Dogs Steal Yarn

There was no knitting of wedding jewelry this weekend. There was the wholesale slaughter of a colony of mold in the upstairs bathroom. There was the painting of both bathrooms. There was the painting of the vestibule (red, glorious red. And yes, some folks call it a foyer, but really it's too small to be anything but a vestibule). There was the making of pot after pot of coffee to support Bob and Billy as they rebuilt the support structure for the deck. But there was no knitting of wedding jewelry.

I did get some knitting done at night, but by then I wanted relaxing knitting. Knitting with wire? Not relaxing. You have to coax it, bend it, stretch it. It cuts into your skin a bit. Your hands start to smell like nickels... The results are great; the process? Not so much. So faced with the choice of either silver wire or Alpaca Silk, well...what would you choose?

I'm now about a third of the way through Lara. Loving this pattern almost as much as I love the yarn. Yes, Carolyn, it's another wonky WIP. I'm trusting this one will come together as the Dolman did.

I also got a good bit done on this gift sock. Tania, if by some crazy coincidence you're reading this, yes, this is your purple sock, as promised. Yes, there will be two of them. At some point. Eventually.

Oh...and please remind me to never ever ever do a recreational cruise of eBay while tired and stressed. The result is good, this time, but, well...you never know. More details when the item arrives hopefully in good condition.

Posted by cari at September 6, 2004 08:59 PM