November 14, 2007
Wherein I Insult My Readers' Intelligence, Betray Their Loyalty, And Beg Forgiveness
[Friday, November 16: Just when I start posting regularly again, I find myself jetting off to brave the fiery wilds of San Diego for the Thanksgiving holiday, so no postings next week or the Monday after, Dear Readers. Although......if I find myself not living in a dentist's office, yet near a computer, with a camera, the right cable, and even mildly entertaining pictures to download, an entry might spontaneously appear. Stranger things have happened.
Happy Thanksgiving, all, and here's to better days ahead!]
For today, just a mish-mash of pointless photographs, things left in the queue from the last few weeks but which never got used so, what the hell.
First, two pictures of the spectacular fall foliage of a Japanese maple in TMK’s yard. On my monitor, at least, the colors are pretty accurate:
Secondly, a knitter’s delight: Sock-washing day! What I love about this picture is that, the second time I looked at it, I realized each pair of socks has a story that goes with it: The socks made by MaryB with the initials "TMK" knit into the pattern; the socks I knit out of Lorna's Laces Rainbow which TMK wore with her red Converse tennies; the socks local knitters team-knit for TMK when she was pouting about not having any socks knit out of Koigu; the first of many pairs of socks that I knit using Evelyn Clark's Railroad-Rib pattern; the second pair of socks I ever knit... So much of my knitting, blog, life, and relationship history is all wrapped up in this silly little picture.
And lastly, a super-duper-simple roll-brimmed hat I knit out of Naturally Vero Tweed (color 55 on this page), a yarn which is described as a 12-ply but looks more like a one-ply unspun bulky yarn. This yarn has a lot of tweedy and flecky and water-color-y character, and as you can see, stripes very arbitrarily yet regularly and pleasantly in a hat. Lerv it!
So, that's it. That's all I've got. Pathetic, n'est-ce pas?
Things will get better; I promise. For example, right now I'm working on the World's Ugliest Washcloth, a ghastly purple and lime green concoction, so you've at least got pictures of that—and a good laugh with overtones of nausea—to look forward to.
Posted by Ryan at November 14, 2007 02:27 PMAww, and a pretty shower curtain too!
I covet that tree. Covet covet covet. And a climate in which it would grow. It's currently 85 degrees here, and that is Just Wrong for November.
Not pathetic at all. Please stop being so hard on yourself.
Posted by: Cookie on November 14, 2007 04:10 PMAww! I love sock washing day. I have a clothespin rack doohickey that hangs on my shower rod for drying all sorts of find washables, and it makes me very happy to pin up all my damp socks in pairs to dry. I keep going into the bathroom to visit them while they dry.
Here's something like what I have, except mine is plastic with multiple arms and collapses like an umbrella: http://underbid.com/action/display/item/22881-1064502049/sku/55015.html
Posted by: LisaRL on November 14, 2007 04:11 PMThe only thing making me question my intelligence is that I can't figure out which part is supposed to insult me! Dang.....I hate that! But even now, you make me smile. Thanks.
Posted by: marylee on November 14, 2007 04:36 PM12ply in the UK, Australia and NZ (which is where Naturally yarn comes from) refers to the weight of the yarn. We haven't tended to use vague words like laceweight, sport weight, DK, worsted weight or chunky; we have used 2 ply, 4ply, 8ply, 10 ply, and 12 ply respectively. (Things are changing with the internets and the spread of US terminology.)
I know it's confusing when you spin and understand that 'ply' has another meaning, but to us the primary meaning has traditionally been a measure of the thickness of the yarn. And you can use two 4-ply yarns to approximate 8ply, and so on.
Posted by: M-H on November 14, 2007 04:37 PMGorgeous tree. Impressive sock line-up. Excellent yarn and hat. What's the pattern? I lovelovelove it. Wanna make it.
Posted by: Barbara on November 14, 2007 04:41 PMI LOVE purple and lime green together. It is my new favorite combo for baby stuff. Gender neutral and I'm 2 for 2 in knitting what, eventually, becomes the baby's favorite item.
Posted by: Laurie on November 14, 2007 04:41 PMYou're in my thoughts and I'm sending good vibes your way. {{{BIG HUG!}}}
Posted by: moiraeknittoo on November 14, 2007 09:11 PMHey lovely! I can tell from the photos that things are slowly getting back to "normal" and for that I'm glad. Sending *hugs* your way!
PS Sock washing day is so much fun!
Posted by: Rebecca on November 14, 2007 11:37 PMI need to do my sock washing day. I don't have such a pretty bounty as that, but I wear them a lot. Maybe I'll make that a quasi goal for 2008 (already thinking about 2008 - eep!), knitting myself some more socks.
Posted by: Seanna Lea on November 15, 2007 08:30 AMAhhhhhh. The tree is so purdy!
I just had a sock wash day too! Mine were all lined up on the bathroom heated tile floor(this works great by the way). Greg was like..."what are all these socks lined up on the floor?". Of course none were his because...he doesn't wear my hand knit socks! Blasphemy!
Hope you are feeling better! Been thinking about you. Don't I say that everytime? It is true though.
Posted by: Naomi on November 15, 2007 10:17 AMGlad to see you back -- we've missed you (in an understanding, sometimes you've just gotta put your head down, sort of way)! I love the sock photos -- isn't it funny how you can tell your life's story in drying knitted goods? It's good that it's not just me.
Posted by: Jocelyn on November 15, 2007 01:07 PMJust wanted to say hi and *hug* too, as I've also been having a rough fall (hospitals and Dr.'s and tests - oh my!). I'm glad you're starting to feel better. I miss when you don't post as you always make me laugh!
Posted by: Karlie on November 15, 2007 03:28 PMY'know. Remember when I went to GA and all you gurls put our office back together walls and all to encourage habitability? I can't tell you how gleeful it made me when E told me you seeing our socks drying on the shower curtain rod and exclaimed "I have found my people".
Can I count that as my memory even though I only heard about it? I'm sure that as my dotage approaches I'll completely forget that I wasn't even there. LOL.
Posted by: Leslie on November 19, 2007 10:17 AM