Hello!
It is only 9:15pm Dec. 1, but I am so sleepy!
I have finished the 2nd spacer section, and the first 2 rows of Day 2.
That's it for me, though. I need to get
to bed. This section looks very easy with just knits and purls, YO and either
Left or Right slanted decreases, but I am afraid that I will make some stupid
counting error if I continue tonight. I
have my lifeline in. I will continue
this section tomorrow.
Hello Again,
I got up late, for me, at 7 am. and really wanted to get to
work on my scarf, but since I knitting a bit faster this year, I told myself to
relax and get some other things done around the house first. The first thing I did was to check the load
of laundry and O! I'm pretty sure the
washer is done for it. We have a
Whirlpool Regency that is about 10 years old (or even more). It is one of the first front loaders made in
the USA and has a huge capacity which was key for a family of 7, and even more
key 2 years ago when the Godkids lived with us and we had 7 kids (9 people) in
the house. Other than the huge capacity,
the thing I loved most about this Washer (ok, other than it used way way way
less water than most big machines), was how dry it spun the wash. The clothes in the dryer often finished before
a washer load. Amazing! So, this great old machine has been really
loud lately, and we all knew it wouldn't last much longer, but well, I'M BUSY
RIGHT NOW! I need to do some research
and pick a new machine, and well, my laundry room is always messy, so I will
need to have the old machines moved out, then clean the floor, etc. to be ready
for the new ones... Enough about my
laundry trouble.
I did take the time to spin on my drop spindle this
morning. Since I was gone a lot last
week, and then knitting frantically on my HPCKHC projects, I did not spin at
all. I think I am getting faster, but I
still need to park and draft. I don't
know it that is because I am using cheap fiber that is not super well prepared,
so a bit tough to draft out, or if it is just that I am still a beginner. Anyway, I almost have another spindle
full. I want to try to get 3 spindles
full, then try to ply some beginner yarn.
It should be funny to see what I end up with.
On to Day 2 of my 2012 Advent Calendar Scarf.
The pattern was very easy today, and there was only one
repeat, so it took me about 1 1/2 hours
to finish today's section. It is a beautiful geometric piece. I had no trouble with it, and it was also
pretty easy to read the knitting while doing the even rows. Although, I have to admit that I am a bit
afraid to say that, because yesterday, when I was doing one of the even rows, I
realized that I had almost finished the row and not knit once. Pride goes
before a fall for sure. It didn't take
long to tink the whole row, and proceed a bit slower, really looking for the
knit stitches.
So this is what the scarf looks like now:
And this is today's pattern:
I have been reading the chat in the
2012 Advent CalendarScarf Group, and it is really wonderful.
First, the Moderators are very helpful.
I remember last year being so frantic trying to keep up, and really
needing the help of people in the group.
It always restores my faith in the goodness of people to do a project
like this.
Also, the Mods keep reminding
people that there is no deadline, you can knit the scarf at your own pace.
It is fun to try to finish by Christmas, but
that is really not necessary.
Someone
already posted today that they were "behind!"
I had to laugh because I remember feeling
that way last year.
The Doc and I are going to a Christmas Open House with
people from the hospital. The couple
hosting are big University of Notre Dame fans (as are we!! Go Irish!), so we are bringing a bottle of
wine in a Notre Dame colored Cozy.
I'm confessing here that I was crocheting like crazy on that
cozy right up until we left for the party.
Doc kept saying, "About ready to go?" Well, I think it came out great. He told the host of the party that I knit
it. I was a good wife and did not
correct him.
I just wanted to write one more thing about the Doc. He put up our Christmas Lights yesterday,
and
I didn't realize it, but he changed out the light in our big light to a colored
one. We have this light at the end of
our driveway that is motion sensored, so when you start to drive in, it lights
up and you can see where to go. So now
it has a colored bulb in it for Christmas.
But in true Doc fashion, he put in a RED light, so we look like a ...
house of prostitution. I love him.
Peace.
Yours,
f1bercat
shaping the planet with Day 2 finished.
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