Knitting
On my YOP list is āfrog my Pinwheel mittenā. This was a kit I bought at Loop London a few years ago and I knitted the first colour work mitten, using the lace-weight yarn! BUTā¦it was too small and I realised I donāt like the pattern.
This was how the mitten had looked, finished week 37 of YOP13.
This week I frogged it and it felt a relief to be honest. I have a colourwork mitten book that I am sure will have a lace weight pattern, so one day I will knit a pair from that book.
On Monday I cast on Emotional Support Chicken #6. I need to spin some red fibre for her wattle and comb, then attach the eyes and do her base and then she will be finished! I came across the missing chicken eyes I ordered ages ago, they were in a different project bag. I will post a photo of her next Sunday.
Spinning
No spinning this week, my usual Sunday call was cancelled and Tuesdayās spin group was at a friendās but with me changing my working hours for this week and dog sitting I didnāt make it there.
Other News
We have been looking after my bossesā dog and as they are away I have worked different hours than usual to make sure we had more than one of us in the building at a time. This and the dog walking really messed with my routine (and energy) and our laundry mountain is ready to topple over.
We have had a nice time looking after her though, we took her to the beach, river Ness, the care home to see my MIL, on tons of walks and she came out for lunch with us twice. I hand her back tomorrowā¦assuming they landed safely back home after the storms.
On Thursday night we went to see Roachford followed by Hue and Cry (2hrs 45 mins of live music). It was a good evening and took me back to the days of working in a pub/restaurant in the 1980s.
This was a Year of Projects post. Officially the Group has just finished its 16th year, my 9th year participating. If you would like to find more about the Year of Projects Group on Ravelry, as youād be very welcome to join us.
You and hubby are wonderful dog sitters. Are you getting the urge yet? I miss my kitty so much but until we stop spending winters in Florida I can’t take on a pet of my own. It’s my goal to adopt senior dogs. They need a home and I don’t need the energy of a young dog. Glad your mitten yarn will have a new project.
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No not yet, I like just pet sitting now. I do wish we had a cat though, bit of a risk of one eating the parrot though. Bleeping parrot š
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Hmmm, sounds like an answer to your problem. š
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Dog sitting is so much fun. Does it make you want to get another fur baby? I doubt we will ever get another dog but I do enjoy petting and cuddling any dog I run into when out and about. It seems strange to non-knitters when they hear us say how good it feels to frog a finished project. However, I totally get it lol.
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No, I think I prefer just dog sitting rather than owning one. I am glad you understand about frogging it.
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It’s so nice to frog things! Now you have that mental free space and can work on something you’ll love
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I have a couple of projects I should frog. You mentioning the relief you felt was motivating. I just need to find them… ~ Becki @ Field Lilies. WP looks like it’s doing something different for me regarding commenting.
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Frogging is all that bad, especially when you feel relief over not having it hang out in a bag making you feel guilty about not liking it or not finishing it. I understand :).
I did get a 2nd bobbin finished last Thursday for the cria I’ve been spinning, and intended to ply Friday but the sim card for my new phone came in and I had to go have it put in and then transfer the data from one phone to the other and believe it or not it took most of the day and I didn’t feel like plying after that. I was going to ply yesterday but it was laundry day and then knitting group time and today I had to do some clerical stuff for my church calling, so tomorrow, no matter what it’s first and everything else can wait!!!
Looking forward to seeing your new support chicken :).
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I definitely get the relief of frogging something – frees the mind, yarn and needles!
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It is so hard to frog a projrct that you spent so much on. The key is how you felt after frogging. Relief.
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