Today? I knitted.
My friend Genevieve sent me some super cute toe socks, fuzzy socks (which Im wearing right now, mmm pink), AND a Regina Spektor cd. In return, Ive started the first… eh, half inch of her mittens. I will finish these, oh yes I will. I was delayed a week after we made this deal, the yarn shop was inexlicably closed for business for a full six days after two days of snow. I got this stuff on Tuesday, started it on Wednesday, and worked for about two hours on it today. Im new at this whole knitting thing, its fun but it takes a while. She’s neat. She told me she had sensitive skin so I went for a pure cotton-from-Australia skein… Ive never worked with cotton before - its not as flexible as wool so I feel like my hands are getting a workout as I do it, its kinda neat. I’ll have pincer strength like a god by the time Im done. The cuffs are going to be this color, and the hand is going to be an even brighter green… when I finish. I WILL FINISH, BY GOD.
I also made a swatch for my super complicated cardigan, hereby known as Bruce. It will be my magnum opus for 2007. This is the lace pattern called “phoenix”, after half-assedly blocking it with thumb tacks, a hand towel, and a $10 iron.
I’ll keep ya’ll updated, if you want to hear about it or not. Ha! Soapbox!
Genevieve said,
January 29, 2007 @ 10:08 pm
Whee! What a great color. Thank you so much! I’m super excited!! You’re neat too! Wheeeee!
Tildy said,
February 2, 2007 @ 9:56 pm
Im glad you like what you see so far, honey! Its coming along, slowly but surely…
Guinea Pig « Punctuated Palaver said,
February 4, 2007 @ 12:04 pm
[...] at the pattern” episode, all is going well. I figured out I need to buy new needles for Bruce, which gives me a chance to get some Addi Turbos! Yay. Theyre like butter, tell you what - I [...]