Kiss My Knits!

I hit the 50% off sale at Stitch today, along with an astonishing array of other knitters. Sadly, I left my bullwhip and chair at home, so I had to mingle with everyone else rather than hold them at bay as I had planned. I got all the yarn I’ll need for my father’s sweater, as well as a nice variety of Mission Falls wool and a skein of brown Lamb’s Pride Burly Spun for another Fisherman’s Rib scarf. The line to check out was a good 15 minutes long. Not to get all TMI, but I was really wishing I’d gone to the bathroom before braving the store. I was not, however, about to leave my yarn unattended! The shoppers were all quite polite, but there was a lot of “is this someone’s basket?” so why tempt fate?

Last night I swatched the Encore I’m going to use for my daughter’s sweater. I think I got spoiled working with 100% wool. This stuff’s all right, but you can tell it’s mostly acrylic. It’s not a texture I’d choose for myself, if I had the choice to make again. Maybe I’m just a yarn snob now. Well, at $2.50 per 200 yards, the price was right, and it’s not bad to knit with.

The fabric was too loose on the recommended size 8 needles, so I dropped down to a size 7 and got about four stitches per inch. After washing and drying, it’s 4.5 stitches per inch. Now I just need to chart out where the grassy hills will go, do the math and cast on. Unfortunately, I’ve got a Girl Scout district meeting tonight, so I probably won’t have time.

Emily had a hard day at school today, especially in art. I asked he what happened, and she said her clay wouldn’t get soft. We talked about what to do in those situations – again. I’m going to hope it’s just a case of a rough transition back from Spring Break.

Tomorrow’s Girl Scout meeting will mostly be about what it means to be a Girl Scout. The co-leader has some ideas, which is good, because I’m pretty low at the moment.

Hats up for: CA, NC, CA