Dawn Brocco's Life & Design Blog

Almost done with the hat. Had to do other things the past 2 days, in addition to all that linen re-washing - there's been the presents to wrap, and box up for shipping and cards to write!

Ordered some small crochet hooks and a small latch hook from JKLNeedles, to try out with these beads and the cashmere yarn. My only small hook, an aluminum size 5, from the year of the flood, isn't hooky enough. It's hook end is rather flat and it splits the yarn. So, I bought a few different sizes and brands to see if there's something which will work better.

The samples of beads from Caravan came in today - nice beads - all Miyuki. And the size 5/0 beads (they call them E beads, though I've seen other sizes referred to as E beads) *seem* to have a hole very similar in size to the size 3/0 pebble beads I have from Mill Hill, though the actual bead is a bit smaller. But this is only in the round beads, the triangles and squares? seem to have smaller holes, but then again, the dazzling shine and colors! are making it hard for me to see/focus on the holes (with just the one eye still) - and they *are* stringed up on the card, which I won't break.

But, when I'm ready to plan another project, I'll surely try them out.

Finally got a Ikea catalog yesterday - never had one, except for one from 1988, I think it was, that I got at a yard sale, I think. I've had the book, "Leading by Design, The Ikea Story" by Bertil Torekull, for some time, also bought at a yard sale, but never got around to reading it (or most of the books in my library collection, for that matter!).So, I read some today - again, squinting one eye shut - what a pain this is, all this time and not being able to see properly. It's OK for doing stupid housework, but try and *read* something! Ha!

Good thing I see the ophthalmologist tomorrow and see what he can do lens-wise. But the wait. It's gonna be a couple weeks to get it, I'm sure. Heck, when I order my old lenses online, it always takes 2 weeks, as they never have my tauric lenses in stock, as it's so high a prescription!

Well, back to knitting that hat, At least k2, p2 I can do by feel!