You know your having a bad day when……………….
Yesterday was just not a good day….in fact most of the week has been a washout. Earlier in the week, my husband’s car died for the last time. It is old, so it was to be expected…….however, yesterday as I was driving my daughter to work, the transmission in my car blew…..aagghhhh!!
After finally getting home and doing laundry, I noticed a small hole in the heel of my favorite Koigu socks…..then before climbing into bed at the end of the day, I put my other favorite socks on….my thick mountain color clog socks on because it is freakin’ cold here. As my feet touched the cold floor, I felt the cold floor…..why am I feeling the cold floor with these thick cushy socks on I think to myself?? That would be, because there is a HUGE hole in the heel…aagghhhhhh!!!!!
You will also notice that there is a clump of blue wool in this picture. I am going to try and needle felt the wool into the heel of the koigu sock, but I don’t know if the other pair can be saved. If any of you are experienced darners and can give me some tips, please give me a shout!
Brrrrrrrrrrrrr
Did I mention that it is freakin’ cold?? As I am sitting here typing, the weather bug is telling me that it is -17….bbrrrrrr. I headed up to the barn first thing this morning to fetch the bunnies water bottles as they are freezing so fast now. Ya gotta love my morning barn gear…haha. Lace and boots….the neighbors must think I am a wee bit touched in the head.
Having animals in the winter can be a challenge. Rabbits will not eat, if they do not have water and of course, they need to eat to stay warm, so when it is this cold it is an endless cycle of thawing out water bottles. Up and down the stairs with those big heavy buckets. bbrrrrrrrrrrrrr…..
Keeping my hands warm and my fingers free to pry off those frozen bottles from the cages are these fingerless mittens that I made earlier this year.
Pattern: Green Mountain Spinnery – Eric’s Glovelets
Yarn: Mountain Colors – Indian Corn
Now that I am back inside where it is toasty warm, I am going to play with this new spindle. The video made it look fun and I love the old antique serrated oak. Spindling this way is a bit different and after giving it a whorl……..I can see I am going to have to go back and watch the online video again…LOL
As a foot note…….I removed the picture of George Bush from my blog and replaced it with a meaningful to me quote on peace. Not because I have changed my feelings about him or this war, but after reading different blog comments, I feel that peace has to begin in our hearts first and if a picture is going to cause hurt or sadness in others, then I don’t want to contribute to that. ~Peace~
The Woolen Rabbit 
I read on the sock knitters post one time,never to use koigu for socks,because they wear out to quick.I wonder if you could undo and put in a after thought heel? next time maybe use some reinforcement thread in the heel.I’m going to try that myself,if I ever get the time ;0)
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http://www.hjsstudio.com/darn.html
This is a really nice tutorial on darning.
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Sorry about your Koigu socks.;-( That spindle is GORGEOUS!!! Where’d you get that? I’ve never seen one like it.
Love the quote on peace you put up! 🙂
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Seems like you need two hugs after two cars and two socks give out on you! ((((Kim))) (((Kim))) The cold here is prolonged enough now that I’m coaxing rabbits with carrots, which freeze and turn black if they don’t eat them fast enough, and fresh papaya which freezes much more nicely than carrots.
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Kim, I am proud of you for changing that picture. It did hurt my feelings, I thought it would be much more appropriate to put those pics in a pic of Bin Laden or Saddam. But you are right, no matter what political slant you are, Americans WANT peace. I like your quote.
As for the socks- how sad. I think I read something about using afterthought heels. It was in the twisterd sisters sock workbook. If you can’t get your hands on a copy, let me know.
I got my hutch all ready, and I am going tommorrow to get my bun!!
I send you good wishes for warmer weather and a fix for the car situation!
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Ahhh, I’ve got visions of bunny rabbits and hot water bottles now.
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I love the color of the yarn in your glovelets. I have never heard of that yarn co. so I’ll have to check it out. I was delighted to find your blog, i absolutely adore bunnies! Loved the pics! Stay warm and good luck with the socks!
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Hi, just found your blog on the knitters webring. Looking forward to reading a bit more about a fellow knitting bunny owner! Yours are gorgeous – mine is a spoilt houserabbit.
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What a week you’ve had! Hopefully this one will be better…
Love the peace quote.
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