Morning, everyone. Yesterday felt pretty chilly, even in the sunshine and, yes, we had more rain. I have no idea what it's like right now, it's far too dark and the house is just warming up so I won't be opening any doors yet. :-)
It turned out to be a rather weird day.
First of all, Chris and I had our chat online. Last Sunday Chris and her husband were at a friends' place and they have since then tested positive to Covid. C & S have tested negative and will test again at the weekend but they are taking a better safe than sorry approach and isolating a bit. They're going to pick up a click and collect tomorrow but that's it. They both feel fine so I think things will be OK but it's a bit of a worry.
The next might be tmi so feel free to skip it. I set off for the Clock Tower shops but, as I drove in, I though 'I'm not going to make it,' so drove straight back home again - and I wouldn't have made it - which would have been highly embarrassing.
I had over indulged in sugar free chewing gum and - well, you can guess the rest.
I'm fine now, just feeling a bit empty as I didn't feel like eating for the rest of the day. Actually, I didn't feel poorly just . . . er, windy!
And then, after knitting the back plus one and a half sleeves of the jacket I'm making, I decided that I was making it a size too small (something I have been wondering about all week and should have acted on much sooner) so I spend some time unravelling it all and starting again.
A nuisance, yes, but the yarn was not cheap and what's the point making something if you're not sure you will wear it?
So I've started the back again and, to be honest, doing it much better this time. The stitch wasn't easy to correct when I made a mistake.
So, yes, a weird day!
Today starts with Slimming World and then I'm going to pop straight back to the shops to do my weekly shop that I didn't do yesterday. The house is clean and tidy but there's washing, drying and ironing to keep me occupied so I won't be too lazy.
Have a great day, everyone, and stay warm.
Very sensible of you (and lucky!) to drive home again. Hope your friends continue to stay covid-free. Fingers crossed for SW. xx
ReplyDeleteThey are fine, thanks. I messaged yesterday and no problems. It's a relief. They will do another test tomorrow but are not worried.
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With a bit of a difficult stitch that can't be corrected easily, it's always worth putting in a lifeline every few rows or so, helps as you only have to unravel to the lifeline and all the rows below are safe.
ReplyDeleteThe interesting thing is that this stitch doesn't run. With all the 'psso' instructions, one step and it's stuck. But still tricky to correct
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Sorry to hear you got hit by the sorbitol bomb in the chewing gum. I never buy it as it is very toxic to dogs and can have disastrous effects on humans too.
ReplyDeletelol - bomb is the right expression. Talk about explosions!
DeleteI ought not to get any more - I don't usually but lapsed.
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Glad to hear you are feeling better after yesterday's upset. I do home Chris and husband continue to be okay. It's difficult to know how safe it is to mix and I keep hearing of just the sort of scenario that Chris experienced. It's worrying.
ReplyDeleteI've emailed you. xx
It makes you realise how very easily one can be exposed to this thing, doesn't it. C and S have been so very, very careful and it's so easy to be lulled into a sense of false security.
DeleteI got it, thanks very much. I'll reply later today. xx
Better to go right back home than to chance it! I would have done the same thing.
ReplyDeleteI hope they continue to test negative! Have a good weekend.
Absolutely! Much better not to take any risks. I'd never live it down!
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I have done the same a few times. Better safe than sorry.
ReplyDeleteI have ripped back many a knitting project to start over. Usually because the stitches in a new pattern are not working out right. Bet the sweater will be perfect now.
God bless.
Definitely - and I would have been sorry!
DeleteIt's definitely going better second time. I still have to work out how the front actually goes together and to learn how to do a provisional (if that's the term) cast on, but I'll get the rest done first.
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