Stop saying knitting is something only old ladies do.
I learned to knit when I was a kid. I knit scarves for my friends when I was in high school.
I knit when I became a stay-at-home-mom.
I’ve knit off and on my whole life. I didn’t consider myself “old” then and I certainly don’t consider myself “old” now.
Kids knit. Teenagers knit. Women of all ages knit. Men of all ages knit.
Knitting is not something only old ladies do.
So just stop it.
Happy Groundhog Day! No matter what the groundhog sees or doesn’t see, we’re still having six more weeks of winter.
It’s foggy outside. Very foggy. I don’t know why some people drive 65 mph when they can’t see one car length in front of them. About seven years ago there was a 100+ car pile-up close to where I now work because people drove 65 miles an hour in the fog when they couldn’t see one car length in front of them.
No knitting happened yesterday. I did go to work late once the temperature rose above freezing and I could drive down the driveway and hill to the main road. Sliding a half mile downhill in my car is not my idea of fun.
I am 3/4 of the way done with the special project that I wanted to have finished on Monday. And I still have the left side and sleeve to seam on the papaya cardi.
Am I afraid to finish these? I don’t know. My brain is foggy.
Icy driveway and roads have me at home today. If it warms up, I may try to go to work. Yeah, right.
My daughter-in-law, 5-year old grandson, one-year-old granddaughter are coming this weekend. It’s cold and the ground is covered in crusty snow right now and it doesn’t look like it’s going to be much better for the weekend.
I need some crafty help. Do you have some suggestions as to what we can do craft-wise to entertain them?
This is one of the main reasons I want to have my own craft room instead of using the kitchen and stopping everything to fix a meal.
I thought about making Valentines. Maybe Bishop needs some for his pre-K classes. (Yes, his name is Bishop. I love it.) Anyway I can make stencils that he can use with cotton ball dauber to make cards.
I also have those clear flat glass “rocks”. We can glue pictures to the bottom and make magnets.
I also saw a project from Martha with crayon shavings, waxed paper, and an iron.
Any other ideas?
When I knit my seamless slippers (see pattern to the right), I repeat the increase row one more time. I like my slippers taller. Unfortunately this makes more stitches around the ribbed part of the toe area. I noticed this weekend that my toes were swimming inside my slippers. I think this is why I stopped making these for myself.
In the future I will decrease at least one or three stitches when I get to the ribbing so the slipper hugs my toes better.
I won’t call this errata as it is a personal preference.
Knitting In Flashes 