Beth said something really important at Crafternoon Sunday: about how not all of us are a Frodo, or a Sam, but there needs some to be Tom Bombadil too, and some to be Faramir. That the singers of songs, makers of beauty, and providers of respite are also heroes and heroines, and vital to the story.
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~ betcha can't knit just one... ~
While I was knitting a Placket Tee in pale green wool a few days ago, for Almandine, I was inspired to not join it together in the round while knitting it but just continued back and forth on the two needles, with the garter stitch border all the way down. I had thought, “Oh, I will just add snaps to fasten it”, but before I did that, I tried it on her with the opening in the front. The pattern makes the cutest Tiny Rag Doll sized vest!! ~ betcha can't knit just one... ~
Then of course all my other tinyfolk began clamoring for vests of their own, in colors that coordinated with their wardrobe preferences. Since the only purple "yarn" I had was a skein of #3 DMC pearl cotton, I decided to try that for Kenya's vest. Much to my surprise, it knitted up into an acceptable fabric and gauge on my size 0 needles. I hate knitting with cotton, but these are small enough that I decided to "use what I had" and added three more little pearl cotton vests to the big tin box of dolly clothing. I like the additional color options...
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I've been thinking lately about creating a shrine to Anti-Weasel Serum, and what that might look like, and what it would need to contain... just a bit of spinning subroutine in my brain so far, but soon will be sketches. I can feel it getting closer to the world of form and design
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July SMART goals (x=extra)
| # | THINGS MADE | THINGS FIXED | THINGS GONE |
| 1 | 4 tiny knit vests | - | - |
| 2 | - | - | - |
| 3 | - | - | - |
| 4 | - | - | - |
| 5 | - | - | - |
| 6 | x | x | x |
| 7 | x | x | x |
| 8 | x | x | x |
| 9 | x | x | x |
today's gratitudes -
1. Mikki found the feature that was actually a bug that was causing giant blob interface overlapping both of my monitors Discord problem, and what was needed to fix it!
2. Stef was able to spend online time helping me find where the fixit chunk of code was hidden inside the laptop, and how to get it to let me do the tiny edit that would fix the Discord problem
3. Beth had words of Mighty Anti-Weasel Serum power, that I really needed to hear, and have recopied for future referral to.
Time of Isolation - Day 1452
