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Thanks, Linda! Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “wool.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!

Just when thought I wouldn’t be writing about my latest knitting project, the prompt is ‘Wool

Here ‘wool’ comes from sheep or Alpaca or the like. Elsewhere ‘wool’ is the word for yarn. Yarn can be organic or synthetic.

Many people, like me, used to be miserable and itchy when our moms made us wear anything of wool. Some maintain that allergic reaction. My allergies have changed as I aged. Best of all wool, like superwashed wool is so soft and cozy. So I suggest finding some and trying. Wool is strong and stretchy especially when nylon is added. It is wonderful for socks.

My latest examples.

Cotton (wool meaning yarn) soft and not allergenic. But not fun to work for socks. These are one row from off the needles!
These are soft actual wool but the yarn is thin as are the needles so I have to cut my knitting time to save my fingers.

Now without calling too much attention to Finishing Friday or the like. But heck, so as to not pull the wool over your eyes, I’ll check in with the nearly finished Peacock:

Plastic. Not wool. I’m thinking I’ll be done by Wednesday.

Still, I’m streaming on Saturday.  Consciousness leads me to mention two shows we’ve streamed today:

The Wizard of Paws on Disney is so heartwarming!

And I think I’m a Swifty!

We watched half today after spending the morning on the wizard. We couldn’t sit still any longer.

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And now I need to go practice. I think Twinkle Twinkle is actually on the list.

A little over halfway done. It is so much fun!
These may be finished tomorrow as they will be shorty socks. I’m not excited about the color nor that they are cotton but I think their new feet will like them.

I share my little accomplishments because I have been discouraged in the past feeling less than or that I couldn’t learn or my blurry eyes or hurtie fingers messed with my feelings of success of any kind.

What I’m learning seems insignificant, even to me. But when I look at tiny new things I can do, the little things add up to something huge. I’m so grateful for these lessons and processes.

I can now spend 40 minutes on the stationary bike, 10-20 reps door push-ups, floor/ceiling touches.

My fingers stretch more for the tenor recorder, almost full range now.

I dreamed of playing When the Saints Go Marching In as the chord changes are becoming smoother. And it doesn’t hurt anymore. Can you believe it?

People, including me, believe a person can’t learn and grow in their 70s and older but I’m learning to see it differently. I don’t think I ever had the freedom to learn this way. To play, enjoy all the little things.

Little things add up.

One-Liner Wednesday


Part of Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday

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Maddening Monday


So I bit the bullet. I tried the Fishlip Heel. I watched the tutorials over and over. I got this far with the heel.

The blue yarn is my lifeline. I’m about to tink back one last time. I don’t want to wear out this yarn so I’ll create the Fleegle Heel I love so much. If someone can lead me to a tutorial for the Fishlip that makes sense I’ll try again with new yarn rather than fatigue the current yarn. I can’t share the Fishlip tutorials but once again here’s my favorite sock tute.

I hope you are having a better Monday than me.


A part of Linda’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “signa…” Find a word that starts with “signa” and use it in your post. Enjoy!

There, I found my favorite signage.

Sadly, I’m at a standstill on  today’s fun. I need to study the YouTube about the Fishlip heel. It isn’t easy to know which tutorial will get the results I need. I’ll share when I know which to choose. The author of the pattern is very restrictive with her pattern. And I totally get it. She worked hard on her baby and deserves credit. Soxtherapy is her tag. My problem is trying to just use her heel part and not the rest of the sock.

Maybe tomorrow I’ll get it figured out.


Didn’t finish much this week.

Tomorrow I’ll start the arch of the foot.
Arch is done. Now I’m going to learn the Fishlip heel. I will run a rescue line just in case something goes wrong. At least I won’t have to tear everything out.
I’m almost halfway done.
Yeah. Laundry needs to be folded before I can go to bed.
I’m loving watching this the second time around. So fun, but attacks issues we should think about.

Thus Thursday


Tuners are your friends!
Is it Memorex? Yep.
Thanks for prompting me, Yvensong. This one is fun to hum if I don’t remember the words while moving my fingers on the frets and strumming.
I know, it’s for kids. But they have small hands. So I should be able to work through what they can.🤞
This one is fun. Like a REAL song! And look at the chord changes! Yay! Me!
This one has the wrong words. A great Kazoo song!

The book goes on and introduces scales of sorts. So my piano background is related not only by chords but note by note.

On the Bernadette Teaches Music I’m gradually moving from day 9, where we learned about ten chords, to day 10 and playing songs. But many chords don’t like me. They have the tone quality of a hammer. But but not by bit I’m getting better.

Ya know what? I’m beginning to have fun!

And my hubby is getting a guitar. We’re going to start jamming. Truly as a solo soprano singer and hidden piano accompanist, I don’t know how to jam. This should be interesting!

And now that everything is out, I might as well get to work.

Happy Baby Friday!

One-Liner Wednesday


And how you feel when you make it. (Found on Facebook)
Part of Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday

Dear Winter


Dear Winter,

March should be a Post Script. Not a whole new letter.

As pretty as it is, this is a November to January thing.

Though those who are in the South are getting feet. We finally managed a half footer! My son and brother have shoveled several times today.

I brightened my day with

Half a peacock!

Anyway, I played along with your tardy snow. Come back in late October.

Yours Truly,

Human

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