Hot and Cold
Just like the weather, I've been hot and cold for the blog lately. I have so much to blog about, but lack the time and patience to sit and write. And boy, was the weather hot and cold this weekend. I have a good friend that was selling her creations at a local craft fair and I volunteered to help her both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was HOT. And humid too. I don't think anyone in their right mind went out for crafts and her sales showed it. We were lucky enough to have a corner booth in a tent right under a tree. So at least we didn't have to bake in the sun. Or sweat in the middle of the tent with no breeze. Last night the weather turned, and this morning it was about 20 degrees cooler than yesterday. Then it proceeded to rain and get colder still. Good thing I packed a pair of socks to wear! Again, not the best weather for a fair, but at least we weren't sweating and wishing for water. Yesterday we had the air conditioners running and today we're wearing sweaters. Only in Maine, I guess.
On the knitting front, I finished a pair of socks for my sister's 45th birthday. The scary thing about that age is that I'm only one year younger. I'll be 44 in about a month, so I'm not far behind.
Here she is modeling:
If you look closely, you can see that there is more pooling on the leg of the left sock (her left leg) and that it's somewhat larger than her right. She was in a major motorcycle accident a number of years ago and has had multiple operations on that ankle. The most recent was to have it fused, so there's no joint left. No flexing of her ankle, just a ninety degree angle. She has so much scar tissue that her ankle is much larger than the other. She always complains that it is hard to find socks to fit. So I knit two different sized socks. She loved them and they both fit perfectly!
Just a simple stockinette sock with picot edge out of Mountain Colors Hand Painted that I won from Suzanne. Thanks, Suzanne! The yarn was great to knit with and I love the subtle color changes. The photo doesn't show it, but on top of the shades of red, there's a deep purplish hue and a dark orange.
I keep saying that I'm going to blog more regularly, but I'm not making any promises anymore. I want to blog, but life gets in the way.
Comments
What crummy weather for an outside craft fair! I spent Saturday in my pool and Sunday in sweats, trying to stay warm.
Your sister's socks are great.
Posted by: Julie | September 10, 2007 06:19 AM
Hey, blog when you need to...it's a hobby, right? When it starts to feel like an obligation, it sort of gets to be not so fun.
I love the socks!!! How great that you can make a custom fit for someone who really appreciates it.
Posted by: Sheepish Annie | September 10, 2007 08:35 PM
life does gte in the way. i think i blog for therapy but once i blog and do some knitting and whatever else i have on tap for the day i rarely have time to read others peoples blogs and i miss out on lots of good stuff. i need to retire and be a lady of leisure! ok i'm going bcak to my dream now!
Posted by: gay | September 11, 2007 07:09 PM
Great job on the socks! I love the color too. I turn 44 in November. I'm pretending that's OK, as I don't think there's a whole lot I can do about it.
Posted by: Brenda | September 13, 2007 06:06 PM
Hi – I saw a comment that you left on my friend the FemiKnitMafia’s blog. I wanted to email you a question, but I can’t seem to find your email address. If it’s not too much trouble, can you drop me a line at aswiminknits AT yahoo DOT com?
Thanks!
Posted by: Danielle | October 1, 2007 09:11 PM