Despite drinking three cups (in rapid succession) of jolt juice the morning elixir, I find myself unable to clear my head, open my eyes without wanting to squint and, oh why go on… everyone has these mornings. I’ll attribute this to one to way too many late nights spent working lately and WAAAY too little knitting. I was absolutely determined to get yarn into the dye pot before *am this morning ( just because it would get things moving around here) and post. That said, after the third cup, while drinking the fourth (oooh, this does not bode well for the rest of the day, hope I don’t meet anyone I know this morning), I dropped my new CD (see the side bar)into the changer, turned the volume up to what I could stand (not much) and got moving. I’ll insert here that after the first color in the pot, I know that the coffee did NOT do the trick. This is the first time in years where the dye pot did not clear, not even close. It had so much left in it that a new pot had to be brought into service. Dye is not wasted, it’s not tossed out. It is saved for the next round.. but it never happens… until this morning. In defense, I am over dyeing a dark color and it is a new yarn that I have not dyed before. New is fun. hm mm…I’m starting to warm up.
The other day, while checking out a new yarn shop, I found that Bryspun has circular needles.
I love the little 5", or are they 4".. they are really short.. Bryspuns for socks. These have the same great tips and the softest band I have ever seen. It’s a pet peeve of mine, those stiff bands that loop around trying to smack you in the face or make newly discovered geometric forms from whatever is presently on the needles. These don’t do it. I hurried up and got the fronts of the Ribby Cardi to the point where I could put them onto the size 8 circ. I had bought, just to try it out. NICE! Do yourself a favor, look for them. I don’t know about the join for stuff in the small sizes, but for say 5 and up… no problem.
ps. I’ve just lit a fire in the fireplace. I’ve caved. My wearing
long pants, long sleeve shirt and wooly slippers.. soon with socks.
All this after 98F temps only a day or so ago.
pps. To My Secret Pal.. I’ve put my list on the 6/1/05 post. Just in case ;))
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7 responses to “morning elixir”
Nothing like Vermont summers, eh? Warm, then cold, then hot, then cold, then cold, maybe a shower, warm, some more hot, a bit of cold. All in the same sometimes. 🙂
I had a morning this week that only one eye would open…I hear you. Stay warm, relax and maybe a nap?
don’t long plants itch when you wear them? Perhaps something stonger than coffee is in order……hugs, su
Would the Bryspun circs work well for lace knitting?
Isn’t this weather crazy??
Keep warm and don’t work too hard! :-))
Keep smiling
Where oh where did you find the Bryspun circular needles? I have been googling to no avail for weeks…
I carry those Bryspun needles in my online shop and I have been swamped with order, everything under size 9 is backordered until Wednesday but folks can get in line by backordering. They are so great I can’t believe it – I transferred everything I’m knitting to them.