Friday

[susandennis]

We've turned the corner for sure. No more hot days. Finally. I need to remember that Summer ends at the end of September now instead of Labor Day and reset my expectations. Last night was excellent sleeping weather. I loved it and Fitbit loved it. I scored a personal best 90 on my sleep rating.

This morning it is nice and chilly. I love cool, crisp days so much.

Beyond just being comfortable, there is nothing else on today's agenda. I might do a load of laundry so that could be some excitement.

I have a yarn project that I'm enjoying very much. I'm just now past the halfway point. So likely I'll plunge on there. I am thoroughly enjoying Young Wallender on Netflix. I've got a good book on Kindle and one on Overdrive. I've got entertainment galore.

And I have some self doctoring to do. I have what Dr. Google says is achilles tendinitis. I'm pretty sure it comes mainly from too much sitting with my foot pointed and not flexed. It's sometimes really painful but last night I found an old brace the actual doctor gave me years ago for a case of plantar fashionista that keeps my foot comfortably flexed and the tendon stretched. I wore it last night and iced my heel down this morning after the treadmill. Oh and I have switched from my easy comfortable shoes to my serious walking shoes on the treadmill. I think it's getting better or it will. I don't have an alternative for my morning treadmill walks so I can't have them cancelled. So along with the other entertainment, I'll be babying my heel.

Biggie testing out the current yarn project...

Comments

[mairi-dubh.livejournal.com]

Love the image, and love the project, too!
You have a terrific use of color, there. Wish I could claim to have, too. (Well, I could claim it, but it wouldn't be true.)

[susandennis]

Thank you but these colors were all chose by the woman who wrote the pattern, not me. I do love working with them, tho.

[mairi-dubh.livejournal.com]

Omigosh!

I've only ever done...lemme see...a pair of leg warmers for my sister who was doing some kind of exercise program, and that was that kind of granny-thing looking but diagonal (I'm so sorry; I really know so little!), and a mock-fisherman knit afghan done in basic afghan stitch with some chain-stitched popcorns and maple-leaf motif strips, and all got joined together with a criss-crossed chain-stitch mesh between panels. Easy, just time consuming.

Do I correctly understand that this pattern you're doing here was written out with a color specified for each round in each square? Like "Caron worsted weight color [name, number]?" and the next round, "Red Heart 4-ply worsted purple 372?"
Holy cow, what a lot of work for her, to say nothing of it being something of a PITA for the maker of the afghan.

I admire your dedication and your discipline.

[susandennis]

yes. in this case, you could figure out the stitches from the photograph so you are really only paying for the color combinations when you buy the pattern.

[mairi-dubh.livejournal.com]

It looks richly detailed, which always appeals to me.
I once saw a lady making...maybe it was a throw or an afghan, but it was single-crocheted making a very involved, intricate, Oriental rug pattern. Each tiny single crochet stitch represented a knot in the rug.
And it was gorgeous.
Your afghan/blanket reminds me of it, rich in detail. Same effect, same feeling.

And Biggie has excellent taste.

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

Lovely blanket, and lovely blanket model.

[richaarde.livejournal.com]

Biggie seems content.

Hope your heel gets better.

[opakele.livejournal.com]

Love the afghan. The colors are inspiring...

We have pea soup outside this morning...

[susandennis]

Yep. It's not nearly as bad here this morning. I can still see the stadium. Yesterday I couldn't see it at all.

[christalin80.livejournal.com]

Biggie looks supremely comfy!