Knitting and Other Mishaps
In today’s episode of handbag mishaps, I foolishly put DDs bottle of water into my purse without first checking to see if the cap is screwed on. I end up with a lake, at the bottom of which is my car registration and some overpriced makeup.
Leather Handbag
Nice work, mom.
I managed to dry out the registration without tearing it. It was all folded up and in an envelope. And I really thought I’d be paying the county a fee to get them to issue me another copy. But I managed to extract it from the envelope, and spread it out to dry. It is still legible. Though I won’t win any awards for tidiness if I need to present it.
I cleaned up the lake with napkins and the coffee cup cozy that I recently knitted. I was thinking that it was my first functional project. But the dishcloths have turned out to be very useful. So it is my first project that required sizing. It is a little loose. I used it like a towel. Very absorbent.
coffee cup cozy
I ordered ten different types of yarn from Knitpicks and Elann. Most of them are from Elann, which is killer on the shipping, since it’s Canadian. One yarn is either alpaca, or an alpaca blend. I don’t remember which. One skein of yarn seems a reasonable gamble to determine whether or not I can tolerate, and even enjoy alpaca. If not, I will pass it along, no harm done.
The rest of the yarns are cottons and blends with hemp, linen and silk. Some have touches of acrylic and elastic, which I’ve read are terrific to have blended with cotton and other non-stretchy fibers.
And I got a one-skein knitting book, so I’ll have something to do with all the random yarns – or try anyway. And I got two stitch holders, and some stitch markers, guessing about the sizes. I don’t know what kind I’ll like or will work well with the types of yarn I’ll have. But since it is all a big experiment, I’m willing to just try them out.
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