Also known as ‘don’t sit so close to me!’ Or so close to my face. Or right up against my skin, making me think of ‘it puts the lotion on the skin, or it gets the hose again!’ Right. Turns out that…interesting…yarn color choice I made, not quite perfect but too close to me-colored to be an article of clothing makes a decent Eastern Market Tote.
I tried using the circular needles I found at the grocery store, but not surprisingly the cables are joined oddly, which didn’t lend itself to smooth knitting, especially not in a cotton-blend yarn. The cables on the grocery store needles are hollow plastic tubes, and the diameter of the tube is almost the same as the needle, which makes for an awkward knitting experience. Wasn’t expecting much from random grocery store knitting needles, so not much of a shocker, The metal needles with the hard plastic cables work much better. I need another market bag like a I need a hole in the head, but I’m glad I found a good use for it. Did my first provisional cast on with a crochet hook, too!
Speaking of yarn, my local yarn shop is opening up again! Only for a few days a week to begin with, but it feels like a light at the end of the tunnel. They’re only letting a few people in the store at once, because we all still need to be careful, but I have a feeling I’ll end up there this coming Saturday. I…really…don’t need more yarn right now, but it feels like a civic duty, you know?