Pandemic, Two Weeks In
I went out to day to deposit paychecks through the bank’s drive through pneumatic tube and to fill my gas tank with no human contact. I carefully avoided touching my face and washday hands thoroughly when I reached home. I […]
Architecture vs. Knitting
I’ve finished the second sleeve of the Newport Classic Turtleneck. Are the sleeves enough alike? The one on the right was made with a variety of different needles. I kept changing my mind, and also the needles turned out to […]
Second Sleeve
The Newport Classic is getting the cuff of its second sleeve. Then comes the collar. My state now has 349 cases of COVID-19 and three deaths. We’re living through a pandemic. But we’re doing so in comfort. I’m tired of […]
Food, Shelter, and Clothing
I am interested in the domestic arts, home economics — food, shelter, and clothing. So it may not be surprising that these are the areas in which I was active yesterday. I baked whole grain sandwich bread, a pineapple upside […]
The Pandemic, One Week In
Of course, the pandemic isn’t really just one week old. In fact, WHO declared it a pandemic on March 11, so even as a pandemic it is older than that. I went to a meeting at church last Saturday, though […]
Flattening the Curve
I cast the church service this morning. There were just a handful of choir members present, and we got a message this afternoon saying that choir practices are canceled for the duration. I also made my Birthday Offering donation online, […]
Coronavirus Arrives
We have a case of COVID-19 in our state now. I am an old person, but in good health. So what do I do? Cut back on handshaking and hugging. At church, mostly. I’m not that affectionate in other areas […]
Newport Needs Sleeves
The Newport Classic Turtleneck is at the Venus de Milo stage, lacking sleeves. Actually, I started the left sleeve on a 10″ sleeve needle, size 6. I have previously read claims that you can try on a top-down sweater for […]
The Family Aloha Shirt Project,Part I
We traced off the patterns for the Aloha shirts. #1 son and DIL brought a yummy Greek lunch and #1 daughter and her family came along too. It was fun. The bigger of the Littles got hold of the camera […]