Yesterday, the potholder was 6 inches,
today it is 8—and looking more and more like a potholder. The
peachy yarn is coming close to the end... It was a partial skein, but
I felt there was enough for my purposes, and there is still enough
yarn left that I feel confident that there will be enough for at
least a 10 X 10 potholder—which I realize will not be a square
after fulling, but it will still be a nice comfortably large
potholder. It won't take long to finish. The pot holder after this,
will be a black and white one for me.. Then a 3rd for my
DD, followed up by more potholders for me, and then? Well I still
have lots of cotton yarn!
The socks, too have gained 2 inches and
now with 9 inches of leg, I am are ready to start the heel flap.
I love working the heel—and love even
more that the heel marks the half way point of the sock--
The flap will be close to 3 inches--
and this will make the floor to top of cuff about 12 inches. The
foot will be 12 inches, too, so heel really is the half way point in
the socks –and I have been working on them for 11 days- If I keep
making progress at this rate (a rate that includes some days with no
progress at all!) I should have them finished in time for father's
day (my goal).
I'll make some progress on the flap
today since today is first day of my CSA participation. My daughter
has been doing the CSA for years—First one in Little Neck, and now
a local one (both CSA are supplied by the same farm) .This year I
decided to try it out. The first pick up is actually 1 week
late—Spring in the north east has been especially cool, and all the
crops are a week behind.
This weeks share is mostly greens—mixed
spring greens, (little bits of lettuce, from thinning the plantings,
pea threads, radish greens and other edible greens from thinning
plants.. This is the stuff they charge a fortune for in the green
grocers, some real lettuce, arugula, kale, and bok choy.
I will still end up buying some onions,
(red, yellow, and spring) peppers and carrots. I like all these
greens, but I often like salads that are more than just greens. I
didn't sign up for the herbs (from a different farm) and I love fresh
spring herbs in spring salads. I know where mint grows wild, (and a
little mint goes a long way) and like a spring pesto of parsley,
basil and mint. I am growing basil but it doesn't grow (in a window
box) as fast as I like to use it! I'll also pick up some sprouts—bok
choy, sprouts, onion and carrot make nice stir fry--.
I had hoped to have a car by now--(at
it stands it will be August before that happens) so I will knit on
the bus to from the CSA pick up point.
