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Saturday, October 27, 2018

Knit Illusions


I've looked at knits from upside down, from within out, as well as withal somehow, it's yarn's illusions I cry back (sorry Joni).

Illusion Knitting - Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Thing?

Using the advance search characteristic on Ravelry patterns, in that place are over 800 patterns listed that role the Illusion or Shadow knitting technique.  And I don't hateful pattern designs similar tumbling blocks that convey a 3-d effect:


I'm talking virtually garter run upward alongside embedded non-garter ridge sections that demo upward solely when you lot await a the cloth from a sure as shooting perspective.  Similar to my electrical flow WIP:


Years ago, I tried doing 1 of these Illusion Knitting patterns, but I constitute that keeping rails of the hidden pattern as well as when to purl versus knit was a painful process.  My electrical flow pattern is slow to follow given that it's inwards 10 run upward increments, but fifty-fifty that took a piece to burn downwards into my brain.

I'm thinking that this gratuitous pattern on Ravelry mightiness but endure worth the effort...no?






I dearest the comment inwards the pattern description (which is no longer true, but withal funny):

 "In the truthful spirit of the Trump administration, this has non been examination knit. Sad!"

I'd endure interested to necessitate heed virtually folks that role Illusion/Shadow knitting a lot...especially to brand hidden pictures. 

Current Knitting

My electrical flow foray into Illusion/Shadow Knitting is making steady progress.


Looks similar I withal convey virtually xvi inches to go!

I've also been persistent alongside my attempts at getting practiced alongside the Gearhart CSM.  I had an exciting breakthrough alongside it yesterday when I was able to do a 3x1 sock, including the heel alongside virtually no hiccups.




I'm screwed upward shaping the toe as well as I'm dissatisfied alongside how big the circumference of the human foot is, as well as therefore I'll endure pulling this out as well as re-doing it, but I'm thrilled alongside my progress...at to the lowest degree for today.

Friday, October 26, 2018

A Bold Deed Inward Knit Publishing!


For years, Principles of Knitting has been touted as the ultimate resources guide for novel too experienced knitters.

OVERTAKEN!

There are many first-class too comprehensive guides on answering every possible interrogation a mortal could cause got virtually knitting...tools, techniques, history, yarns, notions, etc.  When I establish a re-create of the master copy "Principles of Knitting" past times June Hemmons Hiatt inward a used mass shop for $7, I couldn't cause got been to a greater extent than thrilled...it was a highly sought-after mass until it was republished inward 2012. 

Vogue Knitting was ever an first-class guide to recommend to knitters as well.  Honestly, it was ever as as adept as POK, but ever seemed to play minute fiddle.

Until now...


Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book has no larn the most highly recommended knitting resources of all the major compendiums.

In this most recent update, they cause got done the most amazing thing...the went through every give-and-take of the older version, deciding on what was worth keeping.  And for those outdated, unnecessary sections, they either updated them to include the most recent information, or they eliminated it.

Their bold claim of existence "The Ultimate Knitting Book" is non simply a claim...they really cause got done all the move necessary to brand this the electrical current winner.

Some examples of updates:
  • Extensive review of yarn gauges inward words, WPI too photos too recommended needle sizes that makes sense
  • Publication of the "Standard Yarn Weights" (which I hate, btw, but instantly at that topographic point is a comparing of a useful nautical chart amongst the newfangled standards existence widely published)
  • Update on tools to reverberate what is available today
  • A techniques department that focuses on former standards as good as electrical current interests
  • A fully updated cross-referencing betwixt sections (which must cause got taken months of effort)
  • Color-coded page sections that popular off far slow to abide by topics easily

All-in-all, they made changes to this publication that I never fifty-fifty knew I wanted, but volition shortly larn invaluable.  They cause got really educate the criterion for consummate knitting guides that others volition involve to contain if they desire to compete inward whatever agency amongst VK:TUKB.

Suffice it to say, fifty-fifty if y'all cause got other knitting books inward your library, this is ane that should survive at that topographic point too...even if you're a vastly experienced knitter.  They fifty-fifty cause got a painting demo tutorial on how to exercise the cross-stitch blueprint from my Koigu Cross Stitch Scarf!

Current Knitting

So far, I'm quite pleased amongst both the yarn that Blog readers chose for my electrical current WIP too the progress I'm making


In add-on to adding a few to a greater extent than inches to the trunk of the cardigan, I cause got also started to tack downwards the hem lining, too I've installed pockets...the start ane is finished.


I withal cause got to complete tacking downwards the hem lining too complete the other pocket...but I'm pleased amongst how it's all going then far.

Prepare In Addition To File 2017 Taxes - Check!



It may audio odd, but checking off taxation grooming each twelvemonth on my to-do listing is ever incredibly satisfying.

Proof of Organizational Skills

Pulling together all of the taxation forms, collecting all the taxation deduction information, similar charitable contributions in addition to completing the diverse taxation forms...it used to all look then daunting...such a monumental task.

But amongst taxation grooming software in addition to the mightiness to remove download much of the information necessary from investment brokers, banks in addition to final year's taxes, the grooming gets easier in addition to easier each year.

Don't give-up the ghost me wrong...I intend both our Federal in addition to State taxation laws are insanely complex, in addition to I'm non a huge fan of paying taxes.  I volition never give-up the ghost over how ridiculous all the stupid laws are that require supplemental taxation forms for every kid slice of income...for instance my arts and crafts demonstrate income required a whole novel agreement of how to study pocket-size concern income.  But every bit for paying taxes, I experience similar it's my agency of helping pay for the things inwards my province in addition to province that nosotros all should part the toll of...police, roads, security regulations, security, our veterans, etc.

But mostly, the satisfaction of printing off a stack of pages amongst all the numbers from final twelvemonth in addition to all my personal information necessary to pay for my citizenship inwards the US of America demonstrates that my life is inwards approximately semblance of order.

For me, that's really satisfying indeed.

Current Knitting

The electrical flow project...Silky Wool Cardigan...is accelerating inwards speed right away that I'm around through the complexities of the hemmed border in addition to pockets.


I've completed sewing the fold-over hem in addition to but accept a niggling to a greater extent than endure to create on the left-hand steal lining in addition to edging.


Now that taxes are finished, in addition to the early on details of the cardigan are around complete, the residuum of the torso should knit upwardly pretty quickly.  I'll yet accept sleeves, a push ring in addition to neckband to fence with, but non until adjacent calendar week sometime.

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Bliss - At To The Lowest Degree Twice A Year



I used to acquire paid bi-weekly, or every 2 weeks (not twice a week).  How come upward bi-annual doesn't hateful every 2 years?

Double the Pleasure

As a child, at that spot was e'er the terminal 24-hour interval of schoolhouse earlier Summer intermission in addition to Christmas.  As an adult, at that spot were the 2 vacations each year...away from move in addition to hopefully someplace sunny. 

These days, my bliss is hanging out alongside twoscore other guys knitting in addition to learning in addition to laughing...and forthwith I acquire to arrive at it bi-annually (semi-annually?)...twice a year.

While I e'er attend the Men's Spring Knitting Retreat each twelvemonth inward May (because I assist create the event), I forthwith volition guide keep the chance to "retreat" alongside other guy-knitters inward September because of a mo outcome at Easton Mountain Retreat Center.  Aaron (of AaronKnits fame) has opened upward a mo Men's Knitting Retreat inward the Northeast at Easton Mountain.

The novel outcome is telephone telephone North East Men's Fall Knitting Retreat in addition to volition accept house Thursday, September 20, through Sunday, September 23, 2018.  It was specifically scheduled for this weekend in addition to then it would coincide alongside the Adirondack Wool & Arts Festival (formerly Southern Adirondack Fiber Festival).  Since the acronym is NEMFK, I affectionately telephone telephone it "Any motherfucker" to hollo back it correctly.

Suffice it to say, I excogitation on registering equally presently equally the outcome opens for registration (slated for Saturday, May twelfth at 10:00 am).  There's e'er a flurry of registrations for novel events when they open, in addition to then I'll hold upward waiting eagerly at my figurer for the "opening bell."

Readers' Comments/Questions

Julie writes, "Okay, Joe, inquiring minds desire to know (or perchance I'm only manifestly nosy) - guide keep yous decided on a toll for the Read Between the Lines Shawl? I cannot hollo back yous struggling through a projection the agency yous guide keep alongside this one. You deserve unopen to compensation for your 'pain in addition to suffering.'"

Like the hurting of childbirth, fourth dimension brings a fiddling perspective to a painful knitting project.  The most hard purpose of this projection was continuing to move alongside colors I wasn't enjoying, in addition to sometimes I only acquire tired of the colors inward a projection in addition to I lose perspective.  I ended upward washing in addition to blocking this projection in addition to equally it was laying out, I grew to similar it more.  At the same time, I got an email from a weblog lurker who loved the shawl in addition to wanted to buy it.  Normally a projection this size, using this lineament of yarn would hold upward priced at $79.  I ended upward selling it for $52 to the reader/lurker alongside the qualifier that in ane lawsuit they saw it inward person, they could provide it for a sum refund.  It should hold upward delivered inside the adjacent 24-hour interval or two.

Current Knitting

I did terminate upward completing the folded hem in addition to mo steal on the Silky Wool Cardigan.




You'll banknote I likewise completed a few to a greater extent than inches on the torso of the cardigan.  As far equally I tin tell, weblog readers were SO right nearly using the Silky Wool...it creates a perfect cloth for a dainty lite cardigan.  Hive-mind wisdom at it's best!

Happy Valentine's Day


Since Thaddeus's birthday is Feb 14th, the pressure level is ever high to move both romantic as well as thoughtful for Valentine's Day as well as birthday.

Holiday Birthdays

But it must suck for him every bit well...he has responsibilities on his birthday to me every bit well.

I've ever been glad my birthday isn't on or nigh Christmas...I'd similar to tell my parents planned it, simply amongst vii children inward an Irish Gaelic Catholic family, non much virtually our menage unit of measurement was planned.

But I'm besides glad I don't bring to experience obliged to become out of my agency to demonstrate how much I beloved Thaddeus on my birthday...selfish of me, I know.

Fortunately, this yr I instruct a "baby Finn" bill of fare for VD as well as he got things from me that he liked.

Tonight we'll become out to dinner amongst a practiced friend to celebrate it all.

Current Cranking/Knitting

I've been experimenting amongst novel techniques on my CSM...two novel techniques inward particular.  The start ane is a method of starting a 1x1 ribbed sock that gives the come about selvage border a to a greater extent than uniform look.  It's called Juana's Selvage as well as eliminates the flared come about of a ribbed sock.


The sock cuff on the left was done using a criterion selvage border as well as the ane on the correct is the Juana's selvage.


I'm quite pleased amongst how the novel selvage looks both off as well as on my foot.

The other technique is a agency of "parking" ribber needles when turning the heel then the ribber plate tin move removed during the somewhat tricky procedure of turning a heel.  The technique allows you lot to set your out-of-work ribber needles into the cylinder slot without transferring the sew to a a cylinder needle.


This isn't my machine, simply you lot tin run into the butts of the ribber out-of-use ribber needles sticking upwards from the cylinder slot.  I bring to admit, I persuasion this persuasion was awesome, simply I didn't similar how it worked really well.  Issues amongst yarn snags as well as extricating the latch-hook from the cylinder jump made this a hurting to use.  But I'm even then glad I tried.

I set my novel ribbing selvage technique to role yesterday as well as inward ane day, from start to finish, completed a distich of "Valentine's Day Socks" inward deep red.




With 1x1 ribbing at the top, moving into 3x1 ribbing on the ankle, contrasting heels as well as toes as well as kitchenering upwards the toe as well as weaving inward all ends, I went from a hank of yarn to a distich of socks inward a few hours.  I even then bring to instruct improve at cranking out socks, simply it's getting easier as well as faster every bit I practice.

As for knitting, progress continues on the Silky Wool Cardigan.  I'll post service a photograph inward the side yesteryear side weblog entry.

Do Y'all Visit Yourself Crafty?



As a knitter together with crocheter, I've never considered myself to last "crafty"...I'd split myself every bit a fiber enthusiast, or a yarn technician together with sometimes fifty-fifty a fiber artist...but I've never been 1 to last handy alongside a gum gun together with terminate upwardly alongside about clever petty crafted item.

Craft Skills

Yes, I tin brand a pompom...yes, I run alongside yarn a LOT.

But fifty-fifty inwards bird schoolhouse when they'd convey out the pipage cleaners, colored structure newspaper together with the prophylactic cement, my powerfulness to "craft" was  extremely limited...and it notwithstanding is.

I don't brand interesting wall hangings for friends.  Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 hot gum gun would last a waste product of infinite inwards my home.  Looking at a box of a k popsicle sticks leaves me thoughtless together with without imagining what a fantastic lighting fixture I could sculpt alongside them.

So when I learn a mass similar this to review, I think, maybe it volition learn those much-needed creative juices going.


Loome Party yesteryear Vilasinee Bunnag comes alongside a handy bamboo (?) crafting tool  embedded inwards the dorsum embrace of the book.


 This tool together with the instructions inwards the mass supply ideas on pompoms, tassles, friendship bracelets together with modest weavings.

   

I mean value this mass (and embedded tool) would last of much to a greater extent than role inwards soul else's hands...someone alongside children perhaps...someone who teaches children...someone who likes beingness crafty together with making cracking things for their friends.

Any of my weblog readers know of soul similar that who powerfulness appreciate this book?

Current Knitting/Cranking

Just about other inch or ii on the Silky Wool Cardigan earlier I commencement shaping the sleeve openings, which volition require that I commencement knitting the dorsum separately from the ii forepart sections.



Working alongside this wool, I wonder why they decided to halt making it...it creates a rattling beautiful together with lightweight fabric. The color is to a greater extent than accurate inwards the instant photo...for which I'm quite glad.

I've also been focusing a lot on using my CSKM, Gerty.


I'm trying to come upwardly up alongside 2 or three "standard" socks that I brand alongside the machine.  The blueish 1 is a uncomplicated ribbed hem sock alongside no contrasting yarns for the heel or toe...it took me almost an hr to brand that couplet of socks  The psychedelic ones are 1x1 rib at the exceed of the cuff switching to 3x1 rib for the balance of the cuff together with exceed of the foot...it also uses a constrasting color yarn for the heel together with toe  This couplet of socks, took me almost 2 hours to brand together with has a lot to a greater extent than finishing.

Are You Lot Guided?



Not believing much inwards god...or at to the lowest degree non inwards the god I was raised to believe...I tin even therefore experience every bit though to a greater extent than or less beneficial guidance directs me inwards to a greater extent than or less shape of spiritual growth.

Just What I Needed to See

"Just-In-Time Training" was a concept inwards my consulting days that meant having a preparation organization that was available when it was needed together with provided preparation but every bit the mortal beingness trained would involve guidance.  So, for instance, amongst a novel system, an employee could access preparation on-demand but every bit they were given access to the novel system, therefore that the cognition was fresh for when they needed it.

I seem to select Just-In-Time Training when it comes to my spirit.

Just every bit I'm given a novel "system" to travel with, someone says something, or points me to something that gives me the exact guidance I involve to grow inwards ways I couldn't select imagined.

Note:  Writing close epiphanies inwards one's life ever seems therefore disappointing...the description of a revelation that tin live on monumental for me, tin seem completely uninspired past times those reading close it.  It's incredibly hard to convey something therefore personal, together with experiential.  So when I y'all read the next instance of Just-In-Time spiritual training, but banknote that it exclusively demonstrates why I experience guided...because the touching on of the realization, spell it was huge for me, I sympathize in all likelihood won't live on for you.

My example:  I'm discussing the adjacent stages of my spiritual increment amongst a trusted mentor...my Breema master.  He shares the path he took at a similar juncture.  I abide by it educational together with interesting, but there's no "aha" to it.  He basically was describing how he uses day-to-day distractions every bit reminders to come upward dorsum to his body, which is his straight access to consciousness. 

Then nosotros encounter the documentary "In Pursuit of Silence" together with I select this amazing epiphany of how looking inward for the silence, leads me to beingness reminded of how the trunk tin convey me to consciousness.

I know...a bunch of mumbo jumbo.  But individually these 2 events weren't therefore impactful, but together...transformational.

Guidance?  God?  Karma? Chance? Fate?  Not sure...but grateful anyway.

Current Knitting/Cranking

Overall, quite pleased amongst the progress on the Silky Wool Cardigan.


I know the photograph makes it expect to a greater extent than similar a girls clothing than a cardigan, but I'm almost finished amongst the 2 front end sections together with and then but the upper back, sleeves, push band together with neckband to go!

For Gerty, I've been trying to a greater extent than novel sock designs.  I'm thinking I'd similar to select 2 basic sock designs that I role for making socks.  One of them volition live on to a greater extent than or less version of this novel couplet of socks I finished.








Simple 1x1 rib downwards the cuff together with and then 1x1 rib on transcend of the foot.  I know these are but ordinary chestnut chocolate-brown socks, but they're made from a wonderfully soft wool (that is NOT superwash).

I haven't quite decided what I'll select every bit my instant go-to design...it won't live on 1x1 rib at the transcend of the cuff, 3x1 rib for the residuum together with and then a plainly foot...I'm non a big fan of that design.

Readers' Comments/Questions

Leslie comments, "Hi! Just to allow y'all know, that the Silky Wool hasn’t been discontinued. Not certain where y'all got that info."

Thanks Leslie...I must select seen a page indicating a specific coloring was discontinued together with misunderstand.  Glad to know I tin still larn this wonderful yarn.

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Afraid Of Ignorance



Our work inwards the the U.S.A. today is non ignorance...our work is that people are unwilling to admit those areas virtually which they are ignorant.

Embrace the Ignorance

Some of you lot know this virtually me...but I of late had i of the most profound epiphanies I've e'er had.

I realized that in that place were an interplanetary space reveal of things virtually which I am ignorant.

For some, this realization sounds similar something awful, but for me, it was a joyous discovery.

First of all, you lot require to know the definition of ignorant...it doesn't hateful stupid.


Yes, the term ignorant has taken on or together with thence pejorative meanings lately, but the main definition is simply a lack of cognition or awareness of something.

Without agreement that I lack agreement inwards diverse areas of my life, in that place is really no room to grow...kind of similar the "cup runneth over" concept...where my vessel is besides crammed alongside all that I practice know to allow whatever room for what I don't know to come upwards in.  And if you're sense on social media is anything similar mine these days, the seemingly most confident virtually their lack of ignorance seemed to endure the most misinformed.

Current Knitting

Another department of the Silky Wool Cardigan has been completed.


This projection is non really photogenic, together with for a somewhat longer term knitting projection for a knit blogger similar me, it makes for bad together with tiresome update photos.  The coloring fabric of the yarn is hard to capture...digital cameras look to create got difficulty capturing reds together with purples accurately, together with spell this yarn is to a greater extent than similar a flat, indigo, it wants to demo upwards either every bit royal blueish or purple.  The shaping has been hard to demo every bit good together with fifty-fifty the footling especial that volition become upwards the push band is hard to capture.

Just back, sleeves, push band together with neckband to go.

Just Enjoin No




 Sorry to borrow from a failed drug nation of war slogan attributed to Nancy Reagan, merely it applies similar a shot to the crazy ramblings of the NRA too their ongoing threats to our democracy.

It Wasn't Bad Enough

Every fourth dimension LaPierre says "they" - referring to the "socialists" too liberals, I changed the give-and-take inwards my heed to "we" - referring to the gun foyer for whom he plant too it makes the entire video true.

The immature adults induce got it correct this time...enough....never again...we involve to hold upwards able to hold upwards condom inwards our schools.

When the NRA brings out their rabid bulldog, Dana Loesch to ready on the people who sympathise that nosotros involve to exercise something nigh how the U.S. of A. allows practically anyone to ain armed forces degree weaponry...you know they're feeling cornered too trying to stalk the impairment this latest volume shooting of children volition exercise to the gun industry.

In the past, they've used these horrifying massacres too the threat of losing gun rights to larn people to purchase MORE guns...way to a greater extent than guns.  They induce got been really successful for the gun manufacturers inwards damage of sales too profits.

They've likewise been highly successful at damaging candidates that don't back upwards their unsafe views.

It's fourth dimension to stop...support candidates who won't endorse the NRA...in fact, threaten non to vote for anyone that takes coin from the NRA.  I induce got no work amongst candidates wanting to proceed sane access to guns, peculiarly if that's what their constituents want...but they DON'T involve the NRA's back upwards to exercise that...it exclusively seems to pose them inwards the steal of the gun industry...like piddling Marco defending the indefensible (badly).

VOTE OUT LOUD

Current Knitting/Cranking

The dorsum of the cardigan is nearing completion...Finn insisted on existence inwards the photo.


I'm looking frontward to finishing the trunk of the sweater too moving on to the sleeves.  The shaping too the particular I'll pose on the pump of the arm volition brand knitting it a lot to a greater extent than interesting.

I've likewise looked at all the socks I've been cranking out too was form of impressed at my output inwards such a brusk time.


Just note, this doesn't fifty-fifty exhibit all the mistakes too socks I pulled out too re-cranked.

Is Facebook Spying On You?

Have you lot ever had a conversation amongst mortal in addition to within days (or sometimes hours or minutes), a "Sponsored" post service appears inwards your Facebook feed for the EXACT matter you lot were discussing?

Paranoid Much?

It turns out my espresso machine was acting a flake cranky in addition to Thaddeus knows this machine within in addition to out, in addition to thus he took a await at it.  We discussed brew heads, gaskets, the house where nosotros purchase most of our machine equipment (Seattle Coffee Gear), our java grind, etc.

Thaddeus went to his reckoner in addition to did google searches, eBay searches in addition to Amazon clicks on diverse products including going to the Seattle Coffee Gear spider web site.

Two hours later, this appeared inwards my Facebook feed (on both my lap top in addition to my iPhone).


There were other to a greater extent than specific ads from Seattle Coffee Gear most gaskets, Rocket espresso machines in addition to brew heads.

I was a flake freaked out.

I don't utilization Thaddeus' reckoner at all.  He in addition to I don't part userid's or passwords for anything...not Google, non Amazon, non eBay, non Safari, non iTunes, non iCloud, etc.  No overlap at all.

We produce part the same WiFi network, in addition to thus I assumed it mightiness live on around grouped IP address target advertising.

Until I saw this!


Facebook absolutely denies that they head inwards through my iPhone microphone.  But they also stated publicly that Russian bots in addition to interference inwards the 2016 election using the Facebook platform was ridiculous.

H5N1 friend of mine related a similar storey to discussing Taco Bell inwards Flemington, NJ amongst his appointment spell he was scrolling through Facebook...guess what sponsored advert showed upwardly inwards his feed?  Not simply Taco Bell, but the Taco Bell inwards Flemington, NJ.  And he had never gotten a Taco Bell advert before.  Nor had I ever gotten an espresso company's advert on my feed until this latest incident.

I'm sorry...that's likewise large of a coincidence...Facebook is simply fucking lying.

Suffice it to say I turned off Facebook's access to my iPhone microphone (as good every bit whatever other app).  I tin ever plough it dorsum on if I desire to "go live" on Facebook or tape videos on Instagram.

Current Knitting

On to the side past times side department of the Silky Wool Cardigan.


If all goes every bit planned, this volition eventually exceed away a sleeve.

Readers' Comments/Questions

Someone (Julie??) mentioned that the pockets on the Silky Road Cardigan are rather small.

It was done this agency on purpose...the pockets were to a greater extent than a pattern characteristic than a functional pocket, but fifty-fifty aesthetically, I concur the pockets are smaller than I would convey liked.  I'll visit making them await bigger (even if I don't brand them whatever bigger.

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

The Value Of Manus Knits



Many knitters oft hear, "But you lot tin buy that at Target for $12."  Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 relatively mutual protestation from non-knitters when they honor out how much yarn costs, or they await at a toll tag on your knitwear at a arts and crafts show.

True Value

If you're a regular reader hither at QueerJoe, you lot know I've been working on a relatively unproblematic cardigan for myself...nothing crazy...just a v-neck cardigan.

The other 24-hour interval at our local flea market, 1 of the women who sells used have on had piles of have on on her tabular array (more than usual) together with I picked upwardly this sweater for a dollar.


The sweater is a really similar colouring to the sweater I'm knitting.  It besides has ii pockets that are nicer than the pockets I knit into the trunk of my sweater.  It came monogrammed alongside a "W", which is the start alphabetic quality of my concluding name.  It besides has a Princeton University shield on the dorsum of it together with I grew upwardly together with alive most this beautiful college town.  It fits me perfectly.  It's warm together with looks practiced on me.  It's inward exceptionally practiced cast for a used garment (doesn't seem to convey been e'er worn).  I similar it a lot.

Does paying a dollar for a sweater at the local flea marketplace pose devalue my handknit cardigan?

Not inward the least.  How do you lot value the pride of having designed together with created a slice of have on alongside mere yarn together with needles?  Getting to select the guess of the cloth for my handknit sweater, together with therefore that it is perfect for wearing inward an air-conditioned film family or for a quick jaunt to the grocery shop makes a handknit fifty-fifty to a greater extent than valuable to me (the $1 sweater is 100% acrylic together with a chip to a greater extent than warm than I actually wanted).

And would you lot actually compare enjoying a 24-hour interval of line-fishing (if you lot savour fishing) alongside the toll of fish at the grocery store?

Current Knitting/Cranking

The start sleeve is yet inward progress on the Silky Wool Cardigan together with I finished the twin sock on Gerty yesterday equally well.


Finn insisted on beingness inward the photo...oh, together with I besides sewed upwardly the hem lining on the sleeve. 
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