yarncrafty goodness

I have officially¹ finished the purple hedgehog that I think makes sense to nobody but me.

(1: the job of attaching the eyelash-yarn spikes is horribly shoddy and lopsided and argh but I made myself call it done anyway)

Next project is daleky fingerless mitts, and I have discovered several things:

1) whatever mystery yarn (in all probability acrylic) I am using for the black is terrifically grabby against bamboo needles

2) Red heart acrylic (oldschool variety) is not half as bad

3) I can still knit!

4) except for casting on, which is still a pita, but crochet cast-on is my new best friend

5) knitting does still hurt, so I am taking it only a bit at a time

6) partly because of that, I am about the slowest knitter evar omg

7) (yesterday's output: seven rows of 30-stitch fabric, worsted weight)

8) If I were smart, I would be doing these on a worsted-weight-suitable loom instead

9) (I am not smart)

10 (I also do not have a ww-suitable loom, just bulky and extra-fine-sock)

11) Yahtzee is remarkably talented at picking up bamboo needles without harming them

augh keysmash

i have an annoying habit of trying to logic out my emotions

it doesn't really work

( how do brains work idgi )

in case anyone was wondering

...knitting bobbles sucks.

Knitting bobbles with yarn that is grabby, splitty, and black? Kind of "black hole" levels of suck.

(I have decided to Cheat. The bobble instructions as written go from 1 st to 4 sts to 2 sts to 1. I can get a close enough look by doing the crochet hook method - 1 st to 5 sts to 1 to 1 - and it is still awkward but actually possible.