Started: July 23, 2023
Finished: July 24, 2023
Made for: Horned Serpent House Challenge 2023
Yarn: Lion Brand Hometown (100% acrylic; 64yds/59m = 113g)
- 80g of "236 Reseda Dojo" (start weight: 109g; end weight: 29g) = 45.31yds
Needle size: 6.5mm/US
Notes & Photos:
June 13: Starting to think on this already. The Snakes are taking us to explore the Great Lakes for this year's House Challenge. I have ties to Lake Superior; both my Grandma and Gran were born in Superior, Wisconsin. Gran learned to roll logs on the lake, while Grandma learned to speed skate on the frozen areas closer to shore.
Clarification: Grandma was Mum's mum. Gran was her mum, Mum's Grandma; I always knew her as Gran because that's what Mum always called her. To complicate matters I also have Grandmere, who was Dad's mum. It all makes sense if you stop and think about it. Or maybe don't and save yourself a headache lol!
I digress! So, I'm going to focus in on Lake Superior and perhaps one of the activities that my foremothers took part in. I wonder if I could knit a log 🤔...
Photo from 1937 of two women competing in a log rolling contest:
July 5: Perfect timing! I found a lovely gem in my pdfs: a skater's hat based on one the designer's mother wore in the 1950s. It resembles one I've seen Grandma wearing with a heavier jacket. Maybe she had a similar one when she skated?
I'll be up to Wallyworld later today and can get some yarn for this.
July 7: Photo of my soft and squooshy yarn:
later (technically July 24, but still up at 3:42am NDT): Done! Will need to weave in the ends, and weigh the remaining yarn. Also take some pics. But this very quick project is off the needles :)
July 24 (6:39pm NDT): And done! Still need to weigh for yardage but I'm sweating too much to go back down to the kitchen lol (Currently 25°C, feeling like 36°C with the humidity; 77°F/96.8°F)
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