Tensioned Lazy Kate
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Socks for Michael
Well, the poor thing is pretty SNUG! I guess the way I learn best is by trial and error. No plans to undo all of this knitting, so either MP will have very snug socks, or I’ll have to make another pair with an extra inch in the heel flap/gusset and toe (maybe only 1/2-inch). That’s a bunch of foot to cover and while this sock is nice and stretchy, it’s not THAT stretchy!
Note to self: Buy a swift.
I’m still relatively new at this “married” stuff. Sometimes, I think I’m fairly good at it, other times I think I’m a tad on the naive side. For instance: How many times do I remember seeing “Charles” on Little House on the Prairie sitting with yarn around his hands while Caroline wound it off into a ball for knitting?
Was Charles just particularly good at, well, EVERYTHING he was asked to do? Or is this just fiction, and men really aren’t all that good at imitating umbrella swifts?
I thought I had a great “married” idea for my newly acquired skein of “Lucy” from Blue Moon Fiberarts. (Yes, I love Wendy’s Lucy too, and couldn’t resist the beautiful colorway named in her honor. Really, Wendy should get royalties for that particular boon.)
But I digress….
Back to my delusions -
Just like Charles, I assumed MP could hold this lovely skein of yarn draped over his hands, and I would wind it off into a center-pull ball, thus making it ready for the next sock project. After all, he’s good at everything else a husband should be good at, right?
Well….suffice it to say, the result was not anything like what Charles and Caroline came up with.
OK…another layer of delusion peeled away. I can see clearly now. Having your husband “OK” with YOU having yarn and knitting needles in YOUR hands every time he turns around is the actual Gold Standard. Putting it in HIS hands like Charles and Caroline…well, your mileage may vary.
Turkish Cast On Tutorial
FluffyKnitterDeb: Knitting Made Easier - Turkish Cast On Tutorial
I’m collecting ways to start my next sock project. I believe it will be a toe-up version of something from this book. I just got it in the mail along with some very special yarn…but first I need to finish the ones I’m working on. Finally turned the corner on sock #1 for Michael. Not sure why I was goofing up all the other times, but it’s got a very nice heel and gusset on it now - well, “very nice” for my skills anyway. I’d love to have Grumperina’s talent for heels and socks, but I’ve got a LONG way to go before I’m at that skill level. Anyway…I’m going to try this method for the toes next. It’s been fun learning all the different ways there are out there to make socks. Who knew?
"Do not give what is holy to dogs…
…nor throw pearls before swine.”
Granted, Jesus was illustrating the importance of valuing spiritual things with this illustration at Matthew 7:6. But, with all due respect, I have often thought of many of Jesus’ illustrations when dealing with my canine critters, as well as farm animals. The more you are around them [i.e. dogs, sheep, etc.], the more appropriate these illustrations become when you see the actual traits of your beloved pets and farm animals.
We humans - OK…us “DOG PEOPLE” (and this also applies to “cat people”) tend to forget that we are, indeed, cohabitating with, well…animals. We attribute human traits to our fur babies, and often forget that they are occasionally less than dignified in their habits and/or preferences.
I have always spent the time/money to assure that my sweet Daisy is fed top-grade food. No corn. No preservatives. Human grade. No “by-products.” And yet, despite my scrupulous attention to detail to assure her the best of canine health…one of the first places she’d check when we had the little farm, was to see… if perchance, I had left the chicken feed open and available to her to snack on - CORN!
Today on our walk she caught a scent trail out by our front yard. So, I let her “track’ whatever it was that she’d found. I figured it was a deer from last night because my 8 foot tall rose bush had all of the rose-hips pruned off the lowest level this morning. Knowing how much my sheep liked rose-hips, I figured we’d had deer visitors in the night.
So, anyway…back to our scent trail. We followed it through the loose leaves, and then stopped abruptly as though she’d found the X that marked the spot. Ever so gently she pulled the leaves away with a paw.
Then, gulp! Ahhhhhh……
CAT POOP!!!!
Dogs are so gross.
And so my rule has always been: No Kissing on the LIPS!
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