Wool & Words

Last night I was running around like mad trying to open all the windows in the house. I accidentally (does anyone do this on purpose?) started a grease fire on the stove.

To put it out, I used a fire extinguisher, which means that not only was my house full of smoke, but also the acrid yellow powder that shoots out of those things. I'm amazed (and a bit puzzled) that my fire alarm didn't go off.

When I got into the sewing room, I realized the awful truth: I had yarn out in the smoke. GASP! I grabbed the stuff I was most concerned about (Silky Wool, some lace weight wool, yarn for baby projects) and tossed them into the cedar chest. I hope they're all allright.

You know, I never for a second worried about any of the thousands of dollars in books I have in my house or my boxes of research documents. Not the photographs. Not the furniture, the computer, the linens, carpets, drapes. Not the prayerbooks, rosaries. I didn't think about anything but the yarn.

Heaven help me.

Posted by KnitNut at 07:30 PM | Permalink

Finished the first pair of Regia stripped socks. I think I have enough yarn left to make a pair of fingerless gloves...or a really smallish hat...or a skinny necktie.

Have the yarn in my bag to make a cap for one of the grandbabies. Cottontots in the Very Berry colorway. Fun fun fun!

And, of course, there are other things. Started with the stole for my mom...the yarn is impossible and I don't know that it will work, but I'm going to keep pecking away at it. My hands were hurting from forcing the k2tog's, though, so I may need to reconsider the pattern...but the fan & feather will be really beautiful if I can make it work.

And Lace knitting tends to rely heavily on those decreases. So I'm kinda screwed regardless.

Posted by KnitNut at 12:33 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)