It's always a good day to take some time for yourself. it's also a good day to do nothing when the day is rainy and no outside activities can take place--you are stuck inside--no snacking involved! Just busy work with our hands. I wondered what I would do with my self today. I could do household chores--like dust, sweep, empty dishwasher, do laundry, clean toilets--nope, none of that appealed to me--at this moment. I went into my spare closet to find a book to read (well, actually, if I read, I'll fall asleep)There staring me in the face was my spinning bobbins filled with cotton--ah, those need to be wound off and plied. There also sat my little electric spinner--Hadn't done much with it in a month of Sundays--out it came. Found a comfortable spot to sit up the spinner, plug her in, turn on a good movie and begin...........
that little machine hums along. OOOOh, let's spin some silk--this silk
Isn't it lovely? photo doesn't do the colors justice though!
Those bobbins are calling my name "wind me off" I pull out my handy dandy 'lazy kate" only it's just an old shoe box with bamboo skewers--works perfectly well for my purpose.
If I get bored with my spinning, I pick up my knitting to go round and round with this hat--easy knit--so go round and round--using four ply silk for this hat--cast on multiple of 8 and knit till height to suit your head, begin the decrease K 6, k2tog, alternate with plain knit row--decrease your stitches--K5, 2tog, and etc. love this hat! the bottom brim rolls up--no need to do k2, p2--
Cast on for another pair of socks--green this time--simple pattern--well, it's easy for me to memorize.
and there is another dishcloth to knit--
I think I might have attention problem!
Now, I'm thinking of what to do with that handspun silk, and what fingerless glove pattern to choose
...................hmmmm what shall it be? After all, it's a good day!
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