Our landmark Thumb Butte doesn't look all that cold. Just because one can't see much of the north side from town. On the other hand, take a look at the hills to the south (below). Not so surprising that our high temp today was the same as in Anchorage. That's Alaska, for heavens' sake, and admittedly a warm day there. But a high of 36 F in Prescott is pretty dang chilly. The snow has remained at higher elevations for a couple of weeks now.
And so it was that when I was making my rounds, I stopped cold (so to speak) at
Foolsewoode. For the proprietor had knitted up some leggings for herself. I could do that, I figured, tho I haven't done needlework in, like, 12 or 14 years. More ammo against the chills.
Which opened up, if not a can of worms, a long-neglected closet full of yarns of many colors.
Not to mention a couple of drawers...
As well as two large boxes. My very own brand of being ready for a rainy day. Oh, yes, I discovered a few other treasures that I'll be posting here in the next couple of days. And, of course, I'll post pictures of the leggings-to-be.
Our landmark Thumb Butte doesn't look all that cold. Just because one can't see much of the north side from town. On the other hand, take a look at the hills to the south (below). Not so surprising that our high temp today was the same as in Anchorage. That's Alaska, for heavens' sake, and admittedly a warm day there. But a high of 36 F in Prescott is pretty dang chilly. The snow has remained at higher elevations for a couple of weeks now.
And so it was that when I was making my rounds, I stopped cold (so to speak) at Foolsewoode. For the proprietor had knitted up some leggings for herself. I could do that, I figured, tho I haven't done needlework in, like, 12 or 14 years. More ammo against the chills.
Which opened up, if not a can of worms, a long-neglected closet full of yarns of many colors.
Not to mention a couple of drawers...
As well as two large boxes. My very own brand of being ready for a rainy day. Oh, yes, I discovered a few other treasures that I'll be posting here in the next couple of days. And, of course, I'll post pictures of the leggings-to-be.
So these leg warmers aren't the baggy kind... I have one of those, in black, which I got a couple of years ago from an old fashioned catalogue. And I love them. In cold weather, I practically live in them.
ReplyDeleteBut they aren't pretty, nor a fashion statement, nor cute like hers are. Oh well, I'm not in need of cute. I'm in need of warm legs and ankles. :-)
Mari-Nanci
SnS -- I'm hoping that they might fit, tho I haven't knitted in forever and a day. Right now I've got maybe three rows going & I'm not sure whether I've allowed enough stitches to go around my leg above the knee.
ReplyDeleteDon't know about fashion statements; whatever I'm likely to make will probably be a subdued Seussian pattern.
Do you have instructions for the leg warmers? I would love to make a pair but when I try to invent them they look like nothing that would ever fit a human and wind up making a lap robe instead.
ReplyDeleteI've never been a knitter, but one of my Granddaughters wants to crochet, so I'm thinking of..granny squares, maybe.
ReplyDeleteI love all the colors of your found yarn and all the potential it represents.
I remember you knitting away at the first PPW meeting I ever attended, back in the day. Remeber? The wino was there? What fun!
It was a chilly 30 degrees here in Scottsdale during the wee hours.
ReplyDeleteFlutterby -- the instructions I got from Sadira said to cast on 44 stitches on three needles to knit in the round; knit ribbing for about 2 inches, then knit however you prefer for 15 or 16 inches & then finish off with another 2 inches of ribbing. The largest couble-pointed needles I had in my collection were #6 & I have started with 48 stitches, which looks a little tight for just above my knee. I think she must have been using a very chunky yarn for #8s! I may have to start over.
ReplyDeletebrain -- was I still knitting at that time? I know that I did do a lot of crochet back then -- made a couple of very brightly colored afghans for the kids.
karen -- sheesh -- that's a nice warm night up here! Juneau was warmer than Prescott yesterday.
Brrr is right! I've got my leg warmers on under my pants and over a pair of wool socks today! I can not wait to see what wonderful creation you come up with...Your yarn is the most delicious colors indeed!!
ReplyDeleteCB -- my rule in making an afghan or any grannyJ square type garment is usually no two squares alike; thus I have bought 4-ply yarns over the years whenever I see a new variation of in color. Natural fiber purists please note -- for my Things of Many Colors projects, I use polyester because I want the bright colors to survive the washing machine. If I am making something to be elegant & stylish, I'm likely to go with a natural fiber. Right now, for instance, I wish I were working with alpaca yarn or camel's hair, both of which are yummy and WARM.
ReplyDeleteOh Granny J, are you going to knit striped colourful leggings??
ReplyDeleteI have lots of yarn in bright colours- went through a stage of making really bright cushion covers.
No need for leggings here...
meggie -- I love all those strong, bright colors! As for the need for leggings (if any -- why not get ski-type long johns?) we knew there would be winter when we moved to the Arizona mountains all those years ago.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the instructions. I will definitely give those leg warmers a try. I plan to knit very fast as I can use them now.
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