One down…
June 26th, 2005
Finally! I finished a sleeve! The end is in sight! well, I should wait and say that when I’ve finished the other sleeve. Becuase after that I still have to knit a long-ass wrappy band. When I get to that then I know I will be almost done. It does feel good to have the sleeve done, though.
In the meantime, I knitted a bit on my afghan today. Here’s a pic of it. I think this is almost done, too. I cut the fringe for it today and tried to apply it to one end, but soon realized that my crochet hook is way too small. I think I like this afghan. The colors, I mean. At first I wasn’t sure if it was hideous or pretty. At the moment I think it’s pretty. I’m not extremelly fond of knitting with this recycled silk. It has an awful musty smell that needs to go away. I put a Trader Joes Lavender dryer packet thingy in with my yarn, so hopefully that will help take the musty scent away. Another thing I dislike about this yarn is the debris that is tangled in with it. I’ve found all kinds of things spun up with it. Metals, woody material, and today I think I might have found a fingernail. Seriously. It might be my paranoid mind playing tricks on me, but it kind of looked like a fingernail. yuck.
Oh, and I got a good start on the vintage cami this weekend, too! this will be a good “at work” project. It’s knitted in the round so it seems like endless stockinette, which is perfect for reading e-mail and blogs and whatnot.
Better jet. gotta go make dinner. Tortilla soup! yum!
Entry Filed under: Lucky Clover Wrap, Recycled Silk Afghan, Vintage Cami
9 Comments
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Christie | June 26th, 2005 at 6:21 pm
Congrats on getting that sleeve done!
Um…no comment about finding a fingernail in your yarn.
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Dianne | June 26th, 2005 at 6:34 pm
I found the same thing with my recycled silk that I used to knit a poncho with. It had bits of wood in it too. I felt like I was forever picking things out of it.
Oh tortilla soup sounds yummy! You’ll have to email me the recipe if you don’t mind sharing.
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Sarah | June 27th, 2005 at 6:14 am
Your lucky is coming along so well! I finally got started on mine again after a long break and it’s such a pretty knit. Does take forever though.
How do you make your tortilla soup? I have a good recipe that I got from my aunt and am curious how other people make theirs.
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heather | June 27th, 2005 at 7:36 am
Sleeve done! Wahhhooo!
a fingernail? OMG I’m doing the oogy dance. Yuck!
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Eilene | June 27th, 2005 at 8:32 am
Beautiful Clover sleeve! I love your OSW!!! Great job.
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Becky | June 28th, 2005 at 4:15 am
Woo hoo! You’re halfway off Sleeve Island! And after that, the wrappy band will be a breeze. Promise
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heather | June 28th, 2005 at 9:50 am
okay - long ass wrappy band…I love that. hehe
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Lolly | June 29th, 2005 at 10:09 am
ALL of your projects look great, dear Moni! Can you tell us your big news yet?
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Katherine | June 29th, 2005 at 3:39 pm
One down… You can do it girl!
The recycled silk sounds like a pain in the ass! You must be so patient pick out all the crap. I’ve never heard of recycled silk before.
DB paul also once found a finger nail in his… wait for it… PASTA!!! GROoOoOoOSSSSS!!!
we never got take out from those guys again!
seriously.