2fer

I delayed writing this until I had finished up a couple of things. In my defense to my loyal readers (none that I know of) I was only one arm and the hat away from finishing the Knubelchen when I made this decision.

First up, socks for my Niece. Finished these with a little more time to spare than my Nephew's socks last month. I don't need these until Sunday, that's most of two days away. For some weird reason the two balls of yarn were wound in opposite directions so one sock goes green, orange, pink, grey and the other goes green, grey, pink, orange. By the time I noticed it was too late to go back and work the second ball from the other end. Calling it a design feature.

Pattern: Improvised
Yarn: Hjertegarn Sock 4
Needle: 2.0mm

Socks!

Followed by another Knubbelchen. Made this one out of some leftover Noro, I see people raving about this yarn all the time but I don't much care for it. It twists up on me for some reason, maybe because it's a single ply, and I find it a bit rough and it doesn't have the stretchyness of wool sock yarn, even yarn that's 25% nylon. Then there are the knots, the weird colour combinations, and that it changes thickness all the time. I'll just leave it for those who like it.

Pattern: Knubbelchen by pezi888
Yarn: Knit Picks Stroll Solids, Heathers & Twists in white for the head and Noro Taiyo Sock for the body.
Needle: 2.5mm

Knubbelchen

I was asked to knit a gallbladder for someone. Words I did not expect to type. Ever. He even offered to pay me for it. So, what is fair market value for a knitted gallbladder?

Current Weather
Clear with periodic clouds. -2C

It actually snowed a bit this week for the first time in a long time. It was getting so dry my contact lenses were gluing themselves to my eyelids. A bit of precipitation seemed to help. Now it's drying out again and the contacts are back to sticking. Sigh. Maybe I should wear my glasses more often.