Here is a very bad photo of a wonderful cowl thingie that I knit.  I bought a kit for this at Rhinebeck – it is knit with Lamb’s Pride and has an angora trim.  With the temperatures we have been having, the writing is on the wall and I anticipate that it will be well used this winter.

The cowl is knit with a rib stitch in the round.  I did notice that my stitches were a bit skewed — the left leg of the stitch seemed more pronounced than the right.  I have certainly knit in the round before and have never had this happen.  At first, I kept ripping and trying to fix this problem… but then decided to just ‘let it go’ and knit the damn thing.  Another blogger (wish I could remember who) had a great line — The gods are jealous of perfection and will seek revenge on those who achieve it.  This became my mantra.

Lamb’s pride is a mix of wool and mohair and seems to have very little spin – I wonder if my crooked stitch definition had something to do with that.  Be that as it may, I am in love with Lamb’s Pride – it is scrumptious – so soft and luxurious!  I am on the lookout for some patterns — any suggestions? 

Here is a very bad photo of a wonderful cowl thingie that I knit.  I bought a kit for this at Rhinebeck – it is knit with Lamb’s Pride and has an angora trim.  With the temperatures we have been having, the writing is on the wall and I anticipate that it will be well used this winter.

The cowl is knit with a rib stitch in the round.  I did notice that my stitches were a bit skewed — the left leg of the stitch seemed more pronounced than the right.  I have certainly knit in the round before and have never had this happen.  At first, I kept ripping and trying to fix this problem… but then decided to just ‘let it go’ and knit the damn thing.  Another blogger (wish I could remember who) had a great line — The gods are jealous of perfection and will seek revenge on those who achieve it.  This became my mantra.

Lamb’s pride is a mix of wool and mohair and seems to have very little spin – I wonder if my crooked stitch definition had something to do with that.  Be that as it may, I am in love with Lamb’s Pride – it is scrumptious – so soft and luxurious!  I am on the lookout for some patterns — any suggestions? 

Here is an interesting test — it is a video of two teams passing around a basketball – you job is to count how many times the team in the white shirts passes the ball.

Once you count the passes — go here to see how well you did!

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Would you like to hear about all the trouble I am having with my new project?  How I have cast on and knit 121 stitches for 6 rows at least five times now???  How I am not sure if the yarn I am using will even be appropriate for the pattern, so that even if I do somehow manage to get this pattern through my thick skull, it might be a no-go anyway?  ergh.

What?  You don’t want to hear my belly aching?  You don’t come to my site to listen to a grown woman whine and carry on? 

Why do you come to purlingswine?

For the poetry of course!!

Here is a sonnet that daughter #1 wrote for her creative writing class ….. all you teachers out there – what grade would you give this?

Oh what a dog a pug can surely be!

Her moods, like summer winds, blow in and out.

Her beauty is for all of us to see

And of her place in hearts there is no doubt.

She spends her days just basking in the sun.

Most potent of creatures, her love is fierce

And then when your allegiance she has won,

Your heart with Cupid’s arrow will be pierced!

The pug will hold you in her thrall for life.

Be warned, loving the pug will be a curse.

A journey with this dog is filled with strife.

Your heart belongs to her and not reverse!

Sweet misery will hold you to the floor
And you, the fool, will beg for nothing more.