miscellaneous updates

I think I prefer invisible zippers to the other kind. No matter how I try, I don't get good results with a regular zipper. The opening always seems sloppy. I was struggling with this yesterday, inserting zippers into pants and a skirt of heavy corduroy. I'd like to think that the weight of the fabric was part of the problem, but even so, I've got to figure out a way to make it easier and neater or else it's invisibles for me, all the time.

The second leaf sock has just had its heel turned and is beginning gusset decreases.

Be warned, when you do wash yards of wool fabric in the machine, that even if you take it out carefully you will later discover little drifts of wool fiber all over the room. They dissasociate themselves mysteriously and wander into the corners. This will always happen to be the day after you've mopped the house.

And finally-- I can hardly contain myself! My boss just bought us plane tickets. For Lima. For January. Two and a half weeks. The project is incredible and important and exciting. But aside from the work, do you realize what this means? Instead of suffering through a "summer" of gurua fog and clammy cold and greyness, there will be sun and warmth! I'll be inside working all day, but still. I'll get to wear summer clothes. Short sleeves! Skirts! Sandals! There are even beaches. Imagine, a trip to Peru during which I won't be freeze-dried and lack enough warm socks and always be adding another wool sweater to the bundle which is me. I can hardly conceive of it.

Comments

[Kerstin]

Yay for Lima trips! So happy for you. :)