2022 Fashion On The Ration Challenge

dreamyd

nannygladys said:

Laura_Elsewhere - the duvet set is so 'sunny' yellow is one of my favourite colours but it washes me out if I wear it, I always have a vase of daffs in the house when they are in the shops, as they really cheer me up but I'm not very keen on their scent!!

dreamed - I could do with something like that whilst sitting knitting they look so warm and cosy.

Definitely off to bed now.

Thanks - it is lovely when I'm stuck at the domestic screenface. DH will be using his when he's worldbuilding on Minecraft. The pocket is remarkable useful...

TwibbleDee

Cherryfudge said:

Those look sooooo cosy, @dreamyd! 

@Laura_Elsewhere, summer came early! It lifts the spirits, doesn't it?!

@TwibbleDee, I hope the storm isn't too bad, we've had news articles here about blizzards in America though I don't know if that's what's affecting you. Worth putting in the time to get your apron finished whether it's stormy or not.

Down in Texas, so we don't really get "blizzard" much, luckily.  If you saw the big line moving across the US, we're down at the southwest end of it.  I think we got just enough ice to coat the roads, and enough snow that you can't see all the weeds.  That's enough to shut everything down around here, because most people don't know how to drive on snow and ice, and it's not worth it for the counties to keep much snow removal equipment on hand with as little as they end up using it.  We're due to stay below freezing all day today - I left the faucet dripping and just woke up to see what everything was doing and will probably go back to the warm cozy bed here for a bit here shortly.  Power is still on, and they're saying it's only going to go down locally when there are issues, not half the grid again like last year.

TwibbleDee

Not enough snow to cover the weeds.  I drove into the office at half-speed because my husband said the roads were generally ok.  I should have stayed home, but it'll be fine.

retiredinfrance

Thanks, Pipney-Jane, pure wool, so that's 2 coupons. Big project coming up - a granny blanket for my third grandchild, now nearing three. His big brother and sister have one , so I don't want to leave him out. It will be all new washable 100% wool and I am now restricted to buying here. Not a problem as there are some lovely French yarns, but I have had a great supplier in the UK, who I don't like to abandon. As I don't want to pay import charges, another (tiny) loss to the UK economy. 
Have any of you experts at the side of the stove any idea of how much yarn I will need? It will probably be double-knitting.  Thanks. And do keep safe everyone.

skogar

Laura - very pretty bedding set - lovely and cheerful.

Dreamyd - Those tops look very cosy.

Hope that all the reverse knitting has stopped now and it is all going happily in a forward direction.

nannygladys

dreamyd - that's a chocolate carrying pocket!!!!

Went into my first cs of the year looking for oversized dresses to use the material or alter to fit me, but I didn't see anything, there was a nice sheet I could have used but it wasn't my colour so I left empty handed! I will continue the hunt, in the mean time I have started another sweater that I found in a project bag I had forgotten about and will make that for next winter.
Nannyg

Liverpool_Anne

Hi all, well all you sock knitters would have been laughing your heads off if you had been watching me over the past couple of days trying to get to grips with the fingerless gloves. I am struggling with the dpns I have had to frog it 4 times as I keep juggling the needles and dropping stitches, at 1 point I pulled the wrong needle thinking it was the empty one and pulled all the stitches off . I shall keep trying. 
Take care everyone

Cherryfudge

Liverpool_Anne said:

Hi all, well all you sock knitters would have been laughing your heads off if you had been watching me over the past couple of days trying to get to grips with the fingerless gloves. I am struggling with the dpns I have had to frog it 4 times as I keep juggling the needles and dropping stitches, at 1 point I pulled the wrong needle thinking it was the empty one and pulled all the stitches off . I shall keep trying. 
Take care everyone

Ah well, you will be in the perfect position to advise me when I finally brave DPNs! The reason I like circular needles so much is that it's so hard to drop the needles out of your work. Well done for trying and please post any tips you come across!

My current project is waiting for the longer needles to arrive but I have nine rows to go before I really need them.

@TwibbleDee, of all the unlikely combinations of places, it seems Texas and the UK have a common inability to prepare for snow! Most places here never get any real depth so we don't cope very well. Mind yourself with that ice, though for all I know it may be gone now.

TwibbleDee

Cherryfudge said:

@TwibbleDee, of all the unlikely combinations of places, it seems Texas and the UK have a common inability to prepare for snow! Most places here never get any real depth so we don't cope very well. Mind yourself with that ice, though for all I know it may be gone now.

There's still a bit lurking in the shade, but other than that, it's mostly melted and dried now.  I was feeling a bit bad about using too much salt out on the sidewalk in front of work, but then I went to 2 stores today that practically had a solid coat of salt on theirs. 

PipneyJane

Liverpool_Anne said:

Hi all, well all you sock knitters would have been laughing your heads off if you had been watching me over the past couple of days trying to get to grips with the fingerless gloves. I am struggling with the dpns I have had to frog it 4 times as I keep juggling the needles and dropping stitches, at 1 point I pulled the wrong needle thinking it was the empty one and pulled all the stitches off . I shall keep trying. 
Take care everyone

@Liverpool_Anne. DPNs are a learning curve.  How long are they?  I find 6-8 inches are my ideal length.  The first set I ever knitted with were longer and all I did was stab myself with them on every round.  There are shorter, 4-inch sets, which are sold specifically for glove knitting.  I’ve never used them - never seen them - and I’ve heard reports of hand cramps because they were too short.

How do you normally hold your needles when you knit?   Unlike the way “English style” knitting is taught now, I tuck my right thumb under the right needle, which means it’s always supported and less likely to fall out/get dropped.  Might be worth a try.

- Pip