It Grew

Yesterday I wore my new cowl to work, and let me tell you, it grew quite a bit.   I mean, it really grew.  Wide, not long.  So much so, I might as well not have been wearing it at all.   I decided then and there that if I were going to knit some as gifts, I really needed to use the correct needles and the correct number of cast on stitches-- which is a 40 stitch cast on using size 13 needles.    

As soon as I got home, I dug through my needles looking desperately for some size 13s, but nope.  I found plenty of 11s and plenty of 15s, but no 13s.  Naturally, I did what any red blooded American would do.  I jumped online and ordered some.  I went to Knit Picks first, but they didn't have any DPNs that big, so I went to Amazon and ordered some there.   They had some 8" Clover bamboo needles, and that's a pretty good brand, so I'm OK with that.  

They're supposed to get here Sunday, but usually that means Monday, which this week will mean Tuesday since Monday is a holiday.  In the meantime, I ripped this hat back to the ribbing and started over from there. 

 But why would I do that?  Because about an inch into the body, I realized I hadn't switched to my larger needles, and the resulting fabric was pretty stiff.   No biggy, and I'm already past where I was when I decided to frog it.  I still like the way it's striping up, too. 

I'm still progressing on my latest sock yarn hat, as well. 

Oh, and my coworker told me her brother loved his cowl.  He's dealing with some health issues, which I'm not going to talk about because it's not my place to share his personal information, and the nurse told him to wear a scarf to keep his neck warm, which will help with his pain.  My coworker said, "I've got you."  And that, Gentle Reader, is why I do it. 

By the way, we're expecting another winter storm early next week.  The models keep waffling on whether we'll have any form of precipitation or not, but all the meteorologists are in agreement that we will be having what they refer to as pipe busting cold.  Now is the time to prepare.  Go get that milk and bread.  Can't have a winter storm without your milk sandwiches!  

I know this is short, but morning came early today, and I still have to practice my piano.  

Good night.