30 inches

Here's an updated photo of the red cable scarf I'm knitting for T. It's about 30 inches long, I think. Although it's slow going working all these cables, I find I am really enjoying this pattern. You'd think that I'd get faster at this pattern after knitting it this far, but I am still averaging 2 inches per hour.

Working this cable scarf makes the 3AM Cable Hat I'm working on using DK weight yarn go much faster in comparison. ;-) I've knitted about 2/3 of the hat, I think I'm just going to knit about 5 more rounds, and then start the decrease. This hat is for me. I prefer a fold up brim, so I made it about 3 inches. Yes, it covers the bottom part of the cable pattern when I fold it up. I suppose I could have made it easier by knitting more ribbing and less cables.



You probably noticed that I am knitting my hat using 2 circular needles. I was intimidated by circular knitting, and I don't own any any double point needles. For a while I was collecting hat & sock patterns that were knitted flat. Then someone told me about the 2 circular needle method of knitting in the round. I gave it a try and was converted. Now I only want to knit in the round, and not do any flat knitting for round things. This was confirmed when I knitted the Claudia Hat, which turned out to be very inelegantly done, especially the seaming (which I should learn how to do properly someday).

My right thumb was hurting a few days ago, and there appeared to be a cut in the flesh near where it meets one corner of my fingernail. Where did that come from? I think my thumb grazed a knife while I was hand washing it. It sure did make doing things difficult & painful ... knitting (you'd be surprised how much thumb work in involved in knitting!), washing dishes (even holding a dishtowel to dry dishes was painful!), pushing the buttons on the microwave, and grazing against any surface caused a sharp pain. So I'd try to do some things without the use of my right thumb. Makes me wonder what we'd do without opposable thumbs. My thumb is feeling better today, still painful but more bearable. It hurt like bloody hell during the last 3 days. I think it'll be back to normal in another day or two. I will have to be more careful when washing my knives from now on. And that knife isn't really that sharp as I'm absolutely certain that I have not straightened the edges of or sharpened my knives since M was born. It must have been either the 6" chefs knife or the 8" chefs knife, as those are the two knives I use most often.

Teatime ... I've been drinking Lupicia 7005 Huang Jin Gui Oolong today. M likes to drink tea too, and will ask for it. She says, "tay," or "tee." I think she knows that tea is nice and warm ... something more desirable now that it is cold over here. We're in the mid-40s tonight (~ 7 to 8ºC).

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