I made something out of yarn.
I made something out of yarn that I dyed.
I made something out of yarn that I dyed for one of the children that I grew.
I made something out of yarn that I dyed for one of the children that I grew and she's very happy with it.
I made something out of yarn that I dyed for one of the children that I grew, and she's so happy with it that she wore it to school today.
And that made me happy.
Raise your hand if you've made something for one of your children that they refused to wear.
Isn't that just the best? Isn't it just wonderful when your beloved refuses to wear what you spent hours and hours and hours making?
But this is a happy post. Back to what I made:
There it is. The bowl that I knit in the sink that I crocheted.
Will the bowl hold water? Let's wait and see.
It does help to enlist the water-testing services of people that you grew.
I like to tell them this often: "I grew you."
"Eat your dinner. I grew you, and you're eating it."
"Look me in the eyes. Right here. LOOK AT ME. Those eyes that you're looking at me with? I grew them. OK? STOP MESSING WITH YOUR SISTER. I grew you."
Try it sometime, they love it. LOVE IT.
Into this tepid(ish) warm(ish) water I put some wool wash. Like a teaspoon or two. Just eyeball it. With the eyes that your mother grew for you.
I'll wait while you call and thank her for growing you a set of eyes.
Then, into this mixture, I put the thing that I made.
I like to lay my wool garments on top of the water and watch how long it takes for them to get soaked enough to sink below the surface. I should time it sometime -- with Lindon, the yarn I knit this thing with, it took quite a while. Lindon Merino is a minimally processed yarn, and it retains a lot of the natural lanolin, so it's naturally water repellent.
Yarn Under Water: The Exhibit. Perhaps a local gallery will sponsor an art show.
Here's what it looks like when you get distracted cooking dinner for the people that you grew and you come back three hours later:
Soon, I'll show you how I block my knitting. I lubs the blocking! It makes everything look at least 50% better.