Thursday, February 05, 2004

Far to go…

Sadly, I think the geraniums have about had it.  They never really recovered from the move a year ago.  They used to sit in the kitchen windows of our old apartment and bloomed off and an all year long.  Lovely thing, to have flowers growing in your home all the time.  But we don’t have the space in the new apartment that we used to have in the old.  The two geranium plants are sitting in a living room window now.  They are not happy there but there isn’t anywhere else to put them.  And, while the cats left them alone in the old apartment (I have no idea why; they were easily accessible) here, the cats seem to have gotten the idea that the geraniums are snack food.

I’m nearly done with the second front piece of the kimono sweater - just a couple of inches more.

I ran across a question about using hair dye (the permanent type, I imagine) on wool a week or so ago.  No real answer was offered, but I was intrigued by the idea.  The palette would be somewhat limited but that’s not necessarily a deal-breaker.  I wonder if it would damage the yarn though.  Hair dye is a lot more expensive than Kool-aid but it might be an option worth pursuing at some point.  Of course I’m thinking about the front/neck band for the sweater for which I have plenty of yarn in the same color as the sweater but which might be a tad more interesting if it were done in different, assorted shades.

Got underway with the next color stripe on the poncho yesterday.  I think it looks wonderful :) However, the ever increasing diameter of the thing (2” every other row) has made me think about something I hadn’t considered before.  Have any of you ever seen a size 10 circular needle that was 150” long?  Me neither… Gonna have to figure that out at some point because the ebonies are only going to suffice for another couple of days or so…







This is a closer look at the increase section.  It’s not real obvious on the circular needle, but points are forming nicely which is just what I wanted.  I seriously doubt that I’ll fringe this thing, but four big tassels at the points might look nice or, I wonder what I could do with braids?







I was looking through the winter InKnitters last night, and came back to this.  It’s just the kind of drapey, non-binding thing I prefer to wear when I have to wear an outer garment of some kind - something I generally resist. There’s enough interest in the patterns used so that it might be a fun project at some point.  I even like the red - wouldn’t that be snazzy?  I think I’ll take a pass on the gaucho hat though…

I’m off to visit my dad today and to replenish my almost empty coffee stash.  Can’t live without coffee :)

P.S.  Having recently finished up a jar of store brand orange marmalade, I opened a name brand this morning to slather on my English muffins.  Swoon!! You mean this stuff is supposed to taste this good?  Ahhhhh!!!

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1. Love the kimono, that yarn really suits the design.  Have you tried cutting your geraniums back hard or repotting them in some free draining compost?

   Posted by Pamela  on  02/06  at  02:37 AM
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2. Hi Pam :)

   I’ve done both those things.  The problems with the geraniums is they’re old, one of them is ancient, actually.  And since I can’t keep the cats away from them (short of throttling the cats, which is tempting sometimes but not really do-able) it doesn’t seem realistic to prolong their slow but inevitable demise.

   And thanks for the comment about the yarn - I’m very happy with how it’s working up.  Feels lovely too :)

   Posted by Robbyn  on  02/06  at  08:56 AM
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3. Glad to find someone else who likes marmalade since my K hates it.  Have you tried Rose’s lime marmalade? Very tangy!

   Posted by Ryan  on  02/06  at  10:54 AM
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4. yeah, marmalade is nothing to skimp on. I believe in store brands, but not for things like marmalade (and kleenex....) :)

   Posted by Rachael  on  02/06  at  10:54 AM
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5. Ryan - You know, I’ve seen the stuff, but have never tried it.  Maybe I’ll have to give it a shot :) Years ago, I did have the good fortune to sample a marmalade made from grapefruit, lemon and orange.  That stuff was sensational but, alas, I never ran into it again.

   Rachel - Amen!  You can add mayonnaise, toilet paper and soup to that list as well :)

   Posted by Robbyn  on  02/06  at  11:12 AM
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6. Ahh, sorry about that Rachael - I promise I’ve got the spelling right now :)

   Posted by Robbyn  on  02/06  at  03:04 PM
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