It’s like an Everlasting Gobstopper
Minus Johnny Depp looking really creepy. I mean, really, was it necessary to have him play an uber-creepy Willy Wonka?
I digress.
I swear this skein of Knit Picks Memories is a neverending skein. I have knit the foot and SEVEN INCHES of leg (I’m counting from the floor up) and I still have nearly half the skein left. I may have to rethink this knit-until-I-run-out-of-yarn thing with these socks since I was planning on using one skein for each sock. It’s not exactly the yarn I’d like to have a neverending supply of to be honest.
Oh, and is it just me or do wooden needles wear out quickly? I know I’ve raised this before with bamboo needles, but these Brittany Birch needles are beginning to feel a bit too bendy and dull. I may have to invest in a set of Knit Picks DPNs since they are shorter than most DPNs (I like 5″ lengths, but could probably cope w/ the 6″ Knit Picks length) and should hold up better what w/ being metal. I hope my Lantern Moon Sox Stix hold up better ’cause those are not cheap!
Anyway, I’m feeling peppier because there’s just two days of work left this week and I’m going away for a few days next week. I was sort of on the fence about going to Paris because it’s never been on my list of destinations. I don’t really know why, but I’ve just never felt the urge to go. So that said, outside of the Eiffel Tower, where should I go (and I don’t mean yarn shops ;))? I will say I’m not big on museums as I get kind of bored quickly, but I will go to a couple to see highlights.
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I have a tip for the Brittany Birches. I have a pair I use almost constantly, and I rubbed all the shininess off them, so they grabbed the yarn too much, and didn’t feel as nice in the hand as when newly bought. I searched around on KnittyBoard.com for some advice, and read where people condition their wooden needles with either oil or lotion.
I use a non-greasy hand lotion, put right on the needles and rub until it has absorbed. It darkens the wood slightly, but they feel great. I would use caution and try experimenting just a little bit at a time if you opt for oil; you don’t want them greasy.
It won’t make them as smooth as metal needles, of course, but metal is too slick for me, anyway.
Posted by: Panda | September 7th, 2007 17:50