Not that I needed to start another
project, but I have these wonderful little 7 inch Signature needles that I
never use. I picked them up a few nights
ago and let me tell you, once you have them in your hands there is nothing to
be done except knit with them! I admit
they are a bit slippery—I’ve dropped one out of a few stitches at the beginning
of a row too many times to count. The
overall knitting experience, however, far outweighs the disadvantages.
So, what do you do with two such
needles when you have them in your hands and they will not let you put them
down? I decided that a quick knit, so I
could get back to the many, many existing projects, would be to knit fingerless
mitts—flat. I’ve never knit mitts flat
before but I’m half-way through the first mitt and loving it. These are seed stitch on the back of the hand
(I love me some seed stitch) and stockinette on the palm. I should finish the first mitt tonight and
will be able to report on the total Signature knitting experience in the next
post.
Tax season is upon us and I haven’t
even finished year-end financials. I
hate to admit that but it’s hard when the client doesn’t bring you his last
quarter data until late January. I hope
to finish all that this week and on to bigger and better things. Well, maybe not better but certainly
bigger!! I am holding fast to my resolve
not to complain this year. At. All. Then I will feel free to openly discuss retirement
next year. I mentioned the “R” word to a
25 year client a few days ago and he just laughed. I wonder what that means….
The pups have no problems. They can’t figure out what the crazy weather
is doing from day to day, but hey, why should they be any different?
Mrs. Cardinal visits regularly. I think that in this photo she is saying, “I just washed my crest and can’t do a thing with it.”
Here are our beautiful granddaughter with our handsome grandson, her brother. Josh is holding Anna's Bryce and Anna is holding Josh's Harlowe. Aren't they cute!!! Anna is also expecting our fourth great-grand(son/daughter). Next post, pics of GGD Adelyn from their new home in Savannah, GA.
Life is good!
5 comments:
I'm excited to see how you feel about knitting the mitts flat. I've never done that before.
I'm impressed with people who resolve not to complain about work especially during a busy time. It's good though, it keeps morale up. Otherwise it's a whirly bird of eegads.
And speaking of birds, love Mrs. Cardinal's caption :)
i too have been on a mitts journey recently i do want to attempt real gloves soon I too love my Signatures
MY goodness what a great post Katherine
I Love the grands and greats . I LOVE the wall behind them....is that your wall?
R is for real and retirement is awesome. IM here to urge you on!
I love your seed stitch mitts . How perfect. Is there anything quite like knitting the stitch you love on needles you love??
If you can swing it financially, I say make the leap into retirement.
Love the mitt and the needles: slippery needles make for speedy knitting, and I love slippery needles.
Precious photos of the Grands and the pups. Life is good here in Wyoming, too.
What a beautiful, happy family you have!
I hate seams, so no flat mitts here. I do love slippery needles though, unless I'm knitting with silk.
Oh look. A basset lapdog. Evidently, Sissy says "hi."
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