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Mousies...
2005-05-18 - 3:34 p.m.
Lately I haven't been doing any major projects, just little
fiddlings. Running into some of the fine Roxbury Folks at the
Sheep and Wool Fest got me to commit to teaching a Nalbinding 101 class
tonight. As with all things, as soon as I commit I realize that
I've been doing it wrong/differently all this time. Holy
Cow! My Oslo stitch is some mutant dense stitch, but isn't the
one
true Oslo stitch. yikes. My mutant stitch also affects how
I learned other new stitches, so I'll have to go back and given them a
second try as well. So, my apologies to Keilyn, Elspet, and the
Sacred Stone Grrls, but I'll have to teach you the right one next time
I see you. Also, kinda disappointed that none of the other
groovy nalbinders caught my gaff and found a way to point it out.
Trust me, I wouldn't have been offended, but I guess on the whole it is
a small difference in technique that makes a big difference in the end
product.
So, on Saturday, since I received no assignment for Commencement, I
slept in, watched TV, checked on the Morgenstern kitten, made a grocery
run, and found a yarn store less than 10 miles from here full of fun
and wonderful threads. I also sat down to teach myself the right
stitch, so I could show folks the correct one tonight. It is much
less dense, more realistic for socks etc. and more commonly accepted
than the other one I was doing. It is also a bit easier I think.
So, instead of working on something useful, I make more mousies.
I admit that these are cute, fun, and easy to do as a way to test out
new stitches on a small something that makes great cat toys. I
know, I'm nuts, I'm allergic as all get out, but I make cat toys for my
friends' animal friends. First was Garibaldi with a little brown
piece of mouse. Then Omen's owner demanded love for her kitten
too. Then I just made them and gave them away as I felt the
whim. But they are so cute with their little french knot ears and
braided tails. sigh...
Here's a little gold one in the mutant Oslo
stitch, and a
pinto one in the one true Oslo stitch. Okay, bad picture, icky
contrast, must try a true Oslo in the gold to compare. The little
gold one is darn precious, so he's going to Garibaldi tonight since
he has lost the first brown one, likely under a random piece of
furniture. Perhaps it will also get the kitten to forgive me for
intruding upon his territory to fill his water and food dishes and to
clean his litter box. I don't think he's gotten over the first
check when I accidentally surprised him coming out of his litter
box. Oh the indecency of it all.
But wouldn't you forgive me if I presented you with this?:
Ahem. Done pandering to the dander machine. I swear.
But it is nice to see the action shots of mousies in use.
Mr. Garibaldi and Omen respectively,
amused.
Sunday was sailing. Correction, Sunday morning was sailing.
Sunday lunch was fine fried seafood at the Anchor Inn on the water in
Pasadena, MD. Sunday afternoon was motoring back to home dock as
the wind has completely died away. No amount of hoping and
praying got us anything. sigh. But we had a good
time. Gina and Susan got to join us for the first time, which was
a hoot. And while we might have confused ourselves at times, we
looked like a fairly smooth team and didn't have any major (or really
any minor) gaffs. No boom-splashes. No boat
groundings. No running into anything or anyone. Just the
occasional winch operator error and bimini head
banging. ouch, that still smarts. The weather
was lovely, cool but not cold, sunny but not frying in the sun.
And Matt got me a special net hat, that even serendipitously went with
my outfit. :)
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