Fickleknitter

July 12, 2007

Well Hello Murphy, How the hell are ya?

It started when I tried to throw our money in the trash. Next thing you know I'm making passwords so secure it will cost us a tidy sum to break back into our own electronics. And I'm shattering very large bottles of soy sauce merely by opening the Refrigerator door. My coup de grâce transpired when I was knitting gauge swatche(s!!) for Stefanie Japel's Back To School U-Neck Vest (the perfect travel project for my trip home next week). First go round I missed the very precious words "worked in the rnd." I tried again using US 6s with Rowan 4 ply Yorkshire tweed held double, ending up a quarter inch too big. Finally I got out my US 5's for one last go and the swatch was an inexplicable a 1/4 inch too big just like the previous swatch.

How it is possible to knit two identical swatches on different sized needles I do not know.

I can however pinpoint when things started their downhill slide (or cascading failure mode, you pick). I blarmy well substituted carrot and celery sticks for carbs earlier this week. Ridiculous isn't it?

I am trying to make right with the Universe by eating my ever faithful Costco Chicken slathered in Mayo, christened with cheese, and topped off with heirloom tomato on whole wheat bread. (Washed down with Diet C*ke). Just in time to discover a 50% off sale on all items at a yarn shop local to our visit.

Is that a my familiar friend Kismet on the horizon?

Posted by Michelle at July 12, 2007 11:00 AM