Welcoming a New Arrival
Sorry about being such a downer yesterday. I just couldn't be frivolous and silly on such a sad day.
My day was brightened by a new arrival.
The cursing has already begun. Wes looked at me yesterday and asked, "Why is sewing so hard for you?" He assumed that since I knit and am generally crafty that sewing should just go along with that. But I don't know the answer. I usually chalk it up to the fact that sewing is a precise craft and I am not a precise person. Also I emit some vibe that breaks sewing machines. They all behave badly around me. Fortunately I was able to wind the bobbin, thread the machine and take it for a test drive without injuring it or myself.
I also started a project for a baby due to arrive soon. I wanted to use up the last of the Fairy Hare yarn from my Leaf Lace Shawl. I picked the "Moss and Faggot Hat" from the Summer 2004 IK.
I didn't think I would have enough yarn to knit the whole hat. I hoped to knit the lace and use a second yarn to knit the crown. Now I don't think I'll make it to the end of the lace which means I'm knitting this for nothing. I remember that I tried to knit this when the magazine first came out. Not a very serious push to do it, more of a "huh, wonder if I could do that." I spent maybe an hour standing at my kitchen island but couldn't get past the first few rows. I hadn't knit any lace before and I was stymied by the chart and really thrown by the YO as the first stitch on all the even rows. Now it's no biggie. Progress is good.
My day was brightened by a new arrival.
The cursing has already begun. Wes looked at me yesterday and asked, "Why is sewing so hard for you?" He assumed that since I knit and am generally crafty that sewing should just go along with that. But I don't know the answer. I usually chalk it up to the fact that sewing is a precise craft and I am not a precise person. Also I emit some vibe that breaks sewing machines. They all behave badly around me. Fortunately I was able to wind the bobbin, thread the machine and take it for a test drive without injuring it or myself.
I also started a project for a baby due to arrive soon. I wanted to use up the last of the Fairy Hare yarn from my Leaf Lace Shawl. I picked the "Moss and Faggot Hat" from the Summer 2004 IK.
I didn't think I would have enough yarn to knit the whole hat. I hoped to knit the lace and use a second yarn to knit the crown. Now I don't think I'll make it to the end of the lace which means I'm knitting this for nothing. I remember that I tried to knit this when the magazine first came out. Not a very serious push to do it, more of a "huh, wonder if I could do that." I spent maybe an hour standing at my kitchen island but couldn't get past the first few rows. I hadn't knit any lace before and I was stymied by the chart and really thrown by the YO as the first stitch on all the even rows. Now it's no biggie. Progress is good.
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