I haven't done much to take pics of, so I didn't feel that I should blog. I made a decision and tonight I sat down with a scarf and settled to watch the opening game of the World Cup. At the start, it was this big.
It had been longer, but I kept changing my plans for the pattern, undoing it, starting again, then changing my mind, undoing it, etc. By the end, it was this big.
However I'm not sure that I won't have to start again. I've only got two of balls of yarn that I picked up from Aldi ages ago, and it would be impossible to match. The scarf so far is 10 inches, or around 25cm, and I think I must have used nearly a quarter of the yarn, that is, half of the first ball of yarn.
I may not have got fully half way through the ball, but there's not much more than half left. If it is a quarter of the way through the yarn, that would give a scarf that was 40 inches long, or around a metre. I would say that my minimum preferred length for a scarf is around sixty inches long, so I'm going to have to undo it and re-start the scarf again.
I also accidentally left the door of our freezer open. It's a full, upright freezer with five shelves. It was open for, I guess, around 24 hours and when I tried some of the frozen fries that were in there, I made myself poorly. DH had to do a special run to the tip because the freezer was crammed. I was so despondent. I lost out on the rosemary that I put up with oil that I hadn't got round to, the last few portions of the extremely pleasant soup I made with the cheap veg at Christmas, not to mention the veggies that I'd prepared myself.
I've started restocking it with basics, but none of my favourite stuff to stash is currently on sale! I got a couple bags of Quorn mince and chunks, which DH likes, that were around 25% off, but it wasn't the best sale I've ever seen.
Writing stuff - apart from grumbles, the only thing I have to share is a Research and the Author post about the hazards of getting geography wrong. You can find it here. It was prompted because someone posted on Reddit complaining about an author putting mountains in the wrong place. I suspect that the internet is awash with complaints like that.Hugs and good health to all.
Oh dear, the freezer mishap is very disappointing.
ReplyDeleteCan you put a contrast section into the scarf every so often?
I'm devastated about the fridge, but I guess stuff happens.
DeleteIt's a good idea about a contrast strip and worth thinking about
I hope you are able to get the scarf finished without too much trouble. Maybe knit to the end of the first skein of yarn, add another solid color yarn that you might have in the yarn stash in a coordinating color such as green, orange, brown, cream, etc., knit a section in that, and then, finish up with the other skein of the variegated yarn. It'll look quite intentional once you've finished it. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea, and the beauty of varigated yarn is that there has to be some colour out there that will either contrast or fit in.
DeleteThe scarf is lovely!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
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