN59cNLUHP3sPcfSqywe6ilq6T2l2Jpp-y6cWvawsji14mmnpS5EbPHUsWKDj6rFX8ENJG5M7Ew11TgpGDbDG-YOGBa5Ircoo99d9dMV6EII9O9PDSeQVDd9EcsvLa_M1j7X_3QAhczFNv5EZSLQLLy2-fns5GTsLwgYkbNi1aerm5B_u-eW_0FkE3xc/s320/20240309_151348.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Today I will be responsible and work on Utkiek. I am getting excited for it the closer I get to finishing. </div><div><br /></div><div>I feel just as if I were a squill or grape hyacinth ready to burst out of the ground and pop open in the sunlight and show off my wares. I am ready to flower and grow in the sunshine in warm corners where even now, the ground is starting to peek out. Winter is almost done and everything is about to awaken and I just can't wait. </div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-39432792915210048252024-03-08T12:05:00.000-07:002024-03-08T12:05:45.208-07:00Wow Kroy. Why didn't you tell me.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A cheery picture of how I am dressed this morning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PfRx13lm_wbDZqbIGOte00jzRd3oUsmzPpjT-q3W4SSK04TNre9DrXNHUMSdKAx1Po5bWqMwaWcgz4fIH18vhxTu-gXhVDJT5YUBu6M3WTI3K5zfcqSqkdw0Z-75c28qSaBbHM_32_uMTC6rua15CfNgMGJmrZm3sX_q6qe_p5fReRY4QiyBoq_e0SY/s2576/20240308_103425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PfRx13lm_wbDZqbIGOte00jzRd3oUsmzPpjT-q3W4SSK04TNre9DrXNHUMSdKAx1Po5bWqMwaWcgz4fIH18vhxTu-gXhVDJT5YUBu6M3WTI3K5zfcqSqkdw0Z-75c28qSaBbHM_32_uMTC6rua15CfNgMGJmrZm3sX_q6qe_p5fReRY4QiyBoq_e0SY/s320/20240308_103425.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Plus I have the hat I just made on. ( I might need to become a hat knitter. It is getting a lot of indoor wear.) The sweater is a pullover using a melding of <a href="https://knitty.com/ISSUEff11/PATTundercurrent.php">Undercurrent from Knitty.com</a> and <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/romy-7">Romy from Ankestrick</a> made with Fleece Artist Thicket. It is one of the comfiest warmest things I have ever knit. It does not match at all with the brilliant red dickie or the red and grey hat and I do not care one bit. I am cozy and that is the point of the products of knitting. To be warm. Mine at least.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was sick of socks yesterday, so what could I do? I started a new pair of course.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am making this pair with a double strand of Patons Kroy, aiming for a pair of standard looking work socks.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXC4wvKtXHN2LwJSsTCqj-QW6EDv0VZcKjfxIBTqMfEPGl058fvzxpq9IDMg8yWhoa3Cu_54inT4vzTrifXSdrDwCEqWcOi4ZudvxaBpt0VlGygw4aKPKWPdlCalZItO7bhFD4chJt2Z9ztV_uAIZX_LhGc5jxAhiL-c6aY8mAgC_s4vi3izFOGo4V8Q/s3264/20240308_092406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXC4wvKtXHN2LwJSsTCqj-QW6EDv0VZcKjfxIBTqMfEPGl058fvzxpq9IDMg8yWhoa3Cu_54inT4vzTrifXSdrDwCEqWcOi4ZudvxaBpt0VlGygw4aKPKWPdlCalZItO7bhFD4chJt2Z9ztV_uAIZX_LhGc5jxAhiL-c6aY8mAgC_s4vi3izFOGo4V8Q/s320/20240308_092406.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div></div><div> </div><div><b>How did I not know this magic?</b> Double stranded Kroy is the most delicious snuggly thing! It's just amazing. I will be using Kroy like this again. Just cushy.</div><div><br /></div><div>Work socks is very much part of what drew me to make all the Sock Monkey Cabin Blankets. I remember this kind of socks as what my dad wore in his work boots. I can remember folding them and pairing them while helping mom to put laundry away. I remember the good wool kind and how the old kind of nylon (or possibly acrylics?) used to get hard with wear on the heels and toes. </div><div><br /></div><div>I know now that it was the colours that interested me. I still find that the pairing of grey, red and white is one of my favourite things. Every time I see that combination of colours, I get excited. </div><div><br /></div><div>This morning as I got ready to watch the F1 qualifying, my new sock looked like this. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROFOINTMJmmMv8VDk3UTCGSQPQt1C5moTlNpmoRoTbfC8vetIAjHPY60S-kaK4IVHGstRYb9ZaFax_lTEo8EIEbUVpO1eZPXy9_AM1pRRdqKKrZRsP5qQv0dqAmy_fhaD5ZXw1eX5tN6vMoQrekgcEYTmCagqrcArxDk1FqHwspnpmAE2ZYyiYnNtO98/s3264/20240308_092355.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROFOINTMJmmMv8VDk3UTCGSQPQt1C5moTlNpmoRoTbfC8vetIAjHPY60S-kaK4IVHGstRYb9ZaFax_lTEo8EIEbUVpO1eZPXy9_AM1pRRdqKKrZRsP5qQv0dqAmy_fhaD5ZXw1eX5tN6vMoQrekgcEYTmCagqrcArxDk1FqHwspnpmAE2ZYyiYnNtO98/s320/20240308_092355.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>And now, just at the end of qualifying, an hour later, I am starting the heel flap. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdPjfBS7dDp-yumDZmsG4xnX7wlp6-QU6O2MdcBj9LjfO0yHYxiWPfSGYccbb6sQN552tXCX34nTfTJJocMzaW4KnvZBCQSp3tEbyO59b6uM8XOO4FB-WIxU4ExBDJAxUHOWO9rS2h9Dkw35bEJeWeoICRClZiwyzAApdi_WGQ0iS0AbIyXlS9nD21QU/s3264/20240308_110739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdPjfBS7dDp-yumDZmsG4xnX7wlp6-QU6O2MdcBj9LjfO0yHYxiWPfSGYccbb6sQN552tXCX34nTfTJJocMzaW4KnvZBCQSp3tEbyO59b6uM8XOO4FB-WIxU4ExBDJAxUHOWO9rS2h9Dkw35bEJeWeoICRClZiwyzAApdi_WGQ0iS0AbIyXlS9nD21QU/s320/20240308_110739.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Socks knit with double stranded Kroy go fast. Yet another reason to like it.</div></div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-21246394943418711562024-03-07T08:46:00.000-07:002024-03-07T08:46:57.847-07:00And sometimes knitting is a painAs much as I love knitting, sometimes knitting is a pain. <div><br /></div><div>Take this sock. And this sock yarn.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23kSoOA9THTEFJeJSuIv7e7tDYwbhV1px1pW45dWbbsjpQRFCGQf8mqkTiDtgBiJQTCp8__aE2SPLYtQn0xqPz8aRwuM2I9oEnEnpoULtffyj2u-LVe1ip9r9Ld1d71MTAlD2b55mwxvF88yuwapGMicFYDMdf6OkN90o_ZOPwV3qNZMvprcovn-OsJU/s3264/20240307_081040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23kSoOA9THTEFJeJSuIv7e7tDYwbhV1px1pW45dWbbsjpQRFCGQf8mqkTiDtgBiJQTCp8__aE2SPLYtQn0xqPz8aRwuM2I9oEnEnpoULtffyj2u-LVe1ip9r9Ld1d71MTAlD2b55mwxvF88yuwapGMicFYDMdf6OkN90o_ZOPwV3qNZMvprcovn-OsJU/s320/20240307_081040.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div> I love this yarn. It is Cotton Fun from Meilenweit and has been in my stash forever. It is a blend of cotton, wool and nylon, now discontinued. I loved the feel of it in my hands and for high summer makes great socks, warm but not too warm.</div><div><br /></div><div>As much as I love it, I am having a bugger of a time with the knitting of this yarn. All the patterns I have tried with it are fine, but become tedious after a very short time and I end up avoiding working on them. I am finally doing it all properly and yet, I am disliking every second I am working on it. It might be time to dig into the sock yarn bin and see what more interesting stuff I can find. Or it might be time to pull out one of the other socks that are already on the needle. I am not too worried about it though. I have already completed two pairs of socks since Christmas. These are going to the bottom of my want to knit pile for a good time out.</div><div><br /></div><div>Today I am going to knit with joy. I am almost done section three of the little squares pattern </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICeQeWxfnUhAlDAluCWjiciFxRWXVLkxJ6hej8sZWmjkHsi5LvMjVxb-qkBjIyyLCHsZxmIIDfjxMKLKrmff66ZILlxnnT-0NG8fEMgmiBJXBv4OhgzdRI2oVT7JIrvMtRw73j9F6mbIeL7OeeqMGUU1LA5CtNHA6PoLUerKLohSR2QYvIE2ujMpUu10/s3264/20240307_080925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICeQeWxfnUhAlDAluCWjiciFxRWXVLkxJ6hej8sZWmjkHsi5LvMjVxb-qkBjIyyLCHsZxmIIDfjxMKLKrmff66ZILlxnnT-0NG8fEMgmiBJXBv4OhgzdRI2oVT7JIrvMtRw73j9F6mbIeL7OeeqMGUU1LA5CtNHA6PoLUerKLohSR2QYvIE2ujMpUu10/s320/20240307_080925.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and guess what? I will not run out of yarn. Not even close. I have just started the second skein of the cream so there will be lots. If I run out of anything, it will be the darker colour. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So back to work on this one. Hoping to get to the next colour today.</div></div></div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-81552424753942740762024-03-06T09:10:00.001-07:002024-03-06T09:10:11.085-07:00To Knit is Joy<div>Since I moved my yarn out of the closet, some really interesting things have happened. I am thinking about my stashed yarns more and they just excite me. I was thinking about a particular yarn when I went to sleep last night and I awoke this morning and just felt so energized. I was knitting before coffee and breakfast. Knitting beats the morning news every single time.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><div>I worked on the sweater yesterday. My hands simply took me there and there was not a lot I could do to stop it. I really love this small square pattern I am working. It is just so right for this sweater. Part of what makes it so good is that the little squares are three stitches and four rows of alternating knits and purls. The sleeve sections are six bocks long, so I know exactly how much knitting is left. It feels just like when I knit a seven row stripe sock. It is the most exciting thing to be able to go full tilt on a project. And I am pretty sure that I am going to keep working on it till the sweater is done.</div><div><br /></div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_YYz5SBExIAw9RMBHfSQ4EJeiyDVlZqU3w35q0FZCMznqPh0d8Vw1RMrK0n63F8x_kLAwhX8-Y6l1RLne7m244Oy3ICETRDj4tY-FKN1h60KZWJdu7Psl98KHZgznWkqqT2PnE4cC9XEUIEnoreYyvQ3wbjwMg_DYXvckx-4hWflLVS67fgxO7Rjku0/s3264/20240306_054725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_YYz5SBExIAw9RMBHfSQ4EJeiyDVlZqU3w35q0FZCMznqPh0d8Vw1RMrK0n63F8x_kLAwhX8-Y6l1RLne7m244Oy3ICETRDj4tY-FKN1h60KZWJdu7Psl98KHZgznWkqqT2PnE4cC9XEUIEnoreYyvQ3wbjwMg_DYXvckx-4hWflLVS67fgxO7Rjku0/s320/20240306_054725.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div> </div></div></div><div>It's starting to look like a whole sweater now. It's going to be a very good day.</div><div><br /></div><div>Faye asked about colours. For this sweater, the driving force was stash. It was what I had left from my Hun sweater. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigD32VS9OM-sV_QzZbUM1lx4K0TJzoA4RiYMuX9v_pRObQWszVIdS-wu1V6XU-8-n0mxoA2FsdxVgXaDYHhL3LlocKmE-3PnxSULdq8XeqZC9oLwhkdOCYmi6XFO-0JUVvvxNObwAQJWaUxYBleVtJ9II3hcuhRMeNyG6EWi0rKZIlnWMEJlg5a5ZXm0U/s640/DSC01596_medium2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigD32VS9OM-sV_QzZbUM1lx4K0TJzoA4RiYMuX9v_pRObQWszVIdS-wu1V6XU-8-n0mxoA2FsdxVgXaDYHhL3LlocKmE-3PnxSULdq8XeqZC9oLwhkdOCYmi6XFO-0JUVvvxNObwAQJWaUxYBleVtJ9II3hcuhRMeNyG6EWi0rKZIlnWMEJlg5a5ZXm0U/s320/DSC01596_medium2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><div>I loved the colours of the original <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hun">Hun</a> and sort of followed the lights and darks of that. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>I spent a lot of time choosing but River City Yarns (where I was working and where I most often shopped) had only a very few colours left of the Lett Lopi so I picked from what they had in stock. They were very similar colours to the yarns I used for Brian's vest, though I used Cascade 220 for that. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgG4WJYF50-DylmpyQj28f9Wbo2BFqmWCXbosN6KIiu-dTYIpP-QDYZNpdWtbhK0o3OY_f5-J6vVgQtam4Oom13JuGh8nLKb8vj_xMVg4sYGYZ1FGFsjq5E3lQNq5AV3amB-6QPOtVN7Smc-aeVvaCfUnIGTmwd57hMKNXExqVS9d6lM4hFgsEgL9mnsA/s640/DSC00631_medium2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgG4WJYF50-DylmpyQj28f9Wbo2BFqmWCXbosN6KIiu-dTYIpP-QDYZNpdWtbhK0o3OY_f5-J6vVgQtam4Oom13JuGh8nLKb8vj_xMVg4sYGYZ1FGFsjq5E3lQNq5AV3amB-6QPOtVN7Smc-aeVvaCfUnIGTmwd57hMKNXExqVS9d6lM4hFgsEgL9mnsA/s320/DSC00631_medium2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>You can see, it isn't a very adventurous palette. I wanted very soft colours, heathered and of the earth. Forest colours, because Brian was that sort of man. </div><div><br /></div><div>I do use a trick that a friend from the yarn store used when she was choosing colours. If you look in a mirror with all the colours held together, you will know if they are right. </div><div><br /></div><div>The other well known trick is to take a picture and then take all the colour out of it. You can easily see which ones are not quite right if you do that. If it is all too much the same grey, try different shades of the same colour till each colour is defined but matches in the greyed picture.</div><div><br /></div><div>My last trick is a personal one. Most colours work together. I always look to nature. There are ten thousand greens and they all look right in nature. If it makes you feel good, go with it.</div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-20951830734224601232024-03-05T09:09:00.000-07:002024-03-05T09:09:02.369-07:00BlackSleeve two continues apace. <br /><script type="text/javascript">
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If you look at the knit stitch sections you can see the darker yarn clearly. On the purl sections, the darker yarns impact is split by a bit of the lighter colour. That wee bit of a spread between helps to blend making the overall effect mottled and muted. I am really quite pleased.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am not sure if I will work on the Utkiek sweater today. I might opt for a lighter weight t shirt. I really would like to have this for summer and if I don't start working on it, it will never be finished. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaS72TbtyIW2G98a3QzaskzJMFr0BUYs7tCobH-OvzXq6PycausPiAay2Tn5yWcwWKQuKtVdVJz2R8vbwIN3MDWxJtASvGWVDJjpLKB4OqAqye9dfq6qwGZaFqGCohCRwSr9YWo36FP5h8DMgGeaFYYdAg0VctR0FggFB2b7zg3oBzouB7YY0EBRfv5E/s3264/20240305_081721.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaS72TbtyIW2G98a3QzaskzJMFr0BUYs7tCobH-OvzXq6PycausPiAay2Tn5yWcwWKQuKtVdVJz2R8vbwIN3MDWxJtASvGWVDJjpLKB4OqAqye9dfq6qwGZaFqGCohCRwSr9YWo36FP5h8DMgGeaFYYdAg0VctR0FggFB2b7zg3oBzouB7YY0EBRfv5E/s320/20240305_081721.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The other big news here is sofa slip covers.<div><br /><div>I bought a loveseat and chair after coming to Mundare. My other furniture just did not fit the room. I went with the lovely bright yellow and mustard checked covers that Ikea had at the time. That light fabric showed every bit of dirt and had to be washed often. I would still have them but the fabric was wearing on the loveseat arms. The threads were breaking leaving a large damaged area. At first I was going to do some embroidery to hide the damaged area and to stabilise the fabric, but the other arm was also disintegrating. </div><div><br /></div><div>I looked at covers from various manufacturers but the prices were beyond what I wanted to pay. Most places would have cost as much as a new Ikea sofa for just the covers. I looked at new sofas for a long time but that too, was more money than I wanted to invest in furniture. I did find a few less pricey replacement cover makers but it still would have been about 700 dollars. </div><div><br /></div><div>I looked at sewing them myself. I could take the pattern from the current covers and sew them. I priced out various fabrics including denim and realized that the price was in a range I would pay, but I would have to do all the work and I am not certain my machine could do it. While I was thinking about this option, I decide to see what other generic covers were available. </div><div><br /></div><div>And voila. I managed to find covers designed to fit my sofas in the same price range as if I made them myself, through Amazon. I jumped on it. The fabric is not the heaviest but is at least as good as Ikea's cotton. It is a polyester and the seams look well sewn. They are at least as well made as I could have done on my own with none of the endless work of flinging heavy covers about. Not perfect but I can live with them. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSLdKr4WDGTlWYkcd62-g0E3CBaIjp39PWPtr_liwFn3yovxfVcb0TsppXE9SMr-2Z7Vn0qFqFyQOyY1D8g46qiRPN1BbUbXT-ThEP5h1DZVZ7zywXmLPjZycLWa89P0xWswdkLwmKE-xS3JzXvCt57urv6wm3mCKk0Czvehdb1sg2D0OWnizIzlAqDw/s3264/20240305_082146.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSLdKr4WDGTlWYkcd62-g0E3CBaIjp39PWPtr_liwFn3yovxfVcb0TsppXE9SMr-2Z7Vn0qFqFyQOyY1D8g46qiRPN1BbUbXT-ThEP5h1DZVZ7zywXmLPjZycLWa89P0xWswdkLwmKE-xS3JzXvCt57urv6wm3mCKk0Czvehdb1sg2D0OWnizIzlAqDw/s320/20240305_082146.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>They are rather dramatic though. I chose the very dark for posterity (Keith is going to be stuck with all my stuff eventually) and the dark will be much more effective at hiding stains and spills and spots from kids and grandmothers goofing around. And coffee spills. It makes sense though the colour is very dominating. It is going to take some getting used to. It looked more navy online but it is what it is and I am long past the phase where I need perfection. What it needs is a blue and white blanket draped artfully over the back. </div><div><br /></div><div>And I am working on that. </div><div><br /></div><div>Enough for today. I am midway through a doc on Paleolithic life in China. Time now to go off and watch the rest of it while doing my workouts and then I can get down to knitting and seeing what will happen on one or the other sweaters today.</div></div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-28015265053669204122024-03-04T10:09:00.007-07:002024-03-04T10:11:27.595-07:00What happens while using Lett Lopi stash <div>I finished the green section and I am so pleased with how it looks. The body section used less than I thought it might and this is what is remains of the green Lett Lopi stash. Maybe enough?</div><span style="background-color: #7bac5a; color: #4f4f4f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.4px;"><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggMTfR5tptJxtptCdreiQierGbdUT66rgZBGURf-xrZ-JQ2Sc6K5nk642Q6B70Gk5hkDTjXdwj5rrCSI8tbCSg1IjeiQUJ5DbyzgBh1odDurzKAtxj4gCvbQKfkLieXkMJI3VYUvkt_LDSDlF7jaxJocO4YEo8ils_Ow7Wzt2pTBNPvaZDG8lddDo1Z0/s3264/20240303_102725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggMTfR5tptJxtptCdreiQierGbdUT66rgZBGURf-xrZ-JQ2Sc6K5nk642Q6B70Gk5hkDTjXdwj5rrCSI8tbCSg1IjeiQUJ5DbyzgBh1odDurzKAtxj4gCvbQKfkLieXkMJI3VYUvkt_LDSDlF7jaxJocO4YEo8ils_Ow7Wzt2pTBNPvaZDG8lddDo1Z0/s320/20240303_102725.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Next Colour?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeoBcdPCqXXRfizt2gju-L-bPSq0Lk71hB4B27G_om3K5c7NWIiUsYeT3axtYs0Bpl6j9dyYVZtFTmSaZtDM6dbVsuoMRiTzvOWvBk3tYIdt9infhlpW57bbFFxHVtVSKuG7CFAL3B7h5EWHA3rAqWjT6q0SyRtpPCS9KyKLu_k01KjkYjCEmrPEmO2I/s3264/20240303_103251.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeoBcdPCqXXRfizt2gju-L-bPSq0Lk71hB4B27G_om3K5c7NWIiUsYeT3axtYs0Bpl6j9dyYVZtFTmSaZtDM6dbVsuoMRiTzvOWvBk3tYIdt9infhlpW57bbFFxHVtVSKuG7CFAL3B7h5EWHA3rAqWjT6q0SyRtpPCS9KyKLu_k01KjkYjCEmrPEmO2I/s320/20240303_103251.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I think I will do the same as I did on top: lighter colour first. The sweater has a slight A line shape so I will need a bit more yarn at the bottom.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have only two skeins of the cream which may be a bit short. I am going to try to see if I can extend it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoEycB3Ri2gaN2NHBRBraIEP_leYDtH74fzgzpIMdNxqU1ZMWJcpGB5wg0hGVNeJeC-vpvjXN1MNzOBCoiqABJpEpy4R8oIDXChEIrPg0DFsRegHDnRK1vbrkLCSIqE4yRmPklRLQaO_APvCprXlWEyBgnmPD_14hU8xRzM50WHLFYiFuO17LqRGuIho/s3264/20240303_103320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoEycB3Ri2gaN2NHBRBraIEP_leYDtH74fzgzpIMdNxqU1ZMWJcpGB5wg0hGVNeJeC-vpvjXN1MNzOBCoiqABJpEpy4R8oIDXChEIrPg0DFsRegHDnRK1vbrkLCSIqE4yRmPklRLQaO_APvCprXlWEyBgnmPD_14hU8xRzM50WHLFYiFuO17LqRGuIho/s320/20240303_103320.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The slightly darker skein is the leftovers from the top section. I am going to knit a row every so often in that colour to extend the cream. Will it work? Who knows.</div><div><br /></div><div>It is also time to pick a new stitch pattern. I spent a couple of hours searching and thinking about it. I really need to use less yarn and I want to blend the little darker yarn in seamlessly as possible. I ended up picking a little block pattern and I think it is working. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQ9u380W6Fw3RsAUlihyCJo1NKKmlyBS_AIv6bOqIk4w7z-qWZ3qn4ikhPC3nfDDIlg3NWrqikGL7E8DB3HjXgf8NpOB43n3AbPVpQs4QRRbpA2_sHT77TU35fCMli_6wGP2JL28Jh5CE47dY_hKEdMRgFdmqIEW7SNltIm_llEzUQ4VQjjbfFR6f2rE/s3264/20240303_165559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQ9u380W6Fw3RsAUlihyCJo1NKKmlyBS_AIv6bOqIk4w7z-qWZ3qn4ikhPC3nfDDIlg3NWrqikGL7E8DB3HjXgf8NpOB43n3AbPVpQs4QRRbpA2_sHT77TU35fCMli_6wGP2JL28Jh5CE47dY_hKEdMRgFdmqIEW7SNltIm_llEzUQ4VQjjbfFR6f2rE/s320/20240303_165559.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sleeve one done. I am knitting the first round with the darker yarn and that seems to be working marvelously. I was worried it would look striped and it doesn't. It is visible but it blends in well. Mission accomplished. Sleeve two today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well. " Horace Walpole</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of my sons said " You have too many Youtube subscriptions" the other day. And he is right. I do. I wish there was a way to organize them. I have subscriptions about history, art, knitting, fibre art, miniatures, remodeling, F1 (naturally), natural sciences, cooking, cooking history, mudlarking and quite a few more. There is so much out there.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been watching a lot of art documentaries lately. I have always been interested in art and art history. It is just part and parcel of my love for history and who we were then. This led me to some really interesting stuff. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This weekend I watched a doc called <b>Brushstroke</b>. It is a second documentary on British artist, Mary Cane-Honeysett, who loved bricks. Last weekend, I happened on her son's Emmy winning documentary about her, <b><a href="https://youtu.be/339im_YOfaA?si=Nvni91UxOvwg0tAS">Royal Academy</a> . </b>It was watching that which led me to <b><a href="https://youtu.be/cIVc5U7Hftc?si=Oh3_t-DJvnqY9QP7">Brushtroke. </a></b> . The art world would call her style naive, but if that is so, it is the kind of art that touches me, that touches something deep in ordinary people with routine lives and says so much of the human condition. It may not be the the taste of the so called great artists of our day, but it is to me. I really enjoyed both docs and have to say, I have fallen in love with her work and with her. What an interesting person.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also watched a couple docs from Andrew Milson channel, a permaculture teacher. Everything there is fascinating and I highly recommend. And if you have never watched her, Q's Greenland. Entirely fascinating and illuminating, one minute at a time.</div></span><div><br /></div><div>And then I found the ARTE.tv documentary channel. So many good things. This is a German French broadcast channel but all the docs I have watched so far are well captioned. I highly recommend Pullover Island. Trust me. You will enjoy it.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z2G47X3XK4U" width="320" youtube-src-id="z2G47X3XK4U"></iframe></div><br /> </div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-32617937100417440152024-03-01T09:03:00.004-07:002024-03-01T09:03:15.419-07:00So Many Good ThingsF1 is back. This is the first race weekend of the season and I am giddy for it. Because the race is in Bahrain and because F1 is catching up with what international racing ought to mean for host nations, the race will happen Saturday. That means qualifying is today. I have just a bit of time between our delayed watching of practice three and the beginning of the qualifying broadcasts. <div><br /></div><div>I knit a lot yesterday. <br /><script type="text/javascript">
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These are smaller bobbins with a thicker core. Spinning very fine thread was easy with this flyer. I didn't realize it was so fine. I have three bobbins but only two needed cleaning off. </div><div><br /></div><div>Next up was a bright, fun, bag of fibre. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKitVeYzoWHplLLd8QhtiaSJi9uwQUy-_27RLu5xDHCMD6g9vavr1ZOkhloA3-9TO_Wzs_LoujT4VPSzE7yUFJ-j9ccEiHS2NU8WiumpkuHPaEWWHQpS3pL46lnmpWLgWdj2gRB9HW3vXqvPNnwIMhOFPM6iMT7IBoBF9KN74RnMfhXwaYPq2ZJmjKqaI/s3264/20240229_071905.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKitVeYzoWHplLLd8QhtiaSJi9uwQUy-_27RLu5xDHCMD6g9vavr1ZOkhloA3-9TO_Wzs_LoujT4VPSzE7yUFJ-j9ccEiHS2NU8WiumpkuHPaEWWHQpS3pL46lnmpWLgWdj2gRB9HW3vXqvPNnwIMhOFPM6iMT7IBoBF9KN74RnMfhXwaYPq2ZJmjKqaI/s320/20240229_071905.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is probably the last thing I spun and I was hoping for something softer suitable for hats or mitts. It is my classic thick and thin, but that will be great for either project. I am not quite sure how this will be plied, but I am aiming for a two ply.</div><div><br /></div><div>And lastly, two bobbins of some lovely Colour Adventure fibre. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfA5n7AI5FTEilyj9wEK4p7KCr2-FFPsxqtpuPJU5-Wu2FDLO1-3p7PkPv-hwJRhuDn9pH7GBzJGSmziSzPMxc7q9y4CljDVpygfGdTHrlcCeLTRqPbzCqWmBZMnnALGzGrKiA1egTRJO6zBH4Jod8BqTD6EQLQ-FwKuJhpdTL3UL9IztSsg5WHRxKUE/s3264/20240229_071947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfA5n7AI5FTEilyj9wEK4p7KCr2-FFPsxqtpuPJU5-Wu2FDLO1-3p7PkPv-hwJRhuDn9pH7GBzJGSmziSzPMxc7q9y4CljDVpygfGdTHrlcCeLTRqPbzCqWmBZMnnALGzGrKiA1egTRJO6zBH4Jod8BqTD6EQLQ-FwKuJhpdTL3UL9IztSsg5WHRxKUE/s320/20240229_071947.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I love this stuff. It's such a beautiful colour and see that little tail end? It's a hint of what it can be. </div><div><br /></div><div>Only I have to ply it and I hate plying. Spinning is so wonderfully contemplative and absorbing. There is so much to watch and the fibre runs through my hands and slips forward in a magical way by the gentle tension from the wheel, twisting finely to turn itself into a single ply. Spinning the fibre is absorbing. </div><div><br /></div><div>Plying is not. It makes me feel out of control. I know that it would be better if I practiced, but I don't enjoy it and kind of resent the time. Which is how I decided to let my spinning things go. My quandary is clear. I love the spinning but hate the finishing. </div><div><br /></div><div>I am waffling, dreaming of making these things into yarn to knit with. The want is still there and it is much stronger than it has been in a good long while. This wasn't supposed to happen. Letting it go was supposed to make me feel good and right now, it isn't. </div><div><br /></div><div>There is no rush. I will take my time to do what is right for me. </div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-89533230251787859112024-02-28T09:02:00.001-07:002024-02-28T09:02:51.196-07:00Or NotI realized something yesterday morning. I was avoiding knitting on the Utikiek sweater. I love knitting on it, and yet, I was avoiding it with everything I had in me. On Monday, I was even glad that I had laundry to do so I had a kind of excuse not to knit. I made cookies and really that should have been a clue for me. The last thing this household needs is cookies when we are actively trying to wean ourselves off of post Christmas, post dark season carb hangovers. The days are longer now and though spring is not here at all yet, the extra light makes me feel more awake and alive and I start craving fresh foods. <div><br /></div><div>Yes, I was really avoiding the knitting. It was all the purling and I like purling (as long as I can do it my way, a form of combination knitting). I realized what I was doing midmorning and knew exactly what to do to fix it. <br /><script type="text/javascript">
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Six rows but six rows is when the pattern starts to be well established and I don't have to watch so carefully. At six rows in, I start to get a feel for what is going on and am where I can start to read my knitting and just relax and enjoy the process. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>But, so it goes. I knit most of the afternoon away and am only one row shy of the end of the pile of ripped back yarn and am ready to move forward. It is really much more fun. </div><div><br /></div><div>The only problem now is that the house is a mess. All that avoiding knitting did not mean the house was tidied instead. Sadly, the days were just frittered away. I am going to have to spend some time fixing the house problem and that has never been my forte. </div><div><br /></div><div>Still there is the long afternoon to knit and enjoy. I can put on a good book (audio) or a movie and just get lost in the adventure happening in my head and my hands. It is easy to go far when you are surrounded by such things. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-64030596800495997552024-02-26T08:07:00.001-07:002024-02-26T08:07:37.030-07:00Sticking with it.<div>The green sections on both sleeves are now finished and the body wok has begun. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhia9_dkRDTZNVw9Td6QDzs-Jb6dTfcfCLqmhkCzdW5BXVk-mEYpD2BFGGDsDjSXOVJnZ_UtSkmoD7i8eR0hElHicD5GAMVyEImMqjdUWNR14hPgQDfyR5mkDEvyRPMeZreuTZCmZYaTjIh3vJ46D3B9m9S4tH1r35_aH6CQuA0P8USFbRPb3aMN5F3c/s3264/20240226_072935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhia9_dkRDTZNVw9Td6QDzs-Jb6dTfcfCLqmhkCzdW5BXVk-mEYpD2BFGGDsDjSXOVJnZ_UtSkmoD7i8eR0hElHicD5GAMVyEImMqjdUWNR14hPgQDfyR5mkDEvyRPMeZreuTZCmZYaTjIh3vJ46D3B9m9S4tH1r35_aH6CQuA0P8USFbRPb3aMN5F3c/s320/20240226_072935.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The sleeves felt like they were working up quickly. </div><div><br /></div><div>The body is not. Plus the sleeves were in the round and the body is knit flat. When I started on the body, I was in full sleeve mode. I started the patterning the way I did to do it in the round. Because of that, I am having to do a lot of purling. The pattern, as written has a plain knit row on the right side and the pattern stitches knit on the wrong side rows. To do it in the round, I converted the knit row to a purl row and all was well. Knitting flat, it means a lot of purling. Oh well. I debated about ripping back but it isn't a whole sweater. I let it be. </div><div><br /></div><div>I ought to finish this green section today. Three more wide stripes to go. Not too long, I hope. The really cool part of the way I am working up this sweater is that the sleeves are being knit as I go. When I cast off the bottom, the whole garment will be done. It is an interesting feeling. Very interesting. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHU4TY2lW34NbcV47rMLuus-iTxhCM-ZRUiq0_eeVPRoAHVGDOiOgIQNBz77yvyiaGs0XTEfUE8Xct5inTYuMK-QRKXjNtFWVFaheBq6ZBIM92XJfbd4vE__JsZ9ggN0Fw3zJlAxyDbhcKx0R-T1gZnI29cDg7ZdKkpO_Y6_mJJmRY0pI98oy3bmlW5K8/s3264/20240226_072956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHU4TY2lW34NbcV47rMLuus-iTxhCM-ZRUiq0_eeVPRoAHVGDOiOgIQNBz77yvyiaGs0XTEfUE8Xct5inTYuMK-QRKXjNtFWVFaheBq6ZBIM92XJfbd4vE__JsZ9ggN0Fw3zJlAxyDbhcKx0R-T1gZnI29cDg7ZdKkpO_Y6_mJJmRY0pI98oy3bmlW5K8/s320/20240226_072956.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-66455052833404292942024-02-23T09:32:00.002-07:002024-02-23T09:32:25.927-07:00Utkiek WorkOkay. Back to our regularly unscheduled drivel. <div><br /></div><div>I got a lot of knitting in yesterday. I have finished the brown and am really pleased. I had enough to do a good wide row of it. To goal is not perfectly matching widths of colour but that they be wide enough to look balanced. <br /><script type="text/javascript">
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Row gauge and stitch gauge need to be monitored closely, switching needles as needed according to pattern. My stitch gauge is matching but row gauge is not always. C'est le vie.</div><div><br /></div><div>The stitch patterns I have used so far are shown:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgnyKP-l6G5yAd5QhGRAwDoix4Rs3YW9pntq8MrOcrCZeOXrMAmOsBAKEBxUBZmqgZ6AT6SqqTunOUwIyJ3HXK-H50TBZx081_04sRMpGM8OgspRsNHqC4-L-dIcJNn2nrjnGcI4haeenFeLVoXU2AmyXYbiHu_zD_gBg19E8uNaKeA7azxSKQgXoz4k/s3264/20240223_083438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgnyKP-l6G5yAd5QhGRAwDoix4Rs3YW9pntq8MrOcrCZeOXrMAmOsBAKEBxUBZmqgZ6AT6SqqTunOUwIyJ3HXK-H50TBZx081_04sRMpGM8OgspRsNHqC4-L-dIcJNn2nrjnGcI4haeenFeLVoXU2AmyXYbiHu_zD_gBg19E8uNaKeA7azxSKQgXoz4k/s320/20240223_083438.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The first is a basic moss stitch. The second a slip stitch pattern included with the design. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhM8aUq7eLRi24VcniqeavaffQocNRhV2KL8uuvp9sfULa7gADzf5ILTOZQBHM3V2ZEEb0cKC04BHgqEFmH_ykdFS1ZVwNUiILl5vlmOlIQ22cS9xTsz8gwOSoxuG7DEVMF_yJlrogw1dOUtttTjYKtF_SKH3xhR8fL8Z8bOElO8lE9W8JP6RQCk2V30/s3264/20240223_083448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhM8aUq7eLRi24VcniqeavaffQocNRhV2KL8uuvp9sfULa7gADzf5ILTOZQBHM3V2ZEEb0cKC04BHgqEFmH_ykdFS1ZVwNUiILl5vlmOlIQ22cS9xTsz8gwOSoxuG7DEVMF_yJlrogw1dOUtttTjYKtF_SKH3xhR8fL8Z8bOElO8lE9W8JP6RQCk2V30/s320/20240223_083448.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I haven't been enjoying the slip stitch patterns, so I picked a pattern from one of my Japanese stitch dictionaries. It should have looked like this,</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5R4etm9hNks86Y-t5GtAKP7KSaqCaF1KOw4Y_x7BzmDD_XeTJL_SDpuZJ41lz9NTkmvOkcj0Bg_mwtAq7hOpgG_S6zlSu5zdDTRBE_IHXpVkDTkufy3WfC0XVzhKhrFpWyJiEEPpKWj4KOcBbUKcMXkQVlJdi1PZTBZ9HuR0sLaXZ5orOQlhn8Ovo1I/s3264/20240223_084116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5R4etm9hNks86Y-t5GtAKP7KSaqCaF1KOw4Y_x7BzmDD_XeTJL_SDpuZJ41lz9NTkmvOkcj0Bg_mwtAq7hOpgG_S6zlSu5zdDTRBE_IHXpVkDTkufy3WfC0XVzhKhrFpWyJiEEPpKWj4KOcBbUKcMXkQVlJdi1PZTBZ9HuR0sLaXZ5orOQlhn8Ovo1I/s320/20240223_084116.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>but because I mixed up right side and wrong side of my knitting, it looks like this. Equally pleasing </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiScBGlzszyq4NlcYiE9wsIH6T88D-osrkxwmwRpyQRSr50mlpyibcYZ5-hVxVI7XzVUiPq6NBf5Zne3eUUBdioFSpGyeDxfavK5tXhMBlNyKpYlIdp1_KGf_hbwonQYAFSnVidFgG8JFkBaZMEgUIMKSSfGxSa4CsSUww5uO3nf5tUNJ0pH8lF9HR9Q/s3264/20240223_083504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiScBGlzszyq4NlcYiE9wsIH6T88D-osrkxwmwRpyQRSr50mlpyibcYZ5-hVxVI7XzVUiPq6NBf5Zne3eUUBdioFSpGyeDxfavK5tXhMBlNyKpYlIdp1_KGf_hbwonQYAFSnVidFgG8JFkBaZMEgUIMKSSfGxSa4CsSUww5uO3nf5tUNJ0pH8lF9HR9Q/s320/20240223_083504.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>but the other would have been a better match. The yarn couldn't have withstood yet another start so it will do. The strong vertical element of it is quite different than the other stitches so far, but there is another slip stitch design lower down that will actually balance it really well. As the pattern designer says, if you don't like one stitch pattern, use another. I like how she put the knitter in the driver's seat.</div><div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8zZLfiVyaOOAzbslLFvXupYBvIwuWaCq1lpw7YuOV3m_nr8xwRk2yfkzW1W5-L7Z5uKtz76srCm1iipL3q23Rf2JLV_n3USP44umi6MtCYRg2FsWA63FRp1tjIkD-9ZPHV1OR0oTlDKpXubP-pJKmFO-cMdWp_X7rcCeMyFeKY8_9R5kIHxb9hTYUPw/s3264/20240223_083523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8zZLfiVyaOOAzbslLFvXupYBvIwuWaCq1lpw7YuOV3m_nr8xwRk2yfkzW1W5-L7Z5uKtz76srCm1iipL3q23Rf2JLV_n3USP44umi6MtCYRg2FsWA63FRp1tjIkD-9ZPHV1OR0oTlDKpXubP-pJKmFO-cMdWp_X7rcCeMyFeKY8_9R5kIHxb9hTYUPw/s320/20240223_083523.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And this is this pattern stitch of the green section. I have a few more rows to work on this sleeve before I am done here. I have lots of green so I don't have to worry at all about how much yarn I use. Still the goal is to have pretty much balanced wide sections of colour and I will keep to that. It is very much part of what drew me to the pattern. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just as I was sitting down to write, I noticed that I have unconsciously coordinated what I am wearing today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKHhIjnR8XU_Po4aSIaPz_Z-aAqjSRr6Hp3Kf5GyRDHwZSai5UPgn2crKWfzZLufMZMYHPqPUW6UosUqySP3P5HJBORjMiwt91gXr1PDuU8EoWLjB9gsMRfn4l0f_OPRKaHBY6MQ2kv63rMnZbxq8KMSdUsWkxZq8i-c6U1mdlUAxb_d3zpluixSchYM/s4000/IMG_9576.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKHhIjnR8XU_Po4aSIaPz_Z-aAqjSRr6Hp3Kf5GyRDHwZSai5UPgn2crKWfzZLufMZMYHPqPUW6UosUqySP3P5HJBORjMiwt91gXr1PDuU8EoWLjB9gsMRfn4l0f_OPRKaHBY6MQ2kv63rMnZbxq8KMSdUsWkxZq8i-c6U1mdlUAxb_d3zpluixSchYM/s320/IMG_9576.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">😁</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">That never happens. I feel so weird about this that I may have to put on something pink just to throw things off. Hmmm. Wondering if I have anything pink...</div></div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-78227648657923448282024-02-22T09:14:00.002-07:002024-02-22T09:14:48.702-07:00For Brian<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Perhaps Love</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Perhaps love is like a resting place</span></p><div class="xaAUmb" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 16px 0px;"><div jsname="WbKHeb"><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="margin-bottom: 12px;"><div style="text-align: center;">A shelter from the storm</div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">It exists to give you comfort</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">It is there to keep you warm</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">And in those times of trouble</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">When you are most alone</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">The memory of love will bring you home</div></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="margin-bottom: 12px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps love is like a window</div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps an open door</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">It invites you to come closer</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">It wants to show you more</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">And even if you lose yourself</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">And don't know what to do</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">The memory of love will see you through</div></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="margin-bottom: 12px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, love to some is like a cloud</div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">To some as strong as steel</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">For some a way of living</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">For some a way to feel</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">And some say love is holding on</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">And some say letting go</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">And some say love is everything</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">And some say they don't know</div></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="margin-bottom: 12px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps love is like the ocean</div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Full of conflict, full of pain</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Like a fire when it's cold outside</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Or thunder when it rains</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">If I should live forever</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">And all my dreams come true</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">My memories of love will be of you</div></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="margin-bottom: 12px;"><div style="text-align: center;">And some say love is holding on</div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">And some say letting go</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">And some say love is everything</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">And some say they don't know</div></span></div><div class="ujudUb WRZytc" jsname="U8S5sf" style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps love is like the ocean</div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Full of conflict, full of pain</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Like a fire when it's cold outside</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Or thunder when it rains</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">If I should live forever</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">And all my dreams come true</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">My memories of love will be of you</div></span></div></div></div><div class="f41I7 ai4HXb" data-ved="2ahUKEwiJosmYpL-EAxXDAjQIHRtzAdwQycMBKAB6BAgmEAM" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; margin: 16px 0px;"><div class="auw0zb" style="color: #70757a; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 13px; text-align: center;">Songwriter: John Denver</div><div class="auw0zb" style="color: #70757a; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiyNaFCB8PXPY6Iwwx6fhgYDw5RsQafb8Cz5tukM5l3D2eGO3T4bGW8nCWMrO6hg9VcDkRTpmXchka4-aioQ3eGxdIF733QDNzed7UI8KMNtGGRj8RULmBCUNA6ybOLu6DImomoxBpagUwXNx-aMfnJeRWGbifY5bKkbRl91nU-u9CVRzo_efVwO6L34/s474/13882646_1463052190388604_8711392079444635029_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="474" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiyNaFCB8PXPY6Iwwx6fhgYDw5RsQafb8Cz5tukM5l3D2eGO3T4bGW8nCWMrO6hg9VcDkRTpmXchka4-aioQ3eGxdIF733QDNzed7UI8KMNtGGRj8RULmBCUNA6ybOLu6DImomoxBpagUwXNx-aMfnJeRWGbifY5bKkbRl91nU-u9CVRzo_efVwO6L34/s320/13882646_1463052190388604_8711392079444635029_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="auw0zb" style="color: #70757a; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 13px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">First thing when I woke this morning, I thought of you. It's your birthday and I am filled with memories of you. Sitting on the front deck when it rained. Walking around our yard with our Saturday morning post hot tub coffee. Watching stars with you. Our dinners out when you would come home after being away for a couple weeks. Coffee in the airport on our way to Kyiv. Rock Lake. The Hand Hills. Camp fires in the back yard. </span></div><div class="auw0zb" style="color: #70757a; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 13px; text-align: left;">So many things run through my mind. I am filled with sorrow, not for me. I am in a good place. I am filled with sorrow for all the things you did not have. Our grandkids. The dream of our farm. Sheep. Okay, that was me, not you. In heaven, I know you are laughing.</div><div class="auw0zb" style="color: #70757a; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 13px; text-align: left;">Ten years on, my memories of love are of you.</div><div class="auw0zb" style="color: #70757a; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 13px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="auw0zb" style="color: #70757a; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ENVc7RM86Fg" width="320" youtube-src-id="ENVc7RM86Fg"></iframe></div><br /><div class="auw0zb" style="color: #70757a; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-63921672775677357292024-02-21T09:42:00.000-07:002024-02-21T09:42:00.635-07:00My Kind of MagicYup. It is going to be a struggle. I have had to tell myself a few times that it is Wednesday and not Tuesday. Good thing it is a short week, work week, that is, even though I am retired. <div><br /></div><div>With the decision made to sell my spinning wheels, I am busy gathering all the spinning stuff together. The first thing I did, was to pull books off my shelves. If I clear out the spinning books, I can open up some shelf space. </div><div><br /></div><div>Yesterday I reoganized my knitting and other crafting books. <br /><script type="text/javascript">
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I am not planning a big cull of books there.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up, will be clearing off bobbins and getting them ready for sale and after that, getting the fibre that I have organized. Once those things are done, I ought to be able to significantly change my general storage around. I will have one entire bookcase free as well as most of a closet. It is going to take a good bit of thinking to sort out what those 'found' spaces should hold. </div><div><br /></div><div>I don't know about anyone else but if I want to really think deeply about something, I knit. I empty my mind and just focus on small movements of hand and needle and string and things sort themselves out in my head. It really is magic and that is more than enough.</div></div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-66347885686454379892024-02-20T10:45:00.000-07:002024-02-20T10:45:18.456-07:00A Monday TuesdayI seem to have taken a bit of a vacation. That is good actually. I think I needed it. I woke this morning after a good long sleep and though it feels like a Monday, it is not. It is Tuesday and I can already tell it is going to be a challenge to keep that in my head this week. <div><br /></div><div>I finished up the first pair of Big Fabel socks on Friday. <br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0cGVfaFQlTtP8uAd9bKWyUW-cCmTa5Q3cuuZX4wfx25UyhecQmMtcB-hZTOY8Yb1ZWmhsril5-OM1sGk66a3sHtTcYRLHKsIT-eWYCEMNJon5ahZ7MNCpI-6N2edmrASWgNx_CSgtyldbktG34ehztQ4aRWPrEjw5pgZS_eV2EWIgntNBZ8PhAFnbdc/s3264/20240216_152838.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0cGVfaFQlTtP8uAd9bKWyUW-cCmTa5Q3cuuZX4wfx25UyhecQmMtcB-hZTOY8Yb1ZWmhsril5-OM1sGk66a3sHtTcYRLHKsIT-eWYCEMNJon5ahZ7MNCpI-6N2edmrASWgNx_CSgtyldbktG34ehztQ4aRWPrEjw5pgZS_eV2EWIgntNBZ8PhAFnbdc/s320/20240216_152838.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I wore them on Saturday. What a great pair of socks. If you have never knit socks, consider it. Wearing them is such a pleasure. Cozy, warm and comfy.</div><div><br /></div><div>I set puzzles on Saturday, a puzzle for yarny folk this time. The bright colours are kind of fun. The edge is done and I have a couple easy sections well under way. </div><div><br /></div><div>The rest of the weekend, I knit on the Utkiek. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK0RvqD5OfrS_gqJslqyTNrKeQm7-hbPtBtft3PR5udCeOASJL5l1TXUoq8uoUT-aSJJ6OuYbQOdxCT9VsZNvH_KzG06Y8axCqI-rGp-o8Z19AeEHRNmOXqqeMXcdzSRylsmcdHuN_CtJzFpC0nupg3cX74nt4PWWYA4BY1ylBRVqSM_d_OAjPlJrD0do/s4000/IMG_9574.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK0RvqD5OfrS_gqJslqyTNrKeQm7-hbPtBtft3PR5udCeOASJL5l1TXUoq8uoUT-aSJJ6OuYbQOdxCT9VsZNvH_KzG06Y8axCqI-rGp-o8Z19AeEHRNmOXqqeMXcdzSRylsmcdHuN_CtJzFpC0nupg3cX74nt4PWWYA4BY1ylBRVqSM_d_OAjPlJrD0do/s320/IMG_9574.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I was struggling with the slip stitch pattern for this section again, and went through all my stitch dictionaries to find one I liked better. I did and seemed to be doing ok till I realized I was doing it backwards, a fault of my not understanding Japanese. Still what I ended up with will do and it will have to. The yarn could not be knit again. I redid it four times, and the yarn was just not capable of more. It wouldn't take the stress of ripping back another time.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am just past separating for the arms. Today I plan to knit the sleeves. I think it will be easier to sort out just how wide the stripes can be from my original two skeins. Part of this sweaters charm is matching width stripes on body and arms and I mean to make that happen. </div><div><br /></div><div>I am off to knit. I intend to keep on knitting the Utkiek again today, though the Linger sweater is calling my name loudly. Linger is still on the body but with Utkiek, there will shortly be the thrill of adding in a new colour. We shall see where my fingers take me. </div></div></div><div><br /></div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-11162920496444547852024-02-15T10:27:00.004-07:002024-02-15T10:27:58.627-07:00Letting GoMy mind is being pulled in a hundred different ways today. There is always so much interesting stuff to do. And yet I think this post is going to be about making there be less interesting stuff to do.<div><br /></div><div>That sounds weird I know. It's okay. It flummoxed me too. <script type="text/javascript">
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I already had the marker set up for the today, but you can see that the side below the underarm is longer. This is not a fast knit. I only get in a few rows a day, but with a marker, I am seeing the progress.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngFsHrTl4ULYF5nSDa0x5W9aQZcEy7YJ-nfLNSZpHP6ueLRghUm0XgSC3zqIw0aDU-NWy4i-iqrUGbWY7FU5wOCsKP8pFVa2WZYRGsGnuYt2odl7d4afl4GR4DioEbOr6YbNH8Jtnn6AaYhRVhO1Ztl5LX0jwKb26i4rs7kbG5oirMbrJ4c3a_dVe3ls/s3264/20240213_115625.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngFsHrTl4ULYF5nSDa0x5W9aQZcEy7YJ-nfLNSZpHP6ueLRghUm0XgSC3zqIw0aDU-NWy4i-iqrUGbWY7FU5wOCsKP8pFVa2WZYRGsGnuYt2odl7d4afl4GR4DioEbOr6YbNH8Jtnn6AaYhRVhO1Ztl5LX0jwKb26i4rs7kbG5oirMbrJ4c3a_dVe3ls/s320/20240213_115625.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I took this picture because this was the point in the project where I am starting to look hard at the yarn usage. A big part of me is screeching " Eeeeeeeeep". There is about half a skein of grey yarn attached to the sweater and these four balls. That is it from my full bag of ten skeins of the grey. The half fisherman's rib is using up yarn at an amazing pace.</div><div><br /></div><div>I know how long I want the sweater to be but I am, as usual, starting to feel as if I am going to be short of yarn. I won't be. There is plenty, but it is time to manage the yarn. I think after the ball I am working with at the moment is used up, I am going to knit the sleeves. That way, I can finish the body by knitting till I run out of yarn. </div><div><br /></div><div>It doesn't look like a lot of knitting, but I can only work for a little here and there through the day. The double stranded yarn makes for heavier work and I am trying to take care. I am getting in some knitting time on other things in lighter yarns.</div><div><br /></div><div>I pulled out this pair of socks. This is one of my favourite yarns, Cotton Fun, an older Mielenweit sock yarn. It is a bend of cotton and wool and is just a pleasure to knit with and wear. I had a sock half knit and then realized I was not enjoying the stitch pattern, so I switched patterns and started again. </div><div><br /></div><div>I was so deep into thinking about the changes my feet have gone through, and deep into the pattern and the yarn, that I did a silly thing. I knit the pattern the whole way around the foot and I kept doing it even after I realized it and knew that a lace pattern on the sole of a foot was never going to work. Purpose made holes on a sock sole are not smart. It was hard to face. I stepped back and did not touch or even think about this sock for a good long time. I was so deep into the dream of this sock, but I found some gumption, pulled it back to the toe and restarted.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejOe-WguGCAsFyORmz9j3SJDTVfHJT_PWxqXWODRJ4nzGZK47cemlZRiKvDLIa29GG5QeDUGhavGRI9NzO5f0hNa27dQSggYqdp-6El0FtsGUobvcH8rvH5nDmutqP5j1s1MoiLEzVnCl7cNXftrkpk0nMq98G8fw1slfjXRF0xM51adE8uD7mKrq7Fw/s3264/20240214_080519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejOe-WguGCAsFyORmz9j3SJDTVfHJT_PWxqXWODRJ4nzGZK47cemlZRiKvDLIa29GG5QeDUGhavGRI9NzO5f0hNa27dQSggYqdp-6El0FtsGUobvcH8rvH5nDmutqP5j1s1MoiLEzVnCl7cNXftrkpk0nMq98G8fw1slfjXRF0xM51adE8uD7mKrq7Fw/s320/20240214_080519.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I marked the front and the back with clunky stitch markers to keep the lace only on the top of the foot. I have no idea why, but even with the markers, I found I had to really be careful and focus on what part of the foot I was working on. I guess this is why most of my socks are plain vanilla socks. </div><div><br /></div><div>After all this trauma, I pulled out something solid and simple and sensible, the worsted weight socks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_f7FPph2UBQJ5FT_1wmTs4SNYsRGMsh1qtPTE7jFZW5z2v0TdqU6sOci7aBkSwOOgkCC6tfAXQMnZYt3CscOYtrwuojhap1sfS0mDAVXhg0cEkjQaN9YVsMG6gLEn5KetMA_XiL_ic4RjscU3NYW7JeIWNitOqZHdSTYxww_8N7Z-YbV6OjqHqPdnmM/s3264/20240214_080550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_f7FPph2UBQJ5FT_1wmTs4SNYsRGMsh1qtPTE7jFZW5z2v0TdqU6sOci7aBkSwOOgkCC6tfAXQMnZYt3CscOYtrwuojhap1sfS0mDAVXhg0cEkjQaN9YVsMG6gLEn5KetMA_XiL_ic4RjscU3NYW7JeIWNitOqZHdSTYxww_8N7Z-YbV6OjqHqPdnmM/s320/20240214_080550.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Sock two of this pair is underway. It is nice and plain all the way around the foot. </div><div><br /></div><div>Even though sweater knitting is going well, it felt like it was one of 'those' days. I don't like that feeling but the things that don't go so well are a part of knitting too.</div><div><br /></div><div>No worrying about sock feet or yarn management today. I must tidy the sewing room aka the spare bedroom today so I can do some sewing. After a weekend, chatting with Cassie about clothes and things we could use in our wardrobes, I feel the urge for something new. </div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-33646916490198485432024-02-13T07:27:00.004-07:002024-02-13T11:42:33.629-07:00DreamsThere is a thing that happens when you dress in wool garments. <script type="text/javascript">
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Each right side row knit stich is a knit one below so that the fabric is not quite as long as a plain rib would be. What you gain is well worth it though. It should be noted that I am only following the pattern approximately at this point. I am not into stich counting and rows but prefer to knit to fit me. I wont have to knit many increases at the side under arms for this one. It is such a stretchy fabric it won't need much.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRynatzXItzBjqdAnrIgbthUB6HKWFvZx8QOmz7NMhxz7j2y16pcGFLECCZdt3IX8NXU65-SS5KVP72xrzO2Apu9VCToi3GnRczjyKae2KJ9nE1dq7jESOyJUqmVpemstaBL1T59z4aBiE-z9xo6pB3e221oIN5CfjXBodwhzPcTI6CZxQX-zPqHv4czQ/s3264/20240208_105930.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRynatzXItzBjqdAnrIgbthUB6HKWFvZx8QOmz7NMhxz7j2y16pcGFLECCZdt3IX8NXU65-SS5KVP72xrzO2Apu9VCToi3GnRczjyKae2KJ9nE1dq7jESOyJUqmVpemstaBL1T59z4aBiE-z9xo6pB3e221oIN5CfjXBodwhzPcTI6CZxQX-zPqHv4czQ/s320/20240208_105930.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I put it on a holder string and gave it a good try on. It fits great and I am very pleased with how it is going. The only problem is that I did not want to take it off. It was deeply warm and comfortable, and I will be using this kind of stitch again for more sweaters. I can't wait to wear it.</div><div><br /></div><div>On Saturday and Sunday, I devoted my time to sock work. I tried the red sock on last week and thought it was ok, though I felt it should be longer. When I started to do that, I tried it on again and thought I was utterly off my rocker when I felt it fit well. It was too short. I really love this yarn and I deserve socks that fit right so I pulled it back to just past the heel and made the foot longer. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTb8LqD7MuZ_9yGESQdVtQEIJG8fUp5liCVJla0IBb5uYFYyIoGg_q_x-tln8J_YxEj5Iq2QkoZJ6qEp202cUYI4zXT83tWnXhFfTaxM-LexQr-4OjfZwH9TADdw9_eXPcvijXIpLig1dTgAPK8YguoryCZo_aiwGPilI8-b0BW5Tpz9vDqhi0-ZNXsb4/s3264/20240211_153252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTb8LqD7MuZ_9yGESQdVtQEIJG8fUp5liCVJla0IBb5uYFYyIoGg_q_x-tln8J_YxEj5Iq2QkoZJ6qEp202cUYI4zXT83tWnXhFfTaxM-LexQr-4OjfZwH9TADdw9_eXPcvijXIpLig1dTgAPK8YguoryCZo_aiwGPilI8-b0BW5Tpz9vDqhi0-ZNXsb4/s320/20240211_153252.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I also changed the heel from a short row garter stitch heel to a toe up heel flap heel for no other reason than that I felt like it. That is one of the wonderful things about socks. There are so many way to get what a sock needs to be from a thread and some needles. </div><div><br /></div><div>The weekend itself was really great. It is always so special when the grandkids come. We baked a big batch of Monster Cookies. I don't do that often. The recipe I use makes a monster sized batch with 18 cups of oatmeal and takes all day to bake the whole thing, but luckily, the dough freezes well. We sent cookies home for Marcus and put some in the freezer for later too. The next day we baked buns and ginger snaps. As quality control man, Uncle Keith had a wonderful time. </div><div><br /></div><div>Cassie and I decided her next sewing project. Now it is up to me to make sure we have the right fabric and a pattern. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today is the day for routine household chores but in between I can knit and see how much farther along I can take Linger. </div><div><br /></div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056484334792989996.post-27073145286360175482024-02-09T08:51:00.002-07:002024-02-09T08:56:50.669-07:00LingerI meant to post this morning, after not posting yesterday, but suddenly there were kids here last night and since one of them is asleep on the sofa in the livingroom, I cannot get to my tablet to post pictures of what I did yesterday. I might get there later in the day.<script type="text/javascript">
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I need a warm neck and this has it in spades.</div><div><br /></div><div>When I finished it was time to clean out the bag and prepare it for the sweater chest. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojRLzDFjYIydcIskoaRxqTXTPg-o3XNSo5z4O28K6-BlHZ0N17omwdumjcePEddTccFDX5YIbZOc5AB1-Alv01_KmG-ipSThEgosU80E660l4v7FsCV0GPM4Vrck7UMxR54J53m8yfbE1mtyEo1Viw13Y1YnFOzPJK8qhGIpiw7ia0zZ0YffrNBRAiQI/s3264/20240206_160606.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojRLzDFjYIydcIskoaRxqTXTPg-o3XNSo5z4O28K6-BlHZ0N17omwdumjcePEddTccFDX5YIbZOc5AB1-Alv01_KmG-ipSThEgosU80E660l4v7FsCV0GPM4Vrck7UMxR54J53m8yfbE1mtyEo1Viw13Y1YnFOzPJK8qhGIpiw7ia0zZ0YffrNBRAiQI/s320/20240206_160606.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The bag was stuffed. All of this was at the bottom of the bag, along with the yarn leftovers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0_-vag6pv4BYYuA0tOKuw8ULuURdsdiMrwZKDnrdPc84QWIryAJZgGHEvoQibyMO1foFfAuZJQVb371W2Ewhf2GKrUFgbi1d_Z4jRwp7_Mh1qnT5D8lzq_bygZCHkJgeKIPTYpTmuiZlk-Zm0rYMNh0h1Fr9M-jtOQ9CmyWTPu33wYb9958BXARoKcI/s3264/20240206_160701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0_-vag6pv4BYYuA0tOKuw8ULuURdsdiMrwZKDnrdPc84QWIryAJZgGHEvoQibyMO1foFfAuZJQVb371W2Ewhf2GKrUFgbi1d_Z4jRwp7_Mh1qnT5D8lzq_bygZCHkJgeKIPTYpTmuiZlk-Zm0rYMNh0h1Fr9M-jtOQ9CmyWTPu33wYb9958BXARoKcI/s320/20240206_160701.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I should be able to make something lovely with this, two full skeins of Pesto plus about half a skein of Kelp.</div><div><br /></div><div>Somewhat at a loose end, I went to the WIPs bin, closed my eyes and pulled out whatever my hand touched. Ah, a summer top. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiws_b6fIdqzQh63NnYGQizAaAFxtIFyOCYquJL5LH9zFfYwaClOiopCtmZdlXokSbBSYPpsIbakOrjXAcop-G7wfmyes2hQ77abRWQ2DXxsBopK3sx7W3v-iUeA4tDcjU9-xDoDCHhx26KJFlrJQolqY1rv654GdAO-_c8Xsfp8BVm6oxBet4ZkWAyAUo/s3264/20240206_171401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiws_b6fIdqzQh63NnYGQizAaAFxtIFyOCYquJL5LH9zFfYwaClOiopCtmZdlXokSbBSYPpsIbakOrjXAcop-G7wfmyes2hQ77abRWQ2DXxsBopK3sx7W3v-iUeA4tDcjU9-xDoDCHhx26KJFlrJQolqY1rv654GdAO-_c8Xsfp8BVm6oxBet4ZkWAyAUo/s320/20240206_171401.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I love this yarn and hope it turns into a reasonable facsimile of a short sleeve summer tee. It is brainless knitting. It's only challenge is to manage the yarn and switch every second row. Even that will be more intuitive once the sleeve is a bit farther along. The shoulder is a wide contiguous saddle style shoulder and right now, I am at the part where the sleeve increases each row till it reaches a healthy third of the stitches needed for the top of the shoulder. After that, it increases every second round as you knit down the yoke, till sleeve and yoke are long enough to separate the sleeves. Knitting it was a nice way to spend and evening.</div><div><br /></div><div>I had a great sleep and then this morning was looking forward to putting on on of my favourite things, (They are all my favourite things), my version of Kate Davies Myrtle sweater. I was about to put it on when my eye caught this.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqSnUu-5q_FzYDI947IGu7ORbgtRMhXfzBKbl4ZJfRv1CJwuLOsxVHyHxvRTM6yeQ1Thimv8kdEt7Ne4fuAPkqBt-PySPnWBujqLTVFgd4EXC60SRKhWDFGptrAcSV3x2xybf5TCvZ-Uc7sU2jw26gdAH0A07Q3_Je0Fomumi-7aUfc_JuWcwX8BOV28/s3264/20240207_081736.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqSnUu-5q_FzYDI947IGu7ORbgtRMhXfzBKbl4ZJfRv1CJwuLOsxVHyHxvRTM6yeQ1Thimv8kdEt7Ne4fuAPkqBt-PySPnWBujqLTVFgd4EXC60SRKhWDFGptrAcSV3x2xybf5TCvZ-Uc7sU2jw26gdAH0A07Q3_Je0Fomumi-7aUfc_JuWcwX8BOV28/s320/20240207_081736.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Last time I wore it, I was emptying the dishwasher and got caught on a rack. I couldn't find any damage that day but as you see, there certainly was. It is repairable though, but it is not a happy thing at all. One happy thing. One sad thing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I used to try to focus on being happy, picking apart my world, trying to sort out the things that made me unhappy and trying to clean those things out of my life so I could be happy. I have come to find that that way lies madness. Happy is a moment in time. It isn't static. Happy is bits and pieces, important bits and pieces but it isn't natural to be happy all the time. I know that what I was searching for was contentment and once I started searching for that, rather than happiness, things worked better, life was better. Trying to be content was something I could accomplish. It was okay to just be.</div><div><br /></div><div>My sweaters are joy and sorrow, a rather small joy and and a rather small sorrow in the great scheme of everything. Joy and sorrow. Two sides of the coin of life and contentment living on the edge between.</div>Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14322437575472650069noreply@blogger.com1