Well, this is going to be one of those days. Neither of us is feeling up to snuff having acquired some kind of bug over the last couple of days. Poor Myria is wheezing like a ruptured accordion and I’m at the stage where I’m perfectly amazed by how much grody stuff you can have in your nose and still be able to breathe…
Anyway…
I got a bit more done on the kimono sweater last night, finished the seed stitch and moved on to the stockinette. Unfortunately, I didn’t remember to switch from the size 6 needles (for the seed st) to the size 8s (for the stockinette) which resulted in frogging. But it was only a couple of rows plus a few stitches. Thank goodness I remembered before I had gotten half the piece done!
Yesterday, Ryan asked what colors I was going to do the front/neck band in. When I bought the yarn for this sweater, I took advantage of a sale on this color only and made sure I ordered enough to do the whole sweater. I figured doing the band in the same color as the body would be maybe slightly less interesting, but would make for a more versatile garment over all. Ryan’s comment got me thinking though. I probably can’t afford to part with the money another three colors would cost (it would amount to half of what I spent for the original 18 balls). But if I have enough left over after the body and sleeves are completed, I might try dying the remainder. I have been wanting to try the kool-aid technique anyway and this might yield some interesting results. That decision is a ways away yet, but it glimmers with possibility in my mind :)
I also started this hat last night. The idea and pattern came from Pam at Fibre Frenzy. I’ve never been much of a hat wearer but, given the average temps here in New England this winter, I should be wearing one - otherwise I get earaches :(. This looked interesting and so I decided to have a go at it. I’m still debating whether to switch off colors every now and again; I think I’m going to do it. It will add some funk and just be more fun - both to make and to wear :)
Off topic note: I set up “Space Cowboys” to run on my laptop while I was working on the hat last night. Great, fun film. The plot is slender, but Eastwood, Garner, Sutherland and Jones worked together as though they had always worked together. Definitely worth seeing - a couple of times :)
This is an amaryllis that Myria got before Christmas. It’s been growing on the kitchen table (the kitchen has the best light in the apartment) and is about to flower. It’s been interesting to watch it’s progress as it grows very quickly and has to be turned each day to avoid acquiring a permanent lean towards the window. I’ll post another picture when the flowers have opened up. We were only expecting one bloom but, as you can see, we’re going to get three! Cool beans!
Stay warm, stay happy and stay creative! Have a great weekend folks!
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First, gotta ask: Where does the expression “Cool beans” come from anyway?
Secondly, I did some Kool-Aid dyeing about two years ago and it was great fun! I dyed some dirty-beige fingering-weight wool and got a lovely teal and a pumpkin spice color.
Colors or no colors, I’m still enjoying watching the kimono sweater come into being!
I think it comes from an old cartoon series called “Darkwing Duck”. I picked it up from a friend who was a rabid fan :)
When the thought of dying occurred to me, I was rather tantalized, but I think I’m going to invest in a skein of Fisherman wool to play with before I risk my beautiful merino :)
