I’m not feeling well today, think it is just the heat but not taking any chances. Hope to be back tomorrow.
I’m on a roll. First I throw away yarn then I frog a 10″ x 50″ two-color Brioche stitch scarf and start over. Why? Well, the bind off seemed tight although I went up 2 needle sizes to do it, then I saw a dropped half stitch about 2″ down that was very noticeable and I knew there was another, less noticeable, error about 10″ back. So I frogged it and started over on US size 9 needles; used size 10 the first time but I knit so loosely it looked a bit sloppy. Am not even going to worry about lifelines this time as they don’t work well in this process but will check each row (or pair of rows) as I finish them so tinking will be a possiblity if I mess it up. I’m comfortable with the stitch process now so think the scarf will come out much better this time around.
I can hardly believe what I just did. Are you prepared for this? I threw away yarn. gasp! It was a bit traumatic but at the same time cathartic. Granted it was primarily odd balls of left over no-name acrylic from the 1970s that had been buried in a box for years but it was still yarn. Also found a couple of balls of nicer yarn I’ve never used that I think I’ll put in the $1 basket at the shop. One is suede and the other is a wool/alpaca blend that I have wound into a ball but don’t remember what I intended to knit with it.
I’m taking part in a series of wellness conferences at the Cancer Center and will be closing at 1:00 on Tuesdays to get there on time. This series runs through March 20.
The shop will be closing at 1:00 today so I can attend a wellness seminar at Via Christi. Today’s topic is Get Back to Wellness, Take Control. Since I often feel like my life is out of control I hope this helps me get back on track.
We have had such a mild winter to date I shouldn’t be complaining – but I hate gloomy weather. If it is going to rain, let the rain come down; if not, let the sun shine. Guess I just need to turn on the high intensity light and sit with my back to the windows while I knit or crochet something fun. I have a couple more chemo hats I want to get done so I can go turn several in to the Cancer Center at the same time. There is also a sock half done which really wants to join its mate in the dresser drawer.
My cold is getting worse, not better, so I decided to take a day off and try to get over the worst of it. I really don’t need to be sharing my germs either; although I try to be stingy with them it is sometimes difficult to contain the little devils.
If I were good with graphics, you’d see some here; since I’m not, a simple Merry Christmas! will have to do.
December 27-31 there will be a store wide pre-inventory sale: 10% off your total purchase, including previously reduced items. Closed for an old fashioned hand count inventory (followed by a few days for my brain to recover from dealing with all the numbers) from noon on December 31-January 9, re-opening January 10.
With Christmas Eve on Saturday this year, I’m debating what hours the shop should be open that day.
Not at all cause everyone will either be on their way out of town or spending the day doing family things?
Regular hours cause a lot of husbands/boyfriends/friends will need to rush in to buy last minute gift certificates for loved ones?
9-Noon to give the late shoppers a chance but also reserve some time for myself?
Rainy, dreary weather the past couple of days but several people found their way into the shop in spite of the weather. I’m glad cause I really don’t like sitting there alone all day like I must do sometimes. I’ve just placed an order to replenish the Caron Simply Soft and am contemplating additional orders to other suppliers; what do you want to see, or see more of, in the shop? The sock yarn is getting a bit picked over but there are still a lot of balls of it on the shelves. I do still have some of the original Peaches & Creme cotton left in balls but only one cone of it, a yellow variegated. I have a few cones of the double worsted Peaches & Creme that is good for rugs. Still trying to decide what to do about replenishing the cotton due to its popularity and have ordered a color card for Sugar & Cream which I would have to buy through a “secondary supplier” since I cannot place large enough orders to satisfy the mill it comes from.
Currently on my needles: the second of a pair of slippers for my youngest granddaughter for Christmas and a cowl for another granddaughter. Finished: the mitts to match the cowl, a cowl & mitts set for my daughter in law, a half dozen children’s caps for charity. No current crochet projects; I did crochet a couple of hostess gifts during the Thanksgiving weekend and immediately gave them to my hostess. Need to be thinking about what to make after I finish the cowl; most likely a crochet project but I can’t decide just what I want to do. I do think I’ll knit more of the slippers like the ones currently on needles, a pair for myself and maybe some more gift pairs.
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