No more Fuzzhogs for a while, please! What with the neuropathy in one index finger, and the grand total of 18 of the silly things...I can barely make a fist. I will certainly return to this pattern later. And I have so many other issues to contemplate this week:
We're getting ready to start intensive ICD-10-CM training at work, and I'll be on vacation next week.
I'll be flying out to visit Sis & her family (and a mysterious "friend" who's staying with them). I will miss Nashville's fairly lame WWKIP Day. I'm hoping that Austin's will be a bit weird, in keeping with that town's reputation. We may never know...as I'm not sure I can talk Sis into attending. See, she's (oh the shame!) an ex-knitter! And I think she still harbors a bit of the "knitting is for grandmas" attitude, which means it definitely can't be for her. I think she's been trying to turn back the clock since she was 26.
In preparation for the trip, I went to the Goodwill on Saturday, and tried on 18 pairs of shorts so I could take home six. All went in the wash when I got home. Then I dug thru the "craft" room boxes and found my purses. I set up a cleaning & conditioning station at the sink, with a camp chair, a 50/50 solution of white vinegar & water, several soft cloths, and some coconut oil. I cleaned 15 purses. Two were of man-made material, so they were just wiped down & dried off. The leather goods were wiped & dried, then had a thin coat of oil applied & buffed in. There were two more purses in the closet, both of fabric, and one that's in current use -- I didn't want to empty it. All told, a couple of hours of work, and now I have lots of clean purses. I think I need to select 5 and mail them to Sis' so I can have a good selection there....Or maybe Sis will give me a purse or two; she's been feeding my addiction that way. Love you, Sis!
On a more somber note, I've been seriously considering frogging the Honey Color Affection. It is just so small...not that I've blocked it yet, maybe I'll try that first. I was really hoping for something bigger than a scarf. And I don't like the bulky edge where colors were carried up the side. I love the colors, and love them together, but this pattern is supposed to use what, 1200 yards of fingering yarn? I didn't use more than 700 yards. And followed the pattern. I am scratching my head on this one, but I can tell you that the other one (my Jadeite Color Affection) will be knit on bigger needles, and I may not carry yarn up the side.
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