Don’t Believe Everything You Read

 To file under don’t believe everything you read.  

I am sitting on the couch with an ice pack on my shoulder. Then rotate the ice pack to my neck which apparently got messed up too. I will sleep here when the ice pack comes off. As the new sheets are currently in the washing machine, with over an hour left on the washing cycle. 

Tonight is not the best night for sleeping. first my beds  fitted sheet tore. Then I wrenched my sore shoulder and neck trying to free my big toe from the hole in the fitted sheet. I am quite sure that I made the whole much larger.  

I try to keep a spare set of sheets for an emergency. Tonight’s incident qualified for that occasion. So I got the complete set of sheets out. As I was unpacking the sheets, I noticed for the first time in my entire life that the complete set of sheets lacked a pillow case. 

So I checked the package and sure enough, the package was supposed to include a pillow case. No worries, I have extra pillows cases. My current solution will be to change the sheets and leave the pillow case on my pillow. I have extra pillow cases because they don’t wear out as fast as the sheets.  So I will wash extra pillow cases this weekend. 

I am not sure how the Brand Moss & Willow forgot to add a pillow case to the set  of sheets.  My set came without the pillow case. So if they don’t intend to enclose a pillow case in the set, they should not have said that the set was only a top and bottom sheet   Not a complete set. 

My rant is now over and it is time to take the ice pack off my shoulder. Then place it on my neck. 

An Update

It turns out that to get the battery replaced in my current  iPad will be approximately $800. With no guarantees on how long the new battery would last. So my husband did some research and using my current iPad as a trade-in, we can get a brand new iPad for about $60 more. The new iPad would come with a warranty. So we have to find time to go to the Apple Store together and buy a new iPad for replacement. 

With this option, at least Apple has to deal with the recycling of the E waste. I also find it very disheartening that Apple would not encourage replacement of the battery.But instead urge people to get a new iPad when the old iPad was still in perfect condition with the new exception of the battery. This is not environmentally, friendly in my humble opinion. This reek’s of profits over the environment.

So today, I will be spending the day transcribing patterns onto paper and then sometime next few weeks if I have time putting them in making the changes and putting the new patterns up.

My iPad battery is dying.

 Sorry for the lack of posts lately. My iPad battery is just about dead.  I can watch the battery life go down as I type.  I dislike being chained to a tethered cord, butter know as a charging cable.  

I find it difficult to do a blog post on my iPhone.  The keyboard is just to small.  I can hunt and peck with my pointer finger with very few errors.  This:however; is quite slow.  I am not able to type with 2 hands as 1 hand is holding the phone.

We will see what the genus bar can do for my iPad.  I know that the battery is harder to replace on an iPad. Wish me luck in getting the lower price option of a new battery instead of a complete replacement. 

Finishing some projects

 I am currently plying four different spinning projects by drop spindle. I will then work to finish three drop spindle projects and one project on the spinning wheel. One of the projects will need to be carded again because the fiber has matted over the last decade. 

On the knitting front, I have 3 projects to complete for a charity event which is coming up soon.  Then it will be a return to my current projects.  

I need to frog one shawl. Once the shawl is frogged I will use Tunisian Crochet to complete the shawl. I have noticed that I tend to bury my mistakes.  Mistakes are just bigger UFO’s. Then come back to them when I have developed the skills to complete the project in a much better manner. * Note to self use a bigger Tunisian Crochet Hook. 

In between all of the above, I desperately need to warp the loom to start the dozen or so projects that I have already lined up in kits.  Hopefully they will be done by the holidays.

I already have the design on the knitting room remodel in my head. Now to get that on paper. That step is necessary in order to hire a contractor.  

Did I mention all the new knitting patterns that I need to type up and photograph? I wonder if AI is up to cloning me yet or at least help fix what is broken down in my body yet?.  No, forget about that, they can’t even keep the AI models in training in their own sandboxes. Let alone have a working model of the 1960’s G.E.’s Home of the Future yet. 

Well it must be time to call it a night because I am rambling on and on.  TTFN. 

My Favorite Season

 Summer is my absolute favorite time of the year.   My body used to love the heat.  Notice that I said used to.  Now in the season when it is gloriously hot I have to stay inside when the temperature tops 100f.  Gone are my favorite times to go out shopping when it was over 105f because all the stores, especially the grocery stores were empty.  My body no longer likes the heat because it malfunctioned. 

I used to go outside just to have the summer heat warm my body.  Muscle aches and pain just seemed to melt away.  I tried that today for a walk to the mail box, but after a minute or 2 it was time to go back inside so my body did not throw a temper tantrum.  

The summer used to do awesome things for my hands.  Now after an hour or 2 of very slow knitting, my hands are just tired and stiff.  

It seems because of the high temperatures until Monday night, I will be home all weekend.  I might try an early run to the post office next week.  

So I guess it’s time to design my new knitting room layout.  I pretty much have a plan in my head.  Now I just have to put it on paper.  

I should also try to finish plying a drop spindle project.  Do you know how incredibly fast yarn drys in this heat after it has been treated to a hot bath.  

It will also be a good time to try to fill the recycling bin.  So I can have a clear table to repair John’s quilt before winter.  You just know winter is coming.  Maybe we will be treated to some sweater weather.  

If you are anywhere in the world that you are having extremely hot weather please remember to drink more water than you are used to drinking.  No polyester clothing.  Wear cotton or linen and try to keep the sun off your skin.  Wear sunscreen if you don’t already wear it year round.  Blue jeans with a long sleeve t-shirt is the perfect choice for hot and sunny days.  

Just remember when we are in the slogs of winter you will want summer back.  

A Big Change to My Knitting Room

 I am cleaning out my knitting room yet again.  I made a serendipity stop to an estate sale. At the estate sale, I found a beautiful dresser that looks like a cabinet. This will be replacing all the plastic storage in my knitting room. So I’m getting the room ready for the delivery by moving everything out of the way. To give them room to put the new cabinet in.

The old storage containers are all plastic. I will put that picture on top. The new storage container is solid wood. I got a fantastic price of $100 plus a $50 delivery fee. I don’t think I could get anything new or similar in size even in particleboard for the same price. This should bring down the clutter quite a lot because I think it has more storage than my current system. It even has shelf space so I can take baskets off the floor. Isn’t that wonderful?

My old storage containers. They are getting to the point of needing to be replaced. It would cost more than the $100 plus delivery fee to replace them every 4 or 5 years. I am really hoping that the new system pictured below will be a one and done. More money for yarn perhaps. Maybe not, if my family has a vote. After all it is made with solid wood. 

I am hoping that the new system pictured below will be a one and done. After all the cabinet is made of solid wood, not sure what kind though. Even better than that, I am giving the cabinet a new home and life.  This time my serendipity paid off big time. Estate sales can be wonderful if you know what you are looking for. I am also thinking this might have been a custom piece because the cabinet matches the wood floors and matching desk in the home I found it in. 

I found the piece in an estate sale run by Take Heart, Store, Estates & Auctions.  They are located at 463 N. Haskell Avenue, Wilcox, AZ 85643. Their email address is takeheartedtates@gmail.com where they post information about current estate sales and auctions.  Mary is a very nice person to work with.  

Addendum: Fo to a miss Communication the item was sold this morning. So I guess I’m not getting to rearrange my knitting room today. But at least I know what I want and can continue the search.  

It’s Getting to Be a Habit

 This seems like a very good trend to me.  I have finally finished another project.  Gee, didn’t I mention that yesterday too?   My first completed project of Tour de Fleece this year. Well this was a spinning project.  I spun 8 ounces of 75% BFL and 25% silk dyed by Twisty Desert Dames and sold exclusively at Grandmas Spinning Wheel in Tucson Arizona.  This was plyed with ITO 100% silk in the color Persimmon.  I used one  464 yard cone for the largest skein. I had varying amounts of the ITO silk on other cones and managed to empty 3 more cones.  This is why the 4 skeins are 4 different sizes.  The raw silk also adds a unique texture to the finished yarn that I would not have been able to create with silk or cotton thread.  This is why bespoke yarn is so expensive   

I was originally thinking of knitting fingerless gloves with this yarn.  However, now that the yarn has been hot soaked to set the ply and dried, the yarn is just screaming make me into a shawl.  This is my most expensive spinning project in a very long time, with the cost of supplies coming in at about $100.  So unless someone is willing to fork over $500 for the 4 skeins. I plan to make a bespoke shawl with the yarn.  If you want less expensive yarn, I would suggest going to Grandmas Spinning Wheel in Tucson Arizona or any other Local Yarn store.  

Now for a picture of the yarn.