DR weddings and teeny tiny yarn.
Helped out with a Dragonrealms wedding yesterday afternoon. It went quite smoothly. Nice ceremony, charming couple, everybody happy. That’s the kind of outcome I like!
Also, I hooked up with GM Danalae yesterday, and she fixed a tiny but annoying and longstanding issue wherein the wedding GMs would have to take an extra step to be sure that the presiding cleric could actually open the crate of doves. Long ago, it unlocked to the cleric automatically, but somewhere down the line, we started having to be sure that all bits were aligned properly. It’s back to original working again, which means that there should be no more cleric embarrassingly struggling with the crate. Yay!
Worked a little more on that hot water bottle cover. I quickly came to realize that sock yarn was a poor choice for this project. Seven year olds are not known for their patience, so she has been wrapping her hot water bottle in the little shoulder shawl I made for her until I can get this finished. So I found a free pattern for a hot water bottle cozy in worsted weight yarn from http://www.yarnagogo.com/ and will be happily ripping the old one out and starting on a new one. The yarn will likely go up on
The experience of working on a medium-sized project with very thin yarn has me rethinking the original idea I had for a baby pool winner’s scarf. It was going to be Eve from Twisted Sisters. I ain’t getting paid for this, so I don’t believe that’d be a copyright violation. The pattern is reversible, as the cables are in a 2×2 rib, so it looks the same on the back as the front. It’s gorgeous in the pic. I’ve been wanting to make this for myself, but never had the time. However, the scarf is knit over 80 stitches on size 6 needles. I’ve already done a long, elaborate blue scarf on size 6 needles, and that one took me two years and it was only 49 stitches wide.
So I rejiggered the math and knitted up a rough test swatch in Lamb’s Pride worsted over 32 stitches on #8 needles. It loses something by only having the cables be 2 columns wide. Of course, wool and mohair is also going to be a little bunchier than wool and silk called for in the pattern, but still, it’s a little more “chain link” than the fluid look of the original. I think this’d look great on a sweater, but I don’t know about this particular scarf. I may play with another cable pattern, since I really like the idea of a ribbed cable that is reversible, but then again I may just go super-chunky and call it a day.
My daughter’s hoarse. She sounds a lot like Peppermint Patty in the old Charlie Brown cartoons. However, she’s definitely got her energy back, running around outside all day yesterday. Having the energy back is both good and bad, as my husband left town today and will be gone all week. How much guilt can I milk out of him leaving on Mother’s Day, I wonder? Hmmm…
My daughter couldn’t wait for today, so they went to the grocery store yesterday and came back with a card, a balloon, and a 6-pack of cupcakes. I think it’s probably a little more about my daughter than me, but that’s okay. She did want to split the first cupcake with me. Aw.
My personal opinion — the two-column cable loses a bit in translation.
My other personal opinion — I read an article today in the paper about kids getting gifts. The contention was that kids remember gifts they pick out themselves, ’cause they actually mean something to the kid, as opposed to being “steered” into something useful or desired or whatever. The example in question was an 8-year-old getting Mom an iPod, “so she can share it with me”, but also for her to use to exercise with so she’d feel better about herself. It was a bit thought-provoking, and thinking back on raising my son, there are several occasions when I wish I’d gone with his choices rather than what I helped him with. He still remembers when he got me the teensy red purse that went with nothing I owned and hardly could carry my wallet. And how lovely when they want to get something that they can share with you in your happiness! Yay for Emily!
As for the husband — guilt away!
My personal opinion — the two-column cable loses a bit in translation.
My other personal opinion — I read an article today in the paper about kids getting gifts. The contention was that kids remember gifts they pick out themselves, ’cause they actually mean something to the kid, as opposed to being “steered” into something useful or desired or whatever. The example in question was an 8-year-old getting Mom an iPod, “so she can share it with me”, but also for her to use to exercise with so she’d feel better about herself. It was a bit thought-provoking, and thinking back on raising my son, there are several occasions when I wish I’d gone with his choices rather than what I helped him with. He still remembers when he got me the teensy red purse that went with nothing I owned and hardly could carry my wallet. And how lovely when they want to get something that they can share with you in your happiness! Yay for Emily!
As for the husband — guilt away!
That sock yarn’s gorgeous! I’d love to give it a new home, but I hesitate to ask – how much? I know Trekking’s not cheap, I’m just afraid it’ll be out of my range.
That sock yarn’s gorgeous! I’d love to give it a new home, but I hesitate to ask – how much? I know Trekking’s not cheap, I’m just afraid it’ll be out of my range.
Well, the label says 13.98, which isn’t bad considering it’s 459 yards, enough for a pair. But this has been partially knitted, so obviously I wouldn’t be looking for full price.
Are you in the U.S.? If so, we could call it $8 + $2 for shipping if you don’t mind me jamming it into a padded envelope. I can frog the knitted portion, leave it as-is, or rewind the whole skein into a center-pull ball.
Well, the label says 13.98, which isn’t bad considering it’s 459 yards, enough for a pair. But this has been partially knitted, so obviously I wouldn’t be looking for full price.
Are you in the U.S.? If so, we could call it $8 + $2 for shipping if you don’t mind me jamming it into a padded envelope. I can frog the knitted portion, leave it as-is, or rewind the whole skein into a center-pull ball.
Sounds good. Sending it as-is is fine, however you can get it here to Kentucky. Do you take Paypal? Drop me a note – starsongky at yahoo dot com – so we can work out details.
Sounds good. Sending it as-is is fine, however you can get it here to Kentucky. Do you take Paypal? Drop me a note – starsongky at yahoo dot com – so we can work out details.
Eve scarf
It loses something by only having the cables be 2 columns wide. Of course, wool and mohair is also going to be a little bunchier than wool and silk called for in the pattern, but still, it’s a little more “chain link” than the fluid look of the original.
One idea comes to mind, not sure how it would work out. Since the cables are thinner (2 columns instead of 3) maybe they need to be shorter too to keep them in proportion. Could you cut out some straight rows and make the twists closer together?
Eve scarf
It loses something by only having the cables be 2 columns wide. Of course, wool and mohair is also going to be a little bunchier than wool and silk called for in the pattern, but still, it’s a little more “chain link” than the fluid look of the original.
One idea comes to mind, not sure how it would work out. Since the cables are thinner (2 columns instead of 3) maybe they need to be shorter too to keep them in proportion. Could you cut out some straight rows and make the twists closer together?
Re: Eve scarf
Duh. Of course, you’re right, but that didn’t occur to me. I may give that a go, thanks.
Re: Eve scarf
Duh. Of course, you’re right, but that didn’t occur to me. I may give that a go, thanks.