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Sep. 25th, 2023 10:21 amWe've been super-busy. Kiddo is wrapping up getting sick again, I've been knitting a few scarves (and researching how to knit mittens and socks!), the husband is working, and we've all been adjusting to the new normal of kiddo having a regular school schedule.
One of the things I'm trying to do is be more prepared through proactive placement of needed items the day before, such as prepacking lunches, setting out towels and washcloths on the towel rack, and so on and so forth. It may seem like a simple thing to do, but it's a small thing that I never really bothered to incorporate into my life until I got older and started having a better understanding of what I need, and what my kid needs, to be ready for the day.
Regarding knitting, I think I'm going to try "The World's Simplest Mittens" by Tin Can Knits, since it's both free and serves my most very basic needs of having Something To Keep Hands Warm. After that, I'm going to try a 2x2 or 2x1 ribbed tube sock, since I'm capital-P Picky about how my socks fit on my feet, and/but I need to be realistic about my patience and skill level, aha. Something interesting to me is that in my research for socks patterns, there has been an increase (haha) in crochet sock patterns, some in US single crochet with crochet ribbing, and others with crochet ribbing and the waistcoat stitch (which, for the unaware, is a crochet stitch that mimics the look of knit fabric, but not always the exact feel). While I understand the general attitude of "crochet fabric isn't the same as knit fabric", it's really neat to me that people are doing what works for them.
...I have too much backlog of fiber arts projects. Oh dear.
In other news, it turns out that the husband hasn't yet seen Harold and Maude, so I'm off to the library to, among other things, see if I can rent it from there.
One of the things I'm trying to do is be more prepared through proactive placement of needed items the day before, such as prepacking lunches, setting out towels and washcloths on the towel rack, and so on and so forth. It may seem like a simple thing to do, but it's a small thing that I never really bothered to incorporate into my life until I got older and started having a better understanding of what I need, and what my kid needs, to be ready for the day.
Regarding knitting, I think I'm going to try "The World's Simplest Mittens" by Tin Can Knits, since it's both free and serves my most very basic needs of having Something To Keep Hands Warm. After that, I'm going to try a 2x2 or 2x1 ribbed tube sock, since I'm capital-P Picky about how my socks fit on my feet, and/but I need to be realistic about my patience and skill level, aha. Something interesting to me is that in my research for socks patterns, there has been an increase (haha) in crochet sock patterns, some in US single crochet with crochet ribbing, and others with crochet ribbing and the waistcoat stitch (which, for the unaware, is a crochet stitch that mimics the look of knit fabric, but not always the exact feel). While I understand the general attitude of "crochet fabric isn't the same as knit fabric", it's really neat to me that people are doing what works for them.
...I have too much backlog of fiber arts projects. Oh dear.
In other news, it turns out that the husband hasn't yet seen Harold and Maude, so I'm off to the library to, among other things, see if I can rent it from there.
