Still down

It took this little snail longer to make it across the one step than it did for me to make it the flight of 60 to the house.
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It is not like I am in a hurry or need to access the Internet in the evening. Cruising knitting blogs or similiar sites is optional, right? So why would I care that the phone started working again this morning but the DSL quit? And Telekom will not be able to come until Thursday. Of course, I have not a clue as to how we are going to manage that, given that some of us (not Telekom) seem to work for a living.

Wollpiraten

Now, given a chance to stay home and wait for the post, in case the Schatz Kiste comes my way in the next couple of days – why that would be of far more interest that to wait on someone who once again will tell us they have no clue as to why the DSL does not work. Oh – the Treasure Chest? A round robin of wool treasures, where each sucessive Pirat adds to the packet before removing anything, then sends it on to the next victim participant on the list. Not leftovers, no, this is for treasure.

Shadow Socks

Ok, this way of knitting is almost as fiddly as the original, since I wanted the colours on the foot to match the original. After completing the leg, I used the cherry for a standard German heel. Then it became fun (not). Knitting all the way around twice with the moss, followed by the instep over with the cherry, backwards around the foot with the moss, interlock the two yarns then backwards with the cherry while the moss returns around the heel. It means that every fourth round is a real pain. I also noticed that I have stripes in the top; something that was not really evident in the sock, but shows clearly in the picture. Only 1/2 a foot and the toe to go.
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Mai in den Tanz

Completed as ankle socks per request of the younger teen. Knit on 3,75 mm needles over 42 stitches, it was a quick knit.
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Off to finish up two documents for work, and not from the comfort of my own chair.
-Holly

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About Holly

fiber person - knitter, spinner, weaver who spent 33 years being a military officer to fund the above. And home. And family. Sewing and quilting projects are also in the stash. After living again in Heidelberg after retiring (finally) from the U.S. Army May 2011, we moved to the US ~ Dec 2015. Something about being over 65 and access to health care. It also might have had to do with finding a buyer for our house. Allegedly this will provide me a home base in the same country as our four adult children, all of whom I adore, so that I can drive them totally insane. Considerations of time to knit down the stash…(right, and if you believe that…) and spin and .... There is now actually enough time to do a bit of consulting, editing. Even more amazing - we have only one household again. As long as everyone understands that I still, 40 years into our marriage, don't do kitchens or bathrooms. For that matter, not being a golden retriever, I don't do slippers or newspapers either. I don’t miss either the military or full-time clinical practice. Limiting my public health/travel med/consulting and lecturing to “when I feel like it” has let me happily spend my pension cruising, stash enhancing (oops), arguing with the DH about where we are going to travel next and book buying. Life is good!
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One Response to Still down

  1. amanda j says:

    It’s scary how much we ‘need’ the internet these days. I get a bit shaky if I can’t check my email and blog and so forth!

    You have put me off knitting something like that sock, although it looks fabulous.

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