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JINX ON YOU

The Green Sock #2 Jinx continues.

While at Churchmouse Yarns yesterday, I grabbed another skein of green yarn. It was the wrong green.

The label tells me this is 017. The bands from my used yarn read 016. It's definitely darker. I can't exchange it until Monday.

The heel also has several small holes along the short-rowing edge.

NEEDLES IN A HAYSTACK

I was at Churchmouse for a class given by Karen Alfke titled Confessions of an Organized Knitter. We share our organizational obsession.

One of the tips I learned will be very helpful as I'm one of those knitters with so many needles that I never know where all of them are. They end up in various projects and project bags rather than their file box home.

Karen uses a system similar to a classic library card system to keep track of her needles. She notes on an index card what needles she has removed from storage to put with which project. The card stays where the needles normally live until they return.

When I set up this system I'll talk more about the details.

TWO TOES

My 2-at-once socks look pretty good and fit well. However, I need about 3 1/2 more inches of foot plus gussets by 9AM Sunday.

Spousal-Equivalent's parents arrive for an overnight visit sometime tomorrow. I must get groceries before they get here.

At least S-E's family are all knitters or former knitters, so I have hope they'll tolerate my mad push to get the socks to where they need to be.

I've made some progress on the Small Not-Pink Thing.

Comments

[Karen]

"Karen uses a system..."

Thanks for providing the benefit of the doubt, but a more accurate read would have been:

"Karen knows of a system that she'd like to be disciplined enough to apply to her own life and she promises to, now that she's taught the class..."

[KarenJoSeattle]

We know that organizational geeks like us don't walk the walk all the time, but I won't out you on the WWW. I'll let you do it yourself.

It was a good class. Plus, I found out about the Nordic Knitting Conference.
http://www.nordicmuseum.org/index.php?t=events&c=full&e=257