Because I feel bad about not having had photos today, here’s a pic of my Lagoon legwarmers (Colinette Prism yarn in Lagoon, knit in a 2×2 rib on the Reader’s Digest loom) and my sparkly Converse All Stars that are the closest thing to “dress” shoes that I can get my orthodics into!
PS, yes those shoes are what I will be walking in on Saturday’s walk! Sorry, I’m a long way from my donation goal so I have to keep plugging it 😉
I had started this thinking it would be a thing-a-day but the blasted thing took me twelve hours over two days. Knowing that has put me off doing its mate until thing-a-day is over.
Anyway, the gory details: One legwarmer, extra-long (I like em to come up over my knees), made in K2P2 (2×2) ribbing on the green loom that came with the Reader’s Digest set (does this thing have a real name?). Made from one skein of Colinette Prism in the Lagoon colourway, to be worn with the Ponytail hat. With lots and lots of flaws where I purled instead of knitting and vice versa. Doing ribbing for a few rows isn’t so bad, but for over two feet is a lot harder than I thought! But I guess part of knitting, especially when something is meant as a utility garment rather than stylish one, is that you have to learn to live with the mistakes. Still, I think I have a lot more love for storebought legwarmers after this. (And the ones I shall be making for friends will be ribbed at both ends but e-wrapped in the middle!!!)