Month: December 2024

I’m knitting a new pair of forearm warmers.

By the time I post this I’m sure I’ll be done with them, and probably wearing them. Here’s what the first one looks like.

The first one took me about 2 days, or more like 4-5 hours, mostly because I kept loosing how many rows I’d knitted. Duh!!!

So, as I was nearing the end of the cake of yarn I had, I decided to try counting the rows. As I was knitting, I wrote the pattern on a piece of paper, so I kind of had an idea where I was. I wanted to be as sure as possible so I could duplicate the other warmer.

The end with the different stitches is the end that is closest to my fingers. It was just to lightened things up, design wise.

I stretched the warmer over my quart water jar, a Ball jar to be specific, so I could see through the stitches in order to count the rows more easily.

Yes, I have several row counters, but when knitting in the round, I’ve no place to put it except on my tray, having to pick it up at the end of each round, and change the number. With only 36 stitches in the round, I knit fast enough that I kept forgetting.

Anyway, it worked. As you can see, 1 done, and 1 to go.

Until next time, stay safe.

A few of the things I’ve been missing lately

that have begun to grow.

Family is always first, and goes without saying, but there are so many other things that I’ve taken for granted.

Such as:

OUR GARDEN. Growing things, unique, and normal, was always something I enjoyed. We shared our bounty with family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers. The taste of any vegetable taken fresh from the garden was magical.

The sound of a lawnmower cutting grass.

The smell of the grass that was cut.

Northern bird song.

Children playing.

A telephone ringing.

A big, beautiful kitchen, where we could both be in it without elbowing each other.

Hot water from every faucet. Immediate hot water from every faucet.

Safe drinking water from all of those faucets.

Familiar streets, shops, spoken English.

Crickets, and yes, even cicadas!

Four seasons. Here we have 2, maybe, 3. I’m not really complaining as we have fresh vegetables all year long, not just in the summer.

Snow, and snow covered streets. (I would have enjoyed watching a large snowstorm knowing I didn’t have to go to work the following morning). Snow in the trees, covering dead leaves and sleeping branches. Everything in black and, white, making the colors of Spring all the more beautiful.

That’s just a start of the list. I’ll have more in the future, but for now,

Stay happy, and healthy.