May you day be sweet, and may your stitching be as smooth as silk.
One of the big knitting trends so far this year is to knit a scarf that shows the temperature of your home everyday.
Temperature Scarf
Here’s my start so far. The few rows of green are the days when it was very warm, and the few rows of light purple were the days about a week and a half later where it was very, very cold. The scarf is 40 stitches wide, and it knit in linen stitch. Each day is two rows. The temperature information is based on the mean temperature for Toronto as reported by The Weather Underground at the weather station at Toronto’s Pearson Airport.
It is going along well, except for one problem… I’m not supposed to be knitting until the end of the month. It seems I have developed epicondylitis in my left elbow, and I need to rest my arm. (I’ve mentioned resting my arm a few times, and this is the reason why. Thankfully, I’ve discovered that stitching doesn’t really hurt. Knitting does.) Thank goodness for The Weather Underground’s historical data section. I will have no problem getting caught up once I’ve been given the okay to start knitting again.
Yarns for temperature scarf
For the scarf I’m working from stashed yarn. (Yay!) Most of the yarn is Bernat Satin; I will probably switch that red to Bernat Satin too. The grey is for the borders, and it is Mary Maxim Starlette. It is a little thicker than the Satin, which I think I like.
| Colour | Temp. Range |
|---|---|
| Red | 32°C and above |
| Sunset (orange) | 26°C – 31°C |
| Fern (dk. green) | 20°C – 25°C |
| Soft Fern | 13°C – 19°C |
| Spring (pale green) | 7°C – 12°C |
| Lapis (pale blue) | 1°C – 6°C |
| Teal | -5°C – 0°C |
| Lavender (dk. purple) | -12°C – -6°C |
| Star Dust (lt. purple) | -13°C and below |
Happy Chinese New Year!
It is the start of the year of the Serpent (or snake). People born in a Serpent year are said to be intelligent and quick, but prone to dishonesty. (Ouch!) They are also known as elegant seducers. Hmm, I’m not sure if I like that any better. lol! I am a Serpent, so I suppose I should embrace the good and the bad!
Today is also Totally Useless Stitch Along day! If you’d like to know more about this pointless but fun stitch along, check out It’s Daffycat.
My container for this month contains lots of pretty metallics. I’ve been stitching less than normal for the past couple of weeks thanks to my tennis elbow, but I was able to get in quite a bit of stitching before I had to rest. All in all, I think it is a pretty little collection.
TUSAL orts for February 2013
In other news, we made it through the storm quite nicely. All in all, our area of Toronto ended up with around 30cm (about 1′) of snow. And thanks to a couple days of sun, it has already started to melt a bit. Tomorrow it is supposed to be 4C and rain! So, the snow might all be gone by bedtime tomorrow. Sadly, the little man did not get to go outside to play. He ended up back in bed yesterday afternoon, and while he is much better today, he is a bit weak from not really eating for five days. There is always the next snow storm, though! 😉
Poor Baby Man has been home sick for four days now. It is only a really nasty cold, but it has knocked his poor little body for a loop. All he has done is sleep and watch Mythbusters for the past few days. Not even our newly arrived set of Minecraft Lego could tempt him off the sofa.
Today I would have kept him home anyway. We are right in the path of that big storm making its way across parts of Canada and the U.S.. School buses were cancelled for our school board, but schools were surprisingly left open. Given the state of the roads at even 8 am this morning, I think that was very irresponsible. But, all I can do is choose to keep my little guy home and safe.
Here’s a little look at what it was like outside here at about 4pm today.
A world of white just beyond our balcony.
A car stuck in the snow. (Our street is still owned by the builder, so we are the very last to be ploughed.)
A mini snowdrift in the corner.
Pretty trees and large snowdrifts.
Our little tree is looking lovely in white.
Motorist shovelling our busiest highway, during rush hour! They want to get home!!
I hope all of you in the path of the storm are staying cozy and safe. Our only problem is we are out of hot chocolate and bacon!!
Baby Man and I have spent the last couple of days home sick. He is just about back to his old self, and should be off to school this afternoon. I, on the other hand, am looking forward to a long nap this afternoon.
The Stitching Blog question for Blog Hop #15 is very appropriate:
Eventually there comes a time when you’re not feeling well, whether it’s the flu or a cold or something else entirely. The question is, do you manage any stitching when you’re under the weather or does it just have to wait for better days?
I rarely stitch or knit or anything when I’m sick. Instead I read, watch a bit of TV, and sleep as much as I can. Mostly I sleep. 😉
Visit all the blogs in this round of the Stitching the Night Away Stitching Blogger Blog Hop:
Find the instructions on how to participate in this round by clicking here.
So *cough* I’m still stitching. The arm, well, its okay. I’m supposed to rest it until the 27th. Yeah…
Holly Berries Ornament, designed by Carolyn Mitchell
This is Holly Berry Ornament by Carolyn Mitchell. It is a small design that uses the same stitches as a larger design, Holly Berry Trivet, that was published in the Festive 2011 issue of A Needle Pulling Thread. The fibres are DMC perle cotton #5 and 1/16th ribbon from Kreinik. It is stitched on #18 mono canvas.
Holly Berries close-up
It was a fun and quick design to do. Although I will admit that I don’t care for the navy blue smyrna crosses around the holly. I think they are a bit too bulky. I might substitute them for something else when I do the larger piece.
And it is pretty obvious that I haven’t finish finished this yet. I need to do the “lacy binding stitch” all the way around, and add a hanger and tassel. That I will tackle when I’m back to my “normal” self. 😉
So, I might not be resting my arm as much as I should be. But this is so cute!
All Your Pie tape measure cover
The pattern is All Your Pie Tape Measure Cover, designed by Tabitha Rose. It is available through Ravelry for only $2.00. And it is a perfect way to show off your multi-crafty skills since it uses both knitting and crochet. I used Bernat Satin in Sable (I think) and the filling is Red Heart Soft in Really Red.
Now I really am resting my hand. Honest… maybe. We will see what the doctor says this afternoon.
Ornament SAL News: Don’t forget to add yourself to the Ornament SAL check in for January. It will be closing sometime around midnight Eastern tonight (or early tomorrow morning).
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