Unraveled Wednesday

 Queue the funeral music. Soldotna is no more. Sigh.

 It wasn't just the rolling hem that was driving me crazy. It was also the "volcano neck" from the badly done short rows and the way the jogs were in the middle of the back. Every yoked pullover I've ever made (and I've made a lot) has the jogs under the arm where you never see them. So.......after trying to fix that rolling hem one too many times I happily pulled it all apart.

I also ordered $40 more of these two colors to add to the body so my crop won't be so cropped. I should also have enough for a good deep hem which I hope will put an end to that blankety blank roll.

Now she looks like this. I am also playing around with her colors this time around since I hated the nonexistent contrast between the wine and the purple.  I also did a reversible neckline like I do on all my yoked sweaters. That higher in the back thing just doesn't work for me.

 In other knitting news I finished a pair of Lopi mittens. I was digging through my Lopi box and found a half finished pair. Now they are both done and getting felted. Lopi is the one yarn that loves to be treated rough. After a few baths and a good brushing they will be soft as a cloud and practically waterproof. We better get some snow this year. I'm ready.

As for the kitchen, this is how I've spent my last two mornings. I wet the floor down and then we spend a few hours scraping off the old thinset ridges. We are waiting for the grinder and dust attachment to get here to finish the job. So far everything is going faster than we expected. Tomorrow we move the appliances to get under them. Ugh. I bet it's a mess back there.