I've started a new knitting project! I admired a young friend's panache with scarves, and offered to knit one for him -- knowing he'd likely wear it appreciatively, which would of course be a big morale boost for me. Now, being a dude, his color sense is shall we say on the somber side. BUT I found several pictures of yarns available online, and he looked them over, and picked a nice variegated (mostly brown!) fingering weight. I ordered two skeins of Knit Picks Stroll hand-painted in their "Pony Ride" colorway, meantime himself & I are putting our heads together for a pattern. I tried cables, but they completely disappeared against the ground. Then I showed him two patterns that were basically about texture, and he picked one. Then came the swatching, and ripping, and more swatching, and ripping, and finally I had something that looked pretty good. I've knit about 8" of unblocked fabric, which looks like it'll stretch to 12" when blocked. If you're on Ravelry, you can look for my "Cowboy Morning Surf" based on Jackie ES's Morning Surf.
I worked in the ends on my Every Way Wrap, but still don't have the buttons in place. And I've taken some steps to get a "care box" sent off to Texas, for the nieces & Sis.
One last bit of good news: The Plaidman has a part-time job! and it's very close to home, only about 1.25 miles away. He'll still draw his Social Security, and his little pension, but with the additional funds from his job we just might be able to get the Innerwebs at home again.
I found another really good blog to peruse, check out The Bloggess -- but not at work! Just sayin', she's often NSFW. But hysterical.
1 comment:
I'm happy for you!
also glad you've discovered The Bloggess. She's my idol.
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