Tuesday Stitch and Chat

© Brooklyn Tweed/Jared Flood

Allison was inspired by my forensic knitting methods. She pulled Agnes Pullover out of hibernation and took a stab at Forensic Knitting (poor play on words and I'm leaving it).

Her observations:

 1. She left the row counter in the bag which was helpful.

 2. She found that she circled her size number.

 3. She could tell which version she was knitting by looking at the pattern pictures.

 4. Next she read the pattern. Allison was (almost) ready to give up when she had to figure out if she started decreasing. I showed her how to identify a decrease and count the rows above.

We determined that she had stopped ready to work a decrease. Almost like she did that deliberately. Yarn: Brooklyn Tweed Loft (Fingering: 100% Targhee-Columbia, 275 yards).

She took out her Sparkle Ridges Wrap in Wildflower colorway. Just looking at this scarf makes me happy. So pretty. Yarn:  Artyarns Beaded Silk & Sequins Light and Artyarns Merino Cloud.

Cornelia is making progress on her Customfit sweater in Knitting Fever Painted Cotton (DK: 100% Cotton, 357 yards).

© Kelbourne Woolens & Linette Kielinski

Eleanor is one inch from the dolman sleeve increases on Bibbe in The Fibre Co. Arranmore Light (DK: 80% Merino, 10% Silk, 10% Cashmere). This has become the sweater that goes on and on again.

 
There is only so long you can work on black, she switched to her F797 Baby & Kids Stocking Cap.

Nan revisited the project from the Westport Yarns Block Island Retreat in anticipation of beginning a blanket with Intarsia. She was working on it before coming to class today. Her husband asked if that was the knitting equivalent of hitting a few balls on the driving range before playing golf. 😁

After a time she switched gears to Streetscape.

I don't know how we got on the topic of parental discipline, however, Cornelia, Eleanor and I shared our experiences.

Cornelia's dad was all business. He would have legal paper with talking points of what she did wrong and she would sit in a chair across from him.

My dad would have us write (and sign) notes describing our transgression and absolving him of responsibility since we didn't listen to him. It was effective, believe me!

Eleanor's father was a southern gentleman and somehow conveyed his message in a genteel fashion.

We got to talking about great TV shows of our youth. Here is one I love from Carol Burnett Show outtakes - Tim Conway's Elephant Story.

Harry's favorite sleeping pose.