Random Bits

The Sassy One

is knitting random bits.

She has completed the yoke

of a sweater for Ms. Frances

in Winter white wool.

The size eight circular needle

has a cowl eight rows tall.

The self striping colors

tease the imagination.

No photo.

It shall appear 

in a Christmas stocking.

The size ten circular needle

has the a cowl cast-on

with the leftover Noro yarn--

a match for the Noro mitts

that live in CT.

Random knitting for a

mismatched life.

One friend had great news:

good lab reports and another

friend was promptly hospitalized.

Thank God for knitting comfort.

 

Kudos Jennifer Ann

Daughter # 2 made the

kimono baby sweater for

a friend.

Check out the snaps.

Jenn is the snap guru.

Great job! Ms. Jennifer.

Telephone knitting works.

Perfect Patti

Sassy Pat is having a perfect Patti day.

You know about that. Right?

Put the sock heel in twice already but

that one stitch on the corner...

it is just not right. Crazy making.

Husband is abed with...

flu, cold, whatever.

It is gloomy in sunny Florida.

And I have neuropathy--even spell check couldn't find it--

(stressed nerve endings) in my left hand.

Long story short... 

the first finger on  my left

hand burns. Cure: don't knit

for six months. You've got 

to be kidding!

And I have just broken a cardinal

Sassy Pat rule. DO  NOT COMPLAIN

ON THE BLOG.

So, let's end on a better note.

A friend suggested that I knit

nets to catch black flies.

Wouldn't that be a hot ticket item

 in the North country?  And

the Sassy one is always up for

a challenge.

Time to ditch perfect Patti.

Navy & Red

Sassy Pat and innumerable bags

of yarn: navy, red, and white

made a flying trip to Florida.

We are here safe and sound.

Nestling into our winter niches...

The needles are bagged

and marked by number.

Aren't you impressed?

I lost my beloved sock manual

in the packing. You know

it not lost just misplaced

but I ordered a new copy.

Can't live without my cheat sheet.

And I'm knitting a navy sock

with a red heel and toe.

A first!  It is for Ms. Grace

to go with her new navy snow jacket.

Mitten/ Mitt Gallery

Twisted Sister

 

The sassy one is 

knitting a cowl

in a soft camel hue.

Worsted weight.

80 stitches

Size 10 needle

K3, P1 TBL.

Round and round we go.

Purling into the back of the stitch

produces a ridge on the inside of the circle.

This accessory should be worn inside out.

To set the record straight,

none of children or grandchildren

like turtlenecks or garments that hug the neck.

But this twisted sister is knitting a cowl--

a poor man's fisherman knit neck warmer--

for the sheer joy of twisting.

As Chubby Checker used to say, "Let's twist!"

Trick or Treat

Sassy Pat is still fussing with thumbs.

Put 'em, take 'em out.

A witch of a job...

But she's  learned 

some new tricks.

Knit a couple of rows beyond the cuff.

Put about 8 stitches on a thread

at the starting join.

Cast-on four stitches.

Continue knitting.

When you go back to pick-up

the thumb add a couple of stitches

on either side of the cast-on.

Knit about 9 rows.

CO.

Also, for one set of mitts

she  just cast off eight stitches

and continued to knit for

five or six rows.

Eureka!  An opening...

a mini thumb.

You can also do a conventional thumb

and bind off short of the thumb decreases

and not draw your thread through

to create gathers.

Time for a treat...

Krause's candy, chicken corn?

What's your favorite treat?