Wed Feb 7, 2007

bathrooms and tables and things

Another thing that happened while I was at Madrona…

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Nate had the bathroom painted.

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We’ve had the paint for months, and I had done a little of it. Enough to know that although I enjoy painting, I really didn’t want to do the bathroom. All that’s left to do in there now is re-glue one of the handles in the shower that has come loose (bad design), and buy some plants. The one plant I have in there now is a great buffer between the blue and green we have going already.

Also, it wasn’t until someone (I’m so sorry I can’t remember your name) in my Silk Spinning class asked about my dining room table that I remembered I hadn’t posted about it. Yes, it finally came back, like, the 4th time, and it’s ok. Not great, but ok. Probably as ok as it is possible to get, so we’re done with it. The color isn’t quite right, and it looks a little milky compared to the legs and the way it was before the floor guy ruined it. It’s sad, but like I said, it’s ok.

Last night I started spinning some core-spun mohair.

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I like it a lot. I need to finish the bobbin, wind it onto my swift, ply it with thread, re-wind it onto my swift, and ply it with thread the other way.

Nate is concerned there is nothing I can actually do with it, without looking like a neanderthal, but I’m going to try. I’m thinking about a scarf in a slipped stitch pattern, similar to our Hayden hat on my size 19 needles, if I can find them. I haven’t used them since 2004, and I have no idea where they are. They don’t exactly fit in a knitting basket conveniently, so they were stashed somewhere well before the move. Of course, I can’t imagine losing them, either. Did you follow the link? They’re HUGE!

4 Responses to “bathrooms and tables and things”

  1. Hayden Says:

    Those are huge needles, what fun! I hope you’re able to find them.

    Also, I love the colors that you guys picked, and nice job on the painting Nate…or whoever you hired. =)

  2. marti Says:

    i am so glad that you got away and were able to enjoy madrona! and the bathroom looks great!

  3. Stephanie Says:

    I seriously *love* the color scheme of your new bathroom.

    I have used huge needles like that when I first started knitting. I think I made an afghan. They were size 35 needles I think….circ’s that were these HUGE plastic things and the cable on it was a thick plastic tube…not even a cable. Hmm…I wonder where the heck those went…it seems that they would be hard to lose as well..but I very well might have!

    I am jealous of your yarn. I haven’t taken the plunge into spinning yet. I would certainly buy some of your yarn if you started to sell it!!

  4. Janey Says:

    I must have known someone was going to come up with a pattern using size 19 needles!

    Just last week, in the local Salvation Army Thrift Shop, I bought one size 19 needle and one size 20 needle.
    Nobody else was going to buy them, eh? Not being a matching pair.
    And now I have a future use for them!

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