hand eye crafts

Boy, it's been a big day.    First, I got a new toaster!   I went to Target!  (And actually left with only the things I went in for.) Then, I had a hiccups fit while trying to polish my nails.  Whee! I forgot that the apple cider in the bottle was sparkling, and when I opened it after wrestling with the top for a bit, it spewed all over a countertop and part of the floor.  Stickiness, hooray! And did I sit down on a knitting needle?  Of course I did!

The cowl/wrap/capelet is done. (It doesn't quite go with the Canucks shirt, but still. . .)   You all know how hard it is to get a yarn's true color captured, but this is a little closer.  It's more a rust-ish hue. I made the neck a bit larger than what the pattern called for, since it has to be pulled down over my rather big head.  When I make the next one --- and I will --- I'll know to make the shoulder longer.  I followed that part of the pattern exactly, not knowing how much yarn I'd need to finish the whole thing.  

 When, strictly unplanned, your mitts and your nail polish coordinate. (Sunflower boots making a background appearance.)

Most, if not all, of you, here know  Bridget , and so you might know that she and her husband lost their beloved Hamlet last night.  She is one of the handful of knitting friends I have spent in-person time with, and she is one of the biggest-hearted, smooshiest animal people I've ever met.  If you can send her some love and good just now, she certainly deserves it.

 I am a night person.  My energy and inspiration don't get into full gear until most people's bedtimes.  Since I've no job, nowhere to be each day, this isn't really a problem.  Staying up late, sleeping late --- not problems. So, here I am at 10:30 PM, just kicking into my knitting groove.  We'll see how late it takes me.

We got a smidgen more snow last night. It was that hard, crisp cold all day yesterday;  the cold that makes you hopeful something fun is coming.  Or makes me hopeful, at least.  This house faces north, so there's still some left on the front roof and the shrubs by the sidewalk.  It stayed cold all day today, so there's a little white left yet.

 And if I didn't already have a nice turntable. . . It's available at Uncommon Goods , one of my favorite shopping places.  "Shopping place" because it isn't a physical place.  I don't think.  You know what I mean. . . Isn't it cool?