Gorgeous! You. Are. Amazing! That is so pretty! The cuff is perfect and I’m sure an improvement.
I took pictures of my afghan today and I will have them up tomorrow or so. Pretty happy with how it turned out, but always up for suggestions. I think ‘Spring’ is underrepresented.
I’m not averse to pulling out some rows...
Couple of “to do” items today .... done!
#1 - Wash & block the stocking. Boy, was that thing heavy soaking wet!! Fortunately, I could fold it & support it with both hands so the stitches didn’t stretch out while making the transfer from the sink to a big towel on the kitchen table. To block the cuff, I took the cardboard I used for the picture, rounded off the ends & wrapped it in plastic wrap - it slid right in. Last night, the corners were ‘catching’ a bit - had to be real careful. Now, the next big question: will all the bulky yarn/stitches dry by Friday evening? I need to give it away on Saturday. It’s in a room where the ceiling fan runs all the time, so hopefully, that will do the trick.
#2 - Mail two pairs of mitts to a friend across town. She asked for two pairs to give as Christmas gifts & said at the time “surely we would see each other before she needed them”. The way the schedule is starting to shape up, I decided to mail them & get them off my mind. I go to a little ‘country’ PO 6 miles away ... the most people I’ve ever had in line before is 3. Today, I was third in line & while I was standing there, 3 more folks came in with packages .... there was hardly room for a line! It’s worth the trip out there - beautiful drive, the clerks are not surly .... several of them sort of know me by now since I mail any prayer shawls, baby blankets, etc. from that PO.
Extra:
A neighbor stopped by & offered (out of the kindness of his heart ... I think he’s sincere) to help my dad. He ended up getting his big trailer & hauling all the old fence posts/boards taken down due to dad replacing the fence, to the dump. His trailer (12-15 ft with 3’ sides) was full & then some to the point he strapped everything down & used a cargo net. I helped him load - probably loaded 1/3 of everything. Dad is happy - me too ... I don’t have to hook up our trailer & load/unload all that stuff myself! Bonus points - I got my weight lifting workout in while loading :-)