My last post described a baking mishap, and included a fair amount of whingeing and self-pity. I can only assume that the universe was quite annoyed with me, and decided to teach me a little lesson, or at least try to (literally) knock some sense into me, because the following morning I tripped on some uneven sidewalk while running, and ended up with a nasty case of road rash. In additional to scuffing up my left arm and both palms of my hands, I also have my first ever black eye and a thick scab under my eyebrow.
Normally, I enjoy posting photos of life more than writing about it, but I will spare you the visual of my wounds. Over the past 48 hours my damaged skin has been starting to heal, but everything is still quite sore, and the wraps on my hands are not conducive to knitting! Still, I feel very lucky that my injuries are really minor, and that The Fall happened over a long holiday weekend, so I didn't have to power through work with fresh wounds.
I did manage to do some knitting today. Lately I've been trying to understand more of the mechanics of knitting and design, and I've also made a personal pledge to learn new techniques. To this end, I created a simple, geometric print with three colors to knit in the round, and cast-on for a swatch. The mess of threads below is the back of swatch, and it looks as confusing as it was to make.
Normally, I enjoy posting photos of life more than writing about it, but I will spare you the visual of my wounds. Over the past 48 hours my damaged skin has been starting to heal, but everything is still quite sore, and the wraps on my hands are not conducive to knitting! Still, I feel very lucky that my injuries are really minor, and that The Fall happened over a long holiday weekend, so I didn't have to power through work with fresh wounds.
I did manage to do some knitting today. Lately I've been trying to understand more of the mechanics of knitting and design, and I've also made a personal pledge to learn new techniques. To this end, I created a simple, geometric print with three colors to knit in the round, and cast-on for a swatch. The mess of threads below is the back of swatch, and it looks as confusing as it was to make.
Toward the final rows, I was much more comfortable with handling the three strands of yarn, with far less twisting and jumbling than when I cast on. The yarn is an inexpensive acrylic which is well-suited for throw-away work, but I know that some wool content would have made the stitches appear more even. I must admit I'm disappoint with the unevenness of the stitches, so this is a technique I must practice more before introducing to a finished item.