3g Short of Half Done.

The hollowed out cake of yarn weighs 53g's now.. and the scarf—just slightly stretched and demi blocked is 28 inches long by 12 inches wide . So, when finished it will easily be 60 inches, and likely closer to 65 inches finished. A very nice length for a soft, lace, dressy scarf. (That is about 1.5 to 1.6 m or so by about .30cc wide)

It has enough colors in it to match half the clothes I own, (and some I have planned) The second half will be the reverse colors to the first half, with bright turquoise marking the half way point.

It's faster and easier to knit now the I have the pattern memorized.

The red sock has grown a bit, too, and now measure a full 7 inches in the leg.   Today I will start the heels—which will be a bit slow going—I plan to stop and photograph each detail.. And at the same time, I am going to separate the socks, and show one heel being worked on 2 circ's, and the other sock (and heel) being worked on DPN's. My sock knitting tutorial is woefully lacking photo images and a video on how to work a heel—this sock will be the first step in remedying this.

There will be other image to come—there are so many options for heels! I want to have at least a few options photographed, and videoed.  

The Flap, Turn, Gusset heels is one of my favorites—and I think on average, the best fitting heel. There are so many options to this heel as well. Starting with the size of the flap--most often ½ of total stitches in the sock.. (but this can be increased or decreased), the stitches--most often Heel stitch, but I have also used Linen and half linen, or the eye of partridge --but there are many other options.

The same goes for the turnings.. Heelsby Number is my goto for working out round or handkerchief turnings.. The Dutch (aka square) turning is good too—since I, like many, have duck feet--Triple E width at the ball of my foot, but C at the heel (this is commonly called a split last—a last being the form used to make shoes)

The Red socks will have a pair of conventional side gussets—but I have done gussets placed on the instep (Why B Normal socks) or on the sole of the foot (May'sSocks—Blue Swirl) but most often, side gussets are rule of the day.

Looking More Like a Scarf

I just kept knitting and thinking, and finally got the pattern down pat in my head-- The Waterfall lace pattern that is.  I forgot in my last post to link to the pattern--so better late than never.

But getting the pattern memorized didn't prevent me from making a major mess up. —I did a mini “on the needle” blocking yesterday  to see if the error I made would block out---and the answer was no, it didn't. So I frogged the last pattern repeat, remounted the stitches, and went forward.

This image is from yesterday, when the sides were threaded onto size 3 needles to sub for blocking wires, and the work was blocked—on the needle. The error was in the upper right (column 2)

I have no idea what I did wrong—I was at that point feeling pretty cocky and sure that I had the pattern down pat! I do now—I can stop at any row, and know where I am, (with out counting out the stitches, and comparing to the chart) I can work the 6 rows with out consulting the chart or pattern, too.  So I am picking up speed in the knitting (16 or so done now!) 

I like the colors in this yarn—the lace is called Waterfall, but I think these colors are more like tidal pools—here in the north east, the water is never the cool clear blues of warmer climes—it is dark green, and blue green, and deep blue—depending on the depth and sun and aquatic life...There are more colors than these two in the skein--it will be fun watching them work their way in. 

This scarf will be an everyday scarf—I have lots of blues and greens and purples in my clothees—this will go with lots of outfits. And while I will likely block dry it, it is machine washable sock yarn to start—so it won't require too much care.

The red socks are sitting by the way side, for now. I will work on them again on Friday when I am heading off to see my granddaughters—I had hoped by now to be DRIVING—6 months ago, I thought I would have a car by now--(a legacy)--but the probate court still hasn't been settled, and I have a big hunk of plastic and metal that I am storing. I can't register it (no title) and I can't drive it.

It's been very frustrating. Even I get the call today, and paperwork needed tomorrow, I still have to get to the DMV, and then get the car inspected, (and some minor repairs done) so it wouldn't be ready to drive till next month.  And since it is already afternoon--Its not likely I will get the news of the settling of the estate today.  Oh, well.

What?!

Thursday

So I finished the hat, and started back to work on my red socks... which stubbornly refuse to show any progress..The still aren't 6 inches long, (I am convinced they will be!) but I continue to work a round or two between breaks.

The, meanwhile, I have cast on for a pretty lacy scarf—This one you can find in my Ravelry shop. Its an inexpensive pattern—but I really think a scarf like this, with just one lace pattern (no matter how complex the lace pattern) for the whole thing shouldn't be that expensive.

I love this almost rib lace pattern—but it isn't as easy as it first looks.

The “repeat” is 6 (stitches) –only its not. Half the rows are 6 stitches, and half of the rows are 7. Some rows are dead easy, (K3, P3)--but there are decreases and YO on the purl side –just to keep you on your toes. I prefer written out patterns most often, so my pattern has written directions, too.

I have just about got it memorized—the first time I made this pattern it took me almost 30 inches to do that!

I am working on a size 5 needle, using Anne Modesitt's Werks—a sock weight gradient yarn that I recently treated myself too. The previous version was done in a silk blend-. But this yarn is, in some ways, prettier. I like the gradual color changes from greens to blues.. very watery colors.

Saturday

Finally! Sometime yesterday I knit the magic row, and suddenly—the stuck sock, grew—and now its 6 and a bit. I am going to do a few more rows, and bring it up to 6.5 inches before I start the heel.

So I Didn't Get It Blocked

I had a near disaster as I started to bind off (a drawstring bind off) the needle slipped off, and the inside stitches started to run... 3 of them! Then as I worked to knit them back up, and get them bound off, by turning the hat inside (or more correctly white background side) out, the black stitches ran too!

Aaauuugghhhh! It messed up the very top of the crown, but... It was late (after 7PM) and I just wanted to get it finished.... and so I did. Not a major mess up, but not Blue Ribbon quality either.

After that, I ate my dinner, and after dinner, I started to work again on the red socks. I still haven't knit my way up to six inches!

So that's it... not much to report.

Closing In

These images are from last night—when I finished the star motif—which isn't as nice as I like.. I think it's too busy (it looked better on graph paper).

Most often, when it comes to hats, I knit, finish and wear—I don't always block them. But I think this hat is going need to be blocked to look its best. Color work almost always needs blocking to look its best.

Since last night, I have have been decreasing  closing in the crown of the hat. Right now, I am half way done.. 72 stitches have been whittled down to 36! Every round (or more correctly, every other round) is smaller than the last... It won't take much more knitting till I am done. There are some ends to work in, and blocking, but by tomorrow, even with blocking, I should have a finished hat!

When I started, the plan was white stars on a black background--(and the red chevron on the folded back cuff) But now, I am thinking the current inside is prettier—the white background with black stars—What do you think?

It really doesn't matter—the hat is for Ms. D—and in the end, she will decide what she likes best!

The weather is still horrid—but by a lesser degree. Yesterday the high was 15°(-9.5c) and it warmed up all night—its a balmy 22° this AM-- Yesterday started at 3° (-16° c)with gusty wind—the wind have died down--But there is snow and freezing rain predicted. All of the cold weather storms of a whole winter in 2 weeks of time!

I sort of need to shop--(fresh produce) but I can manage. My freezer is full up—with soups and stews, stuffed pasta, cooked ground beef (that can become tacos or sloppy joes in minutes) and there are even bags of frozen veggies –So I don't have to cook for the next week—Unless I want to. But I have no oranges, and no lettuce, nor onions (neither red or yellow!) 1 pepper, 1 carrot, 1 sweet potato, but no kohlrabi or cauliflower. There are frozen stews to eat, with all these veggies--so I can hold off for a day or two--and better weather.

My recycle box is full—I've used up salsa, and pasta sauce, ricotta and cottage cheese, soup (canned) and boxes of stuff (pasta, butter, cereal and so on) It's been too cold to venture out--even just to the recycling bin!

I'll go back to the red socks after I finish the hat today--and then? I think a soft lacy scarf for me!

More

But not that much.

I was dressed warmly yesterday, but I hadn't slept well the night before—so on my way home from seeing my grans,  I got chilled. I came home, put a home made frozen dinner in a low oven, and tucked into bed, under the covers to warm up, and when I finally did, I promptly fell a sleep!

The result was dinner was late (9PM!) and after wards, while I was no longer feeling cold,I was still too tired to knit.

I had gotten a few rounds done on the socks while on the bus;  but they are stuck in that occasional knitting hell—where no matter how many rounds you knit, the length seems to stay the same. I know it just a temporary thing—but it is no fun right now. 

Ms D's hat? Well a color change marks the progress. There are now 8 rounds of birds eye and a few more rounds beyond that—all of which will be hidden as the cuff gets folded back—but this pattern, ( birds eye)  with its many switches back and forth, makes a very interlocked fabric perfect for what in effect is the brim—That is, the portion that hold the hat on the head. One more plain round, and then it's time to go to work on the stars.

I have something pictured in my mind—and I suppose I could work something out on paper—but likely I will pull out Alice Starmore's book on Fair Island knitting—and if that doesn't work I have plenty of other pattern books—It won't take long to find something I like.

I wish I had started it sooner—NY is having a cold snap with the coldest weather we've had in years... in the teen (f) which is soundly sub zero (c)--which is bad enough—but steady wind and gusts up to 35mph make it feel even colder.  

6 of One, a Half Dozen of Another

Slowly but surely, I am getting back into the rhythm of things. I am still doing some deep cleaning... and organizing—re arranging—and as I do, I am happier with my life.

Shelving that been hanging around for months (some for YEARS) had been set up, and the shelves filled with the things I want, in a way that makes it possible to actually see them--(my stash is staggering!) Things I don't want are being discarded, things I do want are being made accessible.

So that I have also managed to get 6 rounds done on each of these projects, is another good sign.

The hat is simple at this point—This part of the hat will be covered by the folded back cuff, and a simple birds eye pattern works fine. 

It keeps the two layer together, which is what is needed at the moment.  

 In another round or two, I will drop the red and pick up some white, as I continue in the birds eye pattern,  The crown of the hat will be a star/simple stick snowflake like design—and white stars or snowflakes on a black background are better than red ones.  It will make the hat more interesting, too. 

The leg of the sock is about 5 inches now, and I plan at least 6 inches, (maybe a bit more) so the heels aren't far away. And once the heel is complete, I always am more enthusiastic—The foot is always so much faster to knit (or so it seems to me!)

The Spice of Life

Saturday past, I went to a mid winter festival sponsored by the CSA my daughter is associated with, which was held at the historic Flushing Meeting house.

I've been to other Flushing CSA events, and this time, (as in the past) I contributed items to the fund raising raffle (this time, some framed food prints... one set of 3 small prints; chard, asparagus, and carrots) , and a pair of prints with a selection of root vegetables and another with a selection of carrots)

I am not a member of the CSA—(my neighborhood is filled with many greens grocers) but I think CSA are a wonderful idea.

One reason I went was for the spices—The CSA tries to work with other local vendors that supply local and/or organic foods and the result was a number of organic food suppliers participated.

John Bowne HS representatives were there—Bowne HS has an agricultural program, and raises life stock (and fresh vegetable) –and offers local free range chicken eggs for sale (of course, a dozen came home with me!) 

And a local apiarist was there, with local honey (and the local winter meant honey production was going on right up till Christmas (2015)--I've purchased honey back in the spring—I don't use a lot of honey in my cooking, so my 4 oz bottle is still half full--but is great when I became sensative to local pollen and was reacting to local pollen..

There were an assortment of home made jams and preserves (nice but a bit to pricey for me...I made jams and preserves when I lived in the house and while they are so much better than commercial productions... $10 for half pint was just too much (in my opinion).

For me, the highlight was the spice ladies They are sisters in law, and both decided on being stay at home mothers once they had children. They, like my daughter, were concerned about GMO (not many spice are GMO) and about pestisides, and additives. Did you ever read the labels on your spice containers?  So many spice have “yeast extract” and salts, (simple salt and more complex ones like MSG,) and “anti caking agents”--and some of these are made from GMO's.

Their  goal was to buy organic spices and mix up their own blends. Like any obsession, things grew. Some of the spice they wanted were only available in bulk—and even when you are from an ethnic background that enjoys spice food, bulk can be more than you can readily use.

So they shared --between themselves, and then with family, and then a business was born!

My parent were Irish—and spice are not much part of Irish cuisine, Salt, pepper, mustard and cinnamon make up the bulk—Occasionally caraway seeds--(in breads) but my mother didn't like caraway, and not much else. So learning about spices, and using them, has been an adult occupation.

I've come to love Indian foods—years ago, it was simple premixed yellow curries (which I still use) and as time went by, I learned to use and mix up my own “curries”--some very mild, some a bit hot (very hot is not part of my food prep!) some green, some red, all with a  range of spices. Chinese golden curry is a staple, and Red and Green Thai curries are not unknown (these are used sparingly—they are often at the far range of heat, for my taste.  But I am still a novice when it comes to many ways to use spices.

But the spice ladies (who are properly known as Spice Tree Organics) have a huge selections of blends—from organic taco spices, to curries, to falafals, and sweet chia blends—which they used for making cookies. Everything for seasoning soup to nuts and every thing in between. I got a small selection to start—and on their web page, a collection of recipes that will make my life a bit spicier.

Spice Tree Organics is the only vendor that sells mail order--If it wasn't, why not make spicing up your life a resolution? 

(The opinions expressed are mine, and I was not, (and will not) be compensated in any way,except for the pleasure I have using these spices) 

Factors—A Math Review

There is a meme that goes round on FB “Another day gone by, and I still haven't used Algebra”--this annoys me, because  algebra includes such basic stuff as mixed addition.

The ability to look at a handful of coins in your hand, some quarters, and dimes, nickels and pennies, and to quickly, (mentally!) tally them up, and know, YES this is the correct change, is using algebra. If you go day by day, without doing that little bit of algebra, —Whoa! No wonder you are broke!

Algebra is vital for knitting—since basic counting is part of algebra. There are lots of other math skills needed and many of them use algebra-- Like deciding on a yarn--This sweater calls for yarn A, with 220 yards, and I need 7 skeins, I am using Yarn B, with 207 yards per skein. How many skeins do I need--(I see, from the comments in Ravelry, most knitters had just inches of yarn left.. so how many skeins do I need? A quick bit of math makes it clear—7 X 220= 1540, and 7 X 207 =1449...and given that information, plus the notes from other knitters, I know I need 8 skeins of yarn B—and maybe it will be cheaper to use the recommended yarn A...and I go through another set of calculations.

But the math I use most as a knitter, and a designer is factoring. I hated factoring as a kid. . Do you remember it? It is an almost lost skill in today's calculator rich environment.

Factoring is the skill you need to add up mixed fractions (among other thing) ¼, + ½ + 3/16ths—for example(and really, this is an easy one! To add the fractions, you first change them, to have a common denominator (the lower number!) So what is a common factor for 2, 4, and 16—D'oh, 16!

Now, multiply both halves (top and bottom)  of each fraction to change all the fractions into x/16.

¼ becomes 4/16ths, ½ becomes 8/16, and 3/16ths stays the same. And now we add up the 4 + 8+ 3 and get 15. and our final answer is 15/16ths. If instead of 3/16ths we had 9/16ths, our answer would have 21/16ths, and would then have to reduce the fraction (and get 1 5/16ths as an answer)

This is the algebra we all know and hate! It's the Algebra that makes us say, Wow, I need the $$$ laser tool that figures out all of these fractions, and tell me, (with me doing any of the work) the precise measurements and tells me what length I need to cut to make this...(any household project from replacing cabinet door knobs to adding a new room!)

Or we spend the money on making someone else do it... It is the algebra that Tom Silva keeps telling us is easy on the TV show This Old House.. and it really isn't that hard, but most of us are out of practice—and we never liked doing it anyway.

I find, as I design things, factoring is my friend. I have favorite numbers—and will change yarn or needles to get the gauge to that works with my favorite numbers.

96 is one favorite number, and so is 72, 64 sometimes often wins out over 60an other favorite)—though, in general I really like numbers that are in the 12 times tables! 12 has so many factors.. 1, 2,3,4, 6 and 12. Then, every other multiple, (every even multiple, like 2 X 12,and 4 times, (and so on) has 8 as factor...and ever 3^rd multiple, (3 X 12, 6 X12), has 9 as a factor.. so 72 (Oh such a beautiful number) has, 1,2,3,4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, and 72.  With all these factors, the world is your oyster when it come time to select a stitch pattern for your project!

By now, you might be thinking... OK, Helen is a real math nerd... but if you want to design, and to have stitch patterns (vs stocking knit or plain knit (garter), starting with a number that has many (vs. few) factors,  creates a huge number of possible stitch patterns to chose from! 70 by comparison is more limited.. 1. 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, and 70--

What is more, there are only fewer even numbers, 2, 10, and 14 . I think, (and I could be wrong, but I don't think I am,) there are many more even numbered stitch patterns than odd, and if you are limited to just 10, and 14 well, it's harder find patterns you might like. I also tend to like symmetry, and 5 repeats of a 14 stitch pattern just doesn't seem as attractive as an even number of repeats...

the fold back cuff with a chevon design.

Why all this math? Well I have started the double knit hat for D, and my cast on number is 72, and with this a starting point, I can just work out a simple pattern (like this chevron for the fold back cuff) with almost no effort... I don't need a chart, just a number of stitches (8) that is a factor of 72, and bingo, the pattern emerges like magic! I might chart the snow flake pattern I am thinking of for the sides of the hat—but with all the factors I have to work with... it will be a snap!

For me, hardly a minute goes by that I am not using algebra! I think in numbers.

Meanwhile, I've added some round to the sock too..64 isn't as versatile as 60, but 8, as a multiple has a lot of advantages.. (perfect number for sets of 5DPN's or for 2 circ's) and this pattern has 8 stitches, making is simple and symmetrical. I'd show you but my camera memory card is full, and I wanted to post this--NOW!.

Snow Day

Just over 2 years ago, my DD gave birth to twin girls--(No twins do not run in the family, one (of a huge number!) of 3^rd cousins had twins—so there are a pair of 4^th cousin who are twins--hardly common occurrence!) 

For the first few months, after they were born, she had a Douala, which she really needed as complications required a C-section (and fortunately all went reasonable well). Since then, I have gone to her home once a week—(some times more than once a week) to help. Mostly my help consist of keeping the girls entertained while she gets on with life—Laundry, cooking and cleaning. But I also go along to planned activities—playschool at the park, read and play at the library and cross cultural programs. The other grandmothers do the same— there are plenty of opportunities, what with swimming in the summer, programs at the zoo, Gymbary, or Rhythm and Rhyme music program.

We had plans for today, which were canceled, (today, the activity for the day will be a walk in the snow with out me) and I have an unexpected snow day. Fortunately, I have plans to see them tomorrow!

So what am I doing with my day off? Well already I have frogged and reworked the cast on for the double knit hat-Just a single row worked. I'll join into a round as I work the next row. The hat is still undefined—I will just make up a pattern as I go...Likely some sort of star/flower motif--

I got a few R's of the sock worked last night—but not enough to make a noticeable change.

And yesterday, I started writing up the direction for my Evolution scarf—and that will be the last you hear of it till its done.

I will do some cooking—because isn't that what you do on snow days? Maybe a pot of onion soup—but most definitely I will make some stuffed shells—I make 2 kinds: Italian style stuffed with Cheeses—a blend of ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses—that I serve with marinara sauce, and shrimp mousse ones—a blend of shrimp and white fish, that I server with a lemon/butter/white wine saute. I will save some of the pasta shells to make some shrimp mousse ones next week.

I only plan to do the cheese ones today, 6 or so.--I'll count out how many shells are in the box, and do half. Meanwhile, I have been eating my way through the soups I cooked at the beginning of January, so a pot of some sort of soup will be made. These will be a nice restock of ready to eat foods. These ready to eat food are a big help for my effort to loose weight—When I have had a busy, tiring day, an quick salad while I heat up a ready made meal means I eat a nutritious meal—with out having to make any effort to cook.

In between cooking and cleaning up, I'll work on both the sock and the hat—and make the day an all over productive one.

And even though the plans were cancelled, it has warmed up that the scant 3 inches of snow is largely melted away, which will make tomorrow activities all that easier.

The Pattern is Becoming Clearer

And the knitting easier. I had tried out a few patterns before I settled on this spiral—and then I just jump in on this pattern, with out a thought about pre-planning.

Spirals are wonderful for work in the round—the best of them are simple... but almost most all of them require a bit of pre-planning to be their best.

RPM is a great example. The pattern was a hit when first published in Knitty—It's almost a rib, (K4,P4) repeat for the round and then every round-- Well almost.

When first published, it called for 64 stitches... but since the pattern spiraled, there was a place (beginning of round) where you “changed” since to spiral, you needed to P1, (K4,P4) repeat in order to ofset the pattern (or else the result would be 4 X 4 ribbing.)

One person pointed out, if you cast on 63, (vs 64) the pattern would automatically spiral and you'd never have to adjust, and the pattern result would be “jogless”.

The result? An set of instructions for 8 rounds became a single round set of instructions! So much easier—and prettier, too.

My socks have a spiral pattern ,as well –It's a variation of the Barley Sugar stitch –as seen in my Sugar Cane socks—a pattern that naturally spirals, and is easy to knit. What I like best is, the pattern never changes from row to row. It's the same 8 stitches, all the way round, and then a plain row. And repeat.

Well that statement above is true—but only if you have the right set up. When you jump in with out preplanning, the odds are 1 in 8 that it will be set up right.. (I was 5 stitches off—so it took 10 rounds to hit the sweet spot (5 pattern round, 5 plain)

Now I have found the sweet spot, things are going faster each round. Once thing about this pattern—once you hit the sweet spot, the stitches on the needles remain the same, but the beginning of the round moves. (vs having to repostition stitches on the needle and keep the BoR in the same spot.) The BofR is just a few stitches off now, but as I progress, it will move and move—round and round.

Before I found the groove, I was stuck rearranging the stitches on the needle –a real PITA when you are knitting socks 2 ATAT on 2 needles.

Now that I am in a groove, I am seriously thinking of working on the double knit hat I promised to knit for D-- I've taught D to knit --she kept begging me to knit socks for her. Instead, I taught her to knit her own—she's only made 3 pairs (with lots of hand holding) but it enough for her to know what it means to knit for someone else. She's been going through some hard times—with family illness, and while she has brothers, she is the closest care taker,(and the only daughter)--and much of the work falls to her.

I am knitting her a hat to warm her head, and to warm her heart. She had borrowed one of my hats last year--(we had a bitterly cold winter) and I promised her a hat of her own then. This winter has been mostly mild—but there are many more winters to come.. and right now she need a bit of comfort—and what is a warm hat but portable comfort.

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/oftroy/double-swirl-hat

After the hat, I will go to work on Evolution—a fun pattern that evolves—It's almost 8 pattern in one—each just slightly different—Each change is a stitch pattern on its own, and each pattern just one or two stitches different—but cumulatively, there is a huge change. I think this will be a fun scarf to knit with its every changing patterns. It reminds me of those word game—where you change one letter at a time and the word TREE morphs to FLED..

Slow Progress

On the socks—I want them but somehow, I just don't want to knit them. So I carry them with me, to and fro, to doctors visits, and other activities, and instead, I read the paper, of do the crossword puzzle, or week old magazines.. and not much gets knit. And I am on the 4^th stitch pattern. I think I finally found one I really like.

Meanwhile—I think about other things to knit..

--A scarf—a fun little design of my own (Evolution) –But I hate knitting scarves—but I want this

scarf—I love the idea of it, even if I dread the work of knitting it

--A hat—I owe a friend a hat—double knit please—She too has been ill, and wants a warm hat .

I have been lucky this winter—the north east has been having a mild winter—but it does still

cold at night-- and night comes so early in the winter.

--Another scarf—for me. Something super soft and not to big, or maybe a cowl. I hate things around my neck—and most of the winter I have the top button (snap, to be honest) of my jacket undone—but some days are so windy—I need something as a filler. I have the yarn (50/50 merino and silk—now I just need the will.

--A light weight vest—I just checked, and it was 2012 (4 years ago!) that I knit my lacy little vest of sock yarn—and planned to make another because I was so happy with it. I have the yarn—I just need to do it.. I am not small, (but I getting a bit smaller) but it only took a month (while knitting other things at the same time) to knit myself a vest/shell on size 3 needles.. It seems daunting to knit a garment with fine wool and little needles, but it really wasn't.

I also need to finish up the third baby blanket (One square, one round, and the triangle shaped one still to come)--And I have been neglecting my granddaughters... They need hand knit hats- fun flower ones, and pretty ones, and mittens to match—again the mild winter has saved me, but they both admired my hat (this one) and deserve pretty hats of their own. (click on any of the images to enlarge)

This is an incomplete list, and it's 3 months worth of knitting!

Sitting on a back self of my mind are a few sweaters –One in alpaca, (pink)--in a sport weight hand dyed yarn, and one in a worsted weight.. One day.

I bought this yarn with the first thought of making a pair of socks, but now I am thinking of it as a soft lacy scarf—I have given a way a few lace scarves that I knit just for fun.. maybe another lace scarf for me to keep and wear. (yet another scarf in my mental queue!) Maybe my waterfalls pattern..

But unless I get knitting—none of these projects will every become anything.. so its slow progress!