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I tink, therefore I am

I'm sure I'm not the first knit blogger to use that little cliche - if you know any others who have, mention them in the comments!

Anyhow. Hello, and welcome to the 200th Pink Tea entry.

Yesterday was a veritable tinkfest on my "New England" sock. It looks innocent enough.

However, apparently I cannot follow a chart and play Mickey Mouse Yahtzee at the same time, because twice yesterday I found myself having to tink or frog back half a dozen rows because I'd made some dumb error. Emily, who is obviously experienced with such events in her household, was sitting in the bathtub last night, while I was whining and tinking, saying, "Mommy hates to go backwards! Mommy hates to go backwards!"

At least when the day was over I had gone forward a few rows.

In the morning I spun some of my cashmere/merino.

I'm spinning it as fine as I dare. It's a wee bit neppy, so I pick out some, and others I just leave in there figuring it'll make for an "interesting" knitted fabric someday. I'm thinking I will overdye it once the yarn is finished.

At the end of last week I wound yarn and cast on for my Cutaway cardigan with my emerald bluefaced leicester. Is this ever pleasant to knit with!

I am knitting from two balls, and I decided to work the fatter hank into the ribbing. I think it worked ok and I'll probably do all ribbed sections the same way, to be sure I have the yardage to finish.

Friday is my second special bonus holiday, and I'm plotting the idea of dying some uncombed Rambouillet fleece in a few complementary colors and making myself some colorblended top with my combs. So I hope I'll have some fun dyepot pictures next Monday. Meanwhile, tink before you speak!

Posted by Prudence at November 7, 2005 08:49 AM