Dawn Brocco's Life & Design Blog

Still waiting on those 4 hanks of Plymouth Homestead yarn (for those Elizabeth Zimmermann tights I began on 11/21, shown here on the 24th). Not happy with how this purchase is going. In this cold weather, I'd sure like to be wearing those wool tights!

And I'm glad the usual post-chemo week will be over in 3 days, as I lose about 2 hours sleep every day for that week or so. By Thursday, I'm beginning to drag. I'll see if I can nap later - but oftentimes, the steroid drug won't allow it. And, we're out of Ambien (which doesn't counter the steroid that well, anyway) and they want $50 for a few measly pills of Lunesta - thanks MVP for not helping with that - so nix on getting the Lunesta. One just muddles through and enjoys those 2 weeks each month when better sleep finally returns.

The capelet is sailing along, happy to say, am over 1/3 done already, partly as hubby's at work today, so I can work uninterrupted, and it's too cold to venture into the attic and get more of the decorations up, so I'm doing laundry and knitting.

I'm also much more an end-result knitter, not a process knitter. I don't knit just for the exploration and problem-solving, though one does that anyway as a designer, I knit to have a finished thing to use. I'm ever practical that way. if I wanted art, I'd paint or sculpt. When I'm making textiles, they are for usin', so the sooner it gets done, the better.

Bulky wool on size 9 (5.5 mm) ndls goes fast. I tend to go down a ndl size for all yarns, to get, what I think is, a better fabric - more longer-wearing, less likely to droop or sag. Many yarns have unfortunately looser gauges than are ideal for those yarns. Always use your better judgment, not what a ballband suggests.

The PO lady had a near porchful (I exaggerate! as we have a rather large porch) of Christmas packages to pick up yesterday, but it's easier to do the labels and pay for shipping online, though no less time-consuming for me, than to have hubby wait in line with 8 boxes to ship, as his time is very crunched.

I still have several small packages to send out on Monday, then ta da, should be done with the holiday package rush.

Back to knitting, and awaiting hubby's return from work with Chinese food in hand.