Melodi
Disaster Cat
My hands were finally OK today enough to knit and I got a lot done on the heavy socks; I will probably finish them off tomorrow during the SCA meeting - I am about half way down the foot and I'll put some extra yarn in, in case I need to start something else.
It is just a meeting though, not our usual meeting/event (because we have a full event next week) I'm supposed to do a textile corner for that but I got word our kitchen re-do starts Monday the 18th so I'm probably going to have to say "I'll see what if anything I can bring" as reclearing the kitchen outcomes first.
They could do the stove/chimney at the same time but both work crews don't want to be in the same place so the kitchen is fitted first then the stove; if there is a delay getting the plumbing or electrics sorted (they could be, all the professionals are in Dublin all the time with the massive jobs at the children's hospital there) at least I'll have the stove in the drawing room and maybe the one in the kitchen when that is sorted.
It felt really good to get some knitting done, I always feel like such a slug when the Winter cold is bad and my fibro and joints act up and keep me pretty much on the sofa, my husband was even doing the cooking. He likes to cook but usually, I do the everyday stuff
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We are having wild windstorms right now (normal for this time of year even if they named the thing Eric, they never used to name these) but the temperature is back into the upper 40's and low 50's which makes a huge difference in the house.
If you can't match the dye lot on the gansey, in my experience changing the top of the sweater around the armhole is a good place to start - either that or make the arms a different color with cuffs the same color as the body of the sweater if you can.
I know traditional ganseys don't have color work but cable patterns can take one color change and still have it look like "I meant to do that" I've had a number of those experiences myself.
It is just a meeting though, not our usual meeting/event (because we have a full event next week) I'm supposed to do a textile corner for that but I got word our kitchen re-do starts Monday the 18th so I'm probably going to have to say "I'll see what if anything I can bring" as reclearing the kitchen outcomes first.
They could do the stove/chimney at the same time but both work crews don't want to be in the same place so the kitchen is fitted first then the stove; if there is a delay getting the plumbing or electrics sorted (they could be, all the professionals are in Dublin all the time with the massive jobs at the children's hospital there) at least I'll have the stove in the drawing room and maybe the one in the kitchen when that is sorted.
It felt really good to get some knitting done, I always feel like such a slug when the Winter cold is bad and my fibro and joints act up and keep me pretty much on the sofa, my husband was even doing the cooking. He likes to cook but usually, I do the everyday stuff
.
We are having wild windstorms right now (normal for this time of year even if they named the thing Eric, they never used to name these) but the temperature is back into the upper 40's and low 50's which makes a huge difference in the house.
If you can't match the dye lot on the gansey, in my experience changing the top of the sweater around the armhole is a good place to start - either that or make the arms a different color with cuffs the same color as the body of the sweater if you can.
I know traditional ganseys don't have color work but cable patterns can take one color change and still have it look like "I meant to do that" I've had a number of those experiences myself.