Well Used

It’s sad, over the weekend I discovered that I’ve worn through one of my green handknit slippers!   A while back I broke the thread that held a seam together and that was a quick repair – just a couple of minutes my feet were back to being toasty.  This is a real-live, worn out hole.

Now to decide what to do.  I could try to darn the hole – in issue #50 of the Gift of Stitching, that just so happened to arrive in my in-box today, there’s an article by Danielle Tebb about darning – complete with instructions about how to correctly do it!  There’s definite appeal in learning a new skill!

However, this could also be seen as an opportunity – I could make another pair!

Hmmmmm, have think about that one for a bit.

This does bring up the interesting point of usage.  I find I have very different thoughts about using items I’ve knitted and ones I’ve stitched.  Knitted items get used and stitched ones tend to be displayed and I have no idea why I have this bias.  All I can think is that I’ve always been taught that needlework must be done in a clean environment – wash my hands before I start, work on it in controlled environments, etc. etc.  Knitting, on the other hand, gets tossed in my purse, my briefcase, or luggage and is worked on in the car (no, not while I’m driving), on the lunch hour at work, or when I’m in ‘waiting’ situations.  Another point to ponder.

I’ve got one of my mitts done and have just cast on number two – very, very pleased with how it came out!  Look for photographs once I figure out how to best get the cabling to show up!