This is a case of necessity being the mother of and idea. I have lots of yarn scraps--mostly partial skeins--and the temperature is going down to the teens tonight and the next several nights. I've been wanting a knit draft snake for a while, so... My only regret is it won't be ready in time for bed tonight. There's a nasty draft that comes in from the hallway--a consequence of being on the first floor and not that far away from the back door of the building.
Cabled Hat
Used three-needle bind off to join the cable band, picked up the 110 stitches and am now on the first repeat of Chart 3: the dome of the hat. This is the really exciting part of a project: when you can really see it coming together.
I ordered another skein of the Foxen Sheep wool today. My treat for tomorrow will be knitting a gauge swatch with the Foxen Sheep.
I've leafed through the Shirley Paden book. It has a spiral binding for the pages which makes it heavenly to read, means it will lay flat when using it as a reference. This book is chock full of information. Paden's designs require a substantial investment in yarn but they are wonderfully classic and classy and embody my theory of making garments: use the best materials you can afford and make them up in a style that will get you through more seasons than you care to wear them.
The Classic Radio Station has been unusually good this week. In celebration of Poe's birthday, there have been several dramatizations of his works. Also Cary Grant was born this week and he was featured in an episode of Suspense. It's sort of fun to hear a pre-Dragnet Jack Webb and pre-Perry Mason Raymond Burr wise cracking in a PI series.
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