The weather hasn’t decided what it wants to do just yet, and I wish it would hurry up and make up its mind. Just last friday, it hit 78 degrees around here, right before plummeting back into the 50’s. The weather’s been playing similar tricks all this month. No wonder so many people are getting sick. Personally, my allergies have been going crazy. Yesterday, I felt like death warmed over, and it’s been much the same today. At least it’s not the flu. Again.
I’m still at work on my Herringbone gloves, but I’m much closer to completion (only three fingers to go on the second glove). The procrastination bug hit hard now that it’s too warm to actually wear them until next winter, so I’ve been casting on for other projects in between my previously regular nightly sessions. In fact, I even went so far as to make my second pair of the Mahayana Flying Gloves (also on Ravelry). I don’t think I posted my first pair either, so here they both are, for ease of comparison. First, let me introduce you to the pair I made out of an Alpaca/Wool blend, itchy as all get out and completely unwearable against my (regrettably) tender skin:
My second pair, made out of some mystery yarn (a kind of recycled silk, I believe), was completed just two weeks ago. It’s not the softest thing I own, but very wearable and surprisingly warm.
In other news, I’ve been making steady progress on the baby blanket for Cathy’s baby. After some careful thought, I’ve decided on using a single crochet stitch to join the squares together. It’s not invisible on both sides, but then again, neither is the mattress stitch. I decided against using the mattress stitch because I didn’t want an actual seam. I haven’t decided yet whether or not to do the single crochet stitch on both sides or only one.
Yes, there are a lot of loose ends to weave in already, and since it’s cotton, I’ll be stopping at Jo-Ann’s later on to get some matching sewing thread to tack them down. (If you have ever tried weaving in ends with cotton yarn, I’m sure you’ve noticed that it loves to wiggle free. Best to weave it in and use a little bit of whipstitching to keep those ends from making a break for it.) As always, you can track my progress on Ravelry.
I have two projects lined up for my mother, but just to keep on the safe side, I’ll reserve any further comments on those just yet. She does occasionally read this site, you know. 