Hello My Friends,
Here we are on the last day of June. How is that even possible? And what a weird month it has been weather-wise. After a cooler weekend, I can feel that the heat and humidity are building again. But, after all, it is summer.
How was your weekend? Mine was good. I took absolutely no pictures to show anything. Friday I took a 3 hour class on Continental Knitting (which is not how I knit). Oh my! Good for the little grey cells as Hercule Poirot would say. I completely ripped out what I (attempted) to knit in class. It was pretty pathetic. LOL. But, I will be trying to get it. I've been practicing some. Luckily there is a video recording of the class that I am able to access. But, my fingers are not behaving. My right hand keeps looking for the yarn that my left hand is holding.
The balance of the weekend was spent running errands (Saturday morning), laundry (Sunday morning), cooking (both days, but nothing fancy) and there was time each day for knitting and stitching and reading. All in all a very nice weekend.
My "work week" this week is short. I'm only caring for Iris Mon-Tues-Wed. Thursday Bonnie (Mailing's Mom) will take over. She is also "working" the entire next week! Friday, of course, is July 4th. I need to make a dessert on Thursday or Friday morning. We will be going to Bonnie & Zhongren's for a cookout on Friday.
Tme for me to get ready to head over to see Iris! Have a great Monday.
how nice you have a short work week. I am 'off' until the fourth then we are helping our son out for three days with the kids. I love it!!
ReplyDeleteI tried to learn continental knitting a few years ago but didn’t have the patience to keep practicing. Enjoy your short “work” week.
ReplyDeleteI tried continental knitting for a few weeks several years ago but it felt so uncomfortable that it almost ruined knitting for me. I eventually gave up and went back to "throwing", but like you say, it is good for our brains to try new things! I hope you have a good day with Iris and enjoy your short work week!
ReplyDeleteI hope the week goes well! The weekend was a good rest for you!!!
ReplyDeleteIn order to do colorwork I had to learn to knit with both hands so I understand your frustration. I was a continental knitter so learning to throw was a real challenge. It's still pretty awkward even though it's my dominant hand that's doing all the work.
ReplyDeleteHello, Vera! Long time, no see :-)
ReplyDeleteI’m curious about this continental knitting class that you and Kat took recently! Curious because I’ve always felt like the only continental that I know… And I’m guessing that’s because my Belgian grandma taught me, and she was the only murderer in my life, when I was a child. I find you all brave to try it differently. English intimidates me. (It would probably make my stitches a lot more even, though. I’ve decided to let go of that!)
Sounds like you stay busy with sweet Iris, these days!
I’m wondering, if part of the reason June felt so fast is because May was so cold and wet. It was followed by such extreme heat, and now July! It almost feels like we missed the weather-appropriate transition.
Enjoy your Iris time and the gatherings! I have a week of company I need to plan food for…. Better get on it.
It's really hard to break the muscle memory, isn't it? I taught myself to knit continental several years ago so that I could do stranded colorwork two-handed. I can manage, but I'm still much more comfortable and faster knitting English.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your short "work" week and let us know what you decide to make for the 4th -- you always find great recipes for sweet treats!