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Cold, cold cold, and getting colder; cloudly earlier.

Cold: the Other Kind

Just the usual winter cold. I left work early and stayed home Friday, but spent most of the day on the phone with conference calls. We called it a working-from-home day instead of a sick day.

Socks Complete

I finished the second pair of socks in Gem Opal. They are thick, but not too much so, and should be warm. They aren’t quite dress socks though. Weaving the end I was surprised how even the stitches came out after washing, Knitting on the subway occasionally results in odd loose stitch, but it evened out nicely.

I’ve swatched for dress socks in Schaffer Yarn’s Anne on #00 (1.75mm) and #000 (1.5mm) dpn’s. The smaller gauge looks good, but there is no way I can knit with those on the subway. I’m doubtful about the #00’s. I got 8¼ st/in and 9½ st/in respectively, seated in a stationary chair.

Feather & Fan Update

I have passed the 60% mark, and am approaching the end of round 151. Forty-nine to go.

And now for the odd body part.