Old Knees

I’ve managed to find time to spin, which in turn has caused me to have pain in my knees.  Does anyone else have this?  Is it the way I sit?  My knees are only 34 years old!  What will they be like in another 30 years?  Yikes!

The girls in my knitting/crocheting group have decided to make “tuques for troops”.  I made 5.

I was really hoping we would hit 30 but we might hit 20.  It’s better than nothing right?  We’ll put a smile on 20 soldiers’ faces.  I can live with that.

I don’t think I’ve posted any pics yet of the “Pretty Pink Pod” I invented.  I’ll put the pattern on Ravelry when I have a few minutes.  It’s super-easy.

I’ve almost finished my Clapotis.  Was it last week… or maybe the week before, I finished it and undid the decrease so that I could make it longer.  Well, I made it longer and now I’m decreasing again.

Since a few weeks ago, I’ve got an order for another “Tuque for Troops” from a guy that I work with, Father & Son socks for another guy I work with and his little boy, a Retro Tuque for a young guy from my sister’s climbing gym and three tuques for my sister’s friend’s kids.  Yikes!  Good thing I don’t have any big plans to make myself something!  Hahaha.

So, here’s what I’ve been spinning thanks to Bonnie!  The girls went to Rhinebeck and brought back some wool for me.  One bag of merino and one bag of wool.  I think I don’t like merino.  It’s moocho slippery and it always breaks on me.  I think I prefer alpaca but the jury’s still out on that one.  I’ll have to practice and see.

Here’s my caramel wool:

I’m trying to go for a bulky yarn.

Didn’t work.

Better.  I’m thinking of making a new pair of Felted Clogs.  The ones I made over three years ago finally have holes in them.  I probably won’t throw them out ’cause they were the first pair I ever made but I’m thinking of retiring them.

Oh, perhaps one of the most exciting things that happened to me since the last time I blogged is this:

Meet the twins!

I love them!

Must clean now… before Michelle and the fam get here!