Day 109: Well, where to start? I lost internet, cell and land line late yesterday afternoon. The land line came back to life fairly quickly, although terribly full of static (again!), but internet and cell were out until just a few minutes ago. In the meantime, I needed to take my car in for an oil change, so I packed up a handwork project (one which only required yarn, needles and scissors) and spent two hours getting a really good start on a Norwegian-style hat. Went grocery shopping after I got my car back, forgot to apply the appropriate coupons, futzed with customer service over how to remedy the situation and wound up just returning the products. By the time I got home, I was worn out, but very pleased with the progress I made on the nålbinding.
It's been a while since I did any nålbinding, and had to do a brief review of how to do Finnish 2+2 stitch, "brief" as in "I threw away about 20 yards of yarn because nålbinding is almost impossible to unpick." That said, it's also very sturdy, because even if it gets a hole, it won't unravel. There's been talk about making "resistance" hats, a la the ones the Norwegians wore during WWII. Most current patterns are knit or crocheted, and are essentially nothing more than a standard stocking cap with a tassel instead of a pompom. Nålbinding is a traditional Norwegian technique, so I felt it was a logical option. It's also slow, so I may not have the hat finished in time to wear this winter.
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