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Two more inches until time to do the wrap-in-turns of the heel. Maybe I will have a pair by next Friday.
I guess I am getting faster in having this much done in a day. I didn’t mention yesterday that this is the ‘Hers’ of the KB His and Hers sock looms. Kitchener Cast-on is so much fun. See the picture below for the small ball of yarn that I pulled to ‘zip’ the toe closed.ย I used the flat-knit stitch for the most part. If the tension gets too tight I use the U-stitch.
That little ball will be great for mending the sock later or starting a scrappy-sock. I do love this yarn.
Have a good weekend!
When last seen here on WP, my daughter’s sock was this length.
I had actually gotten past the heel and was well into the cuff of the sock. Sadly, I realized I had made it two inches too long on the foot. It would have fit my 81/2 size shoe but not my daughter’s size 7. Nor would it have been big enough for her boyfriend who is possibly a size 11. So as the emoji on the title predicted I threw in the towel but persevered. With sadness, I found I couldn’t tink (knit backward) past the heel. My dyslexia mind couldn’t figure out what to do with unwrapped and turned parts. So I frogged (ripped it) and reballed the yarn:
So sad. ๐ฅ
But now, I have once again got the Kitchener Cast-On toe finished. I am rows away from the fun part of yarn pulling the toe closed. Maybe I can figure out how to photograph this yarntastic storm. It is the most fun of all knitting for me so far, outside of an actual finished product, that is.
I’m not discouraged.ย I prefer what I make to turn out nicely. Especially now that I realize how comfortable and gorgeous handmade socks are. So, stay tuned to see how the new try turns out. Don’t hold your breath. It will take a week or so. I’m not very fast.
I hope your Thursday was more productive and fun. ๐
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One-Liner Wednesday is brought to us by Linda G. Hill. It is a fun and easy prompt. Click on her name to learn how.
Anne of Green Gables Unabridged by Lucy Maud Montgomery
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I couldn’t find this version on GoodReads, and so had to add my own. This one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083DYJB1X/…
is whispersynched with this version: https://www.amazon.com/Anne-Green-Gab…
I had just finished listening to an Audible and just wanted to hear it again.
Beth Kesler was the narrator I got to hear. I think she did an excellent job sorting through all the characters.
I had just finished watching Anne With An E and wanted to see the differences. Here is the YouTube link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5qJX…
The differences are the original story didn’t have the modern takes about gay rights or bigotry of any kind. I like it when shows or books do bring in these topics. But not in an older classic like this. I think it is vital that we all see how it was and, if need be, have the discussion in class or with parents about how we could have improved the lives of others or adapt the old kindnesses to today.
I do think that the narrator caught the Chatty Cathy of Anne in this version. I highly recommend it. I will be reading/listening to other versions as I don’t want to leave these characters yet.
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Whew! These books are long. But good. This review is for the Audible version. After you get used to her, Davina Porter, narrator, you will find her voice versatile and natural for this story. One of my reasons for using this method to read these books is pronunciation. There are words in Gaelic or French and a couple of other languages that I wouldn’t know how to say, and text-to-speech would garble.
I don’t usually like to read a book after watching the show. I like to form my ideas of the characters before I see a director’s point of view. But so far this series translates nearly directly. It makes me proud of the show and the author of the book. It seems each of the scenes in the show was in the books. The only difference in this one is Gilly (not sure of the spelling–Audible doesn’t have written word.) I won’t spoil it for you. I actually like the book version over the show. But both work.
I can’t wait to listen to book four. And I’m looking forward to the next season of the show.
Happy Groundhogs Day!
I can’t believe we are already at this silly, fun holiday. I try to enjoy it every year. No, I don’t believe in the prediction of a fat little rodent. But even science can’t get right with all their dopplers and storm wranglers. That they say the furry beast didn’t see his shadow and that it means an early spring, doesn’t surprise me. And yet how they came to that conclusion does.
First of all, it seems to me that if the sun is shining then there can be a shadow. I think that should mean early spring rather than the other way around. But what do I know? They rarely ask for my predictions! Just for the record, I do believe it will be an early spring. Winter has just not pulled it’s weight this year. It has been cold and there has been snow–like today. But it melts and gets warm too soon. I just hope that it doesn’t mean a bad, smoky summer. Some say a mild winter brings a mild summer. I hope they are right.
Mostly I hope that I can get to the beach and get to swim somehow this year.
Speaking of swimming, yesterday’s streaming entertainment seemed to be dedicated to mermaids. We needed some very lightweight shows. It started with Scales the movies. It was very lightweight but fun.
Then most of the day we let Disjointed make the background noise. It’s pure silliness. By the way, I do take the CBD tincture for pain relief and sleep. With all the bad news about vaping, I’m glad I never got into smoking weed. I don’t think my lungs could handle it. I hope the law, insurance, medical teams don’t ruin this medicine and make it cost far more. Anyway, if you need the laugh:
We were able to watch start to finish in one day. To tell you the truth I was ready for it to end by the end of the second season. But I liked how they wrapped it all up at the end of season three.
We had a bit more time before we would be ready for bed so we went back into the water with H2O Just Add Water. We only watched a bit before the drowsy started so we’ll probably finish it tomorrow.
I like the concept that these girls each get their own abilities. I can’t wait to see where this show goes.
How was your day
Per Linda:
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is โchoices.โ Base your post on the subject of making small, uneventful choices. Enjoy!
Come on! Decide already!
I can’t tell you how often people have yelled that at me. Small decisions are the hardest of choices. It is easy to do some of those big ones. Taking care of the planet, giving people fresh air and water. Being kind to everyone and all animals. Easy peasy.
But which color? Which rice? Which T-shirt?
This is a life long problem. When I was a girl my mom would take us to the library. I could check out ten books. That was lucky because I wouldn’t be able to make up my mind which books would grab me within three weeks. Should I go for the joke books, or more Mary Poppins or the guy with the penguins? Oh, maybe this horse book? Nancy Drew, I think I’m on book nine. Artbooks are fun. I must get at least one book from the adult section because I can read them!
So an hour or so later and mom and brothers yelling, in whispers, ‘Come on!’
The errand started out looking like this:
No, I wasn’t that cute. Though this could have been my daughter (with a similar affliction). But this is from Pixabay.comย
But I would leave weighed down like this with ten books, ALWAYS!
No, this isn’t me. This might be the pile I took to the table to sort through to get my ten. And I don’t like a couple of these books. It was the closest to what I wanted to use as an example of my inability to make simple choices. Again, this is from Pixabay.com
Happy February, everyone!
Don’t ask me how Snoopy photo-bombed. I felt him feeling left out so included him in the sock picture. So anyway, I finished these today. I can’t give them to just anyone so I had to write on the donation card that they are a wool mix.
That is the CinDWood fine-gauge 1/4″, 56 peg loom. I love this loom! These are toe-up that start out looking like this with the Kitchener Cast-on.
Doesn’t that look like fun? It is! So you start out wrapping the pegs until you have this loom. Then on one side of the loom, you work the toe with a few wraps and turns. Then take it all the way around making the foot part of the sock. When you have enough rows done you can get the knitted sides to meet up. That’s when you get the fun-total chaos! See what I did there? ๐ Anyway, you start at the opposite side of the start string. You pick up the beginning stitches. pretty soon you have a bit of yarn. Picking, pulling one side and then the other before long you have a few inches of yarn. Keep it going and soon you have a foot. Then you have a yarn. By the time you reach the beginning string, you have a few yards of yarn. By that point, I am moving a nest of yarn from one shoulder to another. Then I am using my knees to keep this mass of yarn open and straightened out so as not to make a bigger mess. Keep pulling, keep pulling! It is so much fun I can’t wait until I make the next sock. By the time the toe is closed up you have a little ball to use later. Here’s my favorite YouTube of this Kitchener Chaos:
Oh. I have several socks in the process right now. But the latest project is because of GoodKnitStitches. She put out this YouTube.
I didn’t have any T-shirt yarn but I have tons of plastic bags and balls of plarn adding to the chaos of my house. I thought maybe this would make a good roll-up padding for the homeless. It is going well. Here is what it looks like so far:
If it doesn’t feel good for me to lay on, it may end up being a pet bed or foot massager for the shower, or doormat. At any rate, I am enjoying this pattern with the plarn. I used to crochet with it but crochet seemed to hurt my hands. This doesn’t hurt and whips up fast. Now I dream that when I finish this mat I will find T-shirt material as that bath mat looks so cozy!
So sorry to see this January Jotting over. I always love it! The worst of it is as of Sunday the chaos of coming up with prompts for my blog!
Thank you, Linda!
Your prompt for JusJoJan January 31st,ย 2020,ย is โchaos.โ Use the word โchaosโ any way youโd like. Have fun!
Done, and done!
Todayโs prompt comes to us compliments ofย Lauren. Thank you, Lauren! Please be sure to visit her blog to read her post and say hello. And follow her while youโre there if youโre not already!
Your prompt for JusJoJan January 30th,ย 2020,ย is โfinished.โ Use the word โfinishedโ any way youโd like. Enjoy!
I just finished bingeing AJ and the Queen. It was cute. There’s only one season. But I hope there will be more.
And I’m caught up on Grace and Frankie. Yes, you see a theme, I needed something light to laugh with.
I have finished the third book of Outlander but that will be a separate post. None of the socks or other projects are finished. Maybe by tomorrow.
Darswords 
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