Harena @Harena@toot.cat

Better picture! Now I can create its Ravelry page ^_^

#knitting #toeUp #2aaT #socks

Each pair of socks start at the tippy-toes!

Aaaand after 4 starts, I have the socks cast on & all you get is this crappy picture. Don't worry, there'll be more ;)

NTS: Don't cast on socks when sick ;p

#knitting #socks #twoatatime

Ohright, I *did* talk myself into winding my sock yarn.. and I even cast on the socks! :D

It's Cascade Heritage SW Merino in the Citron colorway ^_^

#knitting #yarn

Finished my socks, wheeee!

Now to talk myself into winding the yarn for the next pair.. that frequently is the most difficult part of starting a new pair 'cause i have to get out the swift, hook it up, make sure it has enough spinning space, get the winder set up, undo the hank of yarn, get it on the swift, find the beginning of the yarn, realize i have the *end* of the yarn, find the Actual Beginning of the yarn, & then wind it.

But I'm not done there! Because I knit my socks 2 At A Time, I need to half the skeins by weight & then rewind 'em.

It's a Good Time, honest.

;D

#knitting #socks #yarnwoes

Finished the mitts fiiiinaaaalllyyyy.. I really really hate knitting thumbs and weaving in ends or I'd've been done 3 days ago >.>

Anyway, have pictures including one with Kestra as a backdrop because we have a Power To Annoy™ war going on, we two do ;D

#knitting #fingerlessgloves #rainbow

Now all they need are thumbs! A true rainbow, they are ^_^ 🌈

#knitting #fingerlessgloves #rainbow

Let the Self-Striping Begin!

Yes, of course I had to post a picture when I got to the green so everyone can stop saying "Where is Harena & what have you done with her??" ;D

#knitting #fingerlessglove

The test knit version of the Erwin Mills mitts I made all those years ago are finally starting to come apart, so I decided to make another pair, only I’m doing them the Lazy Way this time around by using self-striping rainbow yarn instead of doing color changes >.>

To offset this, I decided to cast them on 2aaT and that’s how I’m going to knit them! So far, So good! :D

#knitting #fingerlessmitts #fingerlessgloves

@JulieSqveakaroo I feel that. I do have another Weather Widget I was using before so I've reverted to it until i get something better, but thanks for the suggestion!

(I've had Dark Sky rec'd so I think I'll be trying that next)

For the past year (approximately), I've been using Wunderground's weather app & loving it so much that I had been giving them $1.99/yr to take away ads.

This morning, i noticed it wasn't running (my new phone has the annoying tendency to stop apps to save battery power despite my best efforts to tell it to Not. But that's another story) so I started it & suddenly I was looking at a completely different app with many of the features that I adored Just Gone. (Also was suddenly informed by the splash screen that it is now an IBM company, which apparently happened in 2016 unbeknownst to me)

So I unsubscribed & uninstalled it & my question to everyone is this:

Do you have a weather app (for Android) that you find wonderful? The things I loved about Wunderground were (to name a few):

1) Being able to hook up to weather stations that people had set up in their yards, etc

2) Having the temp show up in my status bar

3) Giving me the precipitation chance for the day in the pull down menu

Finally packaging up this year's Xmas gifts! My procrastination game is slipping... it's only the 23rd!

#knitting #soap #lipbalm

Happy Josh's Birthday, everybody! He's 29 today & I get to see him on Sunday when his grandparents throw a party for him. His older brother got him the new Mary Poppins movie, so we get to see if he likes it or not! 🎈

(Josh is my non-verbal autistic son who lives in a group family-style home with people who can give him the supports he needs. He loves all musicals but Mary Poppins is his all-time favorite! ^_^)