We’ve both been dragging our butts for the last couple of days with nasty colds, sneezing, coughing, miserable headaches. It’s funny too because though we live together, we are seldom both sick at the same time and we clearly have the same bug with my symptoms showing up about 18 hours after Myria’s. Well, let’s hear it for winter bugs - with a hey sneezy sneezy and an Ah-choo-choo!
Cuff
The fundamental problem is that these are meant for the hand - the appendage you use for absolutely everything - especially activities like grasping and holding? Do you know what happens when you grab something with a palm full of itty-bitty seed stitches? It feels like a bunch of pebbles is being pushed into your skin. Sigh...frog…
I frogged it back to the cuff and went on with the ribbing some more while I figure out what to do.
Ribbing
I do think that I left off the ribbing too soon anyways and I believe I’ll carry it on for at least another couple of inches. I can always do purl diamonds on the ribs - or some other design. The diameter is a bit loose as it’s currently being worked - perhaps a cable or two would be something to think about.
Oh - and I got back to the living room this morning after having taken the above pictures, and what jumps out at me?
Are they trying to tell me something?
No trackbacks yet.
Well, what about the diamonds just on the back of the hand? or do you like to make them so they’re reversible?
Hey, Robbyn? Where can I get a nifty Dulaan 2006 button? I checked the Dulaan site, but couldn’t find anything.
(And I love the idea of puting something fancy on the backs of the mitts. They don’t need to be reversible - go nuts!)
there you go again- thinking, thinking, thinking!
there does seem to be a remarkable affinity between those two skeins doesn’t there? the solid-colored purple/lavender/whatever just makes that color in the variegated leap out-
stay happy-
Laura - Now there’s a thought! ‘Course I have been thinking too straight the last couple of days so it’s a good things I have you to give me a nudge :)
Colleen - You’re welcome to take a copy of the button on my site - just don’t link to my site :)
Barb - Yes, they do seem remarkably compayible, deon’t they? And, of course, that makes me think - now what can I do with this? Always a dangerous question!
Good luck with the mitts, and feel better soon!
I made a non-jarring meditation timer recording: 5 seconds of silence, 3 strikes of a real Tibetan singing bowl to start meditation, about 20 minutes of silence, then 3 strikes of a lower Tibetan singing bowl to end meditation, and then a final “wake up call” of a bunch of singing bowls. If you would like it for your computer or MP3 player, e-mail me and let me know what format you need and I’ll e-mail it it to you… if I remember correctly, you liked meditation...? Otherwise, ignore me!
Happy New Year!
Stasia - And a very warm, happy and productive new year to you too!
Robbyn..sorry to hear you’ve been “under the weather”. Everyone in my home right now has some sort of cold--all except me and I think my days are numbered around here.
I had to laugh when I saw the sock yarn in your photo. I just picked up the exact yarn about 2 days ago and couldn’t find a sock pattern I liked to go with it. Your pairing with the purple yarn definitely gives me some ideas…
Get better soon!
Cheryl - LOL! I’ve had that sock yarn floating around for quite a while now and it was only coincidence that it happened to wind up sitting next to the merino :)
Mmm, yummy purple yarn. What a pity that you had to frog the first mitten. The seed stitch was looking really pretty, but I guess you do have to be able to wear these things comfortably!
Pam - I love the look of seed stitch and it always comes to mind when I want to add a bit of textural decoration to something. But I keep forgetting that it’s not exactly fun to do and that it can produce quite a lumpy surface indeed - depending on the material and needle size.
No post since Wednesday? I hope one or both of you haven’t taken a turn for the worse and it’s just that you’re too busy knitting/crocheting fabulous things. :::grin:::
I got my flu shot Thursday and my arm STILL hurts. Sigh. Hopefully the protection is worth it. :) Stay well!
Bron - Didn’t mean to worry you. As of today, things seem finally to be headed back to normal but Thursday, Friday and Saturday were not happy days :(
There should be a post tomorrow :)
Hope y’all are feeling better soon. I love those accidental “AhA” moments, when two yarns seem destined to show us what a great duo they would make in a project.
Bliss - I do too and, as I look back, it seems a great deal of my various fiber “pre-occupations” has invollved mixing yarns and threads to see what the colors looked like that way :)
