Knitting, Sci-fi and other stuff...

    I finished the socks I was working on.  I used up two of the five yarns completely.   I especially like the yarn I used for the heel.  I dyed all the yarns myself at two different times.  The two yarns on the foot I did do at the same time in the same pot.  I think its interesting how those two yarns took the dye differently. I don't actually know the exact fiber content but I know the "toe" yarn was either angora or alpaca.  There are alot of fuzzy guard hair type thingies.  It took the blue out of the pot whereas the other, probably 100% wool, yarn took up the green.  The difference is more noticeable in person.  I don't dye yarn very frequently so I'm still learning many of the nuances.     I did a little reading once I got the socks done.  I'm still making my way through book 6 of the Broken Kingdoms series.     I worked my first weekend last weekend.  I was a little nervous as I was c...

     Not too much to report this week.  I finished the sock I was working on and started the second.  I was too lazy to get out my digital scale to weight my skeins, so I've been trying to use only half of each skein by just eyeballing.  These are intended to be "boot" sock, so I'm really not too worried about how these look.  I'm using 5 colors from my mystery wool stash.      Two weeks ago we got a new air fryer.  We got an over the top Emeril Lagasse one.   With the oven on the fritz we've been using this one instead and its been working really well.  My small muffin tin fits in perfectly so I've made Johnny Cake twice in the last two weeks.  We've also done steaks and hamburgers in it.  Then, of course, normal air fryer type things like chicken tenders, french fries and frozen pizza.  We've had an air fryer before and both forgot how much we liked having one....

      I have a few finishes from the past two weeks and a new start.  So first up; I finished  Hum Beanie .  I did a quick steam block as it didn't need much assistance to look good.  I think it turned out nicely. I finally got around to wet blocking the  White Whiskers Hat .  It grew alot.  I may need to toss it in the dryer for just a bit to snap the superwash back into shape.  It evened out very nicely and I wasn't expecting that with this colorwork. I started a pair of boot socks yesterday.  I'm using a bunch of small bits of wool I dyed myself.  A couple years ago I bought a bag of mystery wool suitable for dying from a local thrift shop.  I wasn't convinced it was all natural fibers until I started dying it.  I've done a few skeins each Easter with the left over easter egg dyes and Kool Aid or Wiltons dyes mixed in as well.  Liara has helped me most years and its been really fun for both of us.  I...