I spent most of today tearing out much of the afghan I was making for Gunner due to the fact that I didn't have enough of the main color to complete it. The Beast had tried to find yarn that matched the piece I sent with him when he went up to Walmart, which is where I had originally bought it. He couldn't find anything even close to it so he bought me two big bundles of a color they called Orchid on the package but it's a bit darker than that....at least to my way of thinking.
So I bit the bullet and unraveled what I had done so I can do a different pattern using the Orchid and cream colors. It will be large enough for a nap blanket for either of the kids in case Johnnycakes or the Princess think the color isn't *right*. But I have enough of both colors now to complete any pattern that I use. I figure a nice stripe works for either Gunner or Chewlee. It's simple and I can complete it much faster.
I had forgotten what a pain in the ass rolling the yarn into a ball can be. Also unraveling the yarn I had already crocheted meant a lot of clipping the sections where the colors were changed. Some women don't bother fastening them together but it always made me feel more secure and there was less a problem with unraveling after repeated washing. It took me a couple hours to just roll the two big bundles of purple, then another couple to unravel what I had already done. I almost cried to have to do that but the two *purplish* colors did NOT go together. Then it was start all over again. I couldn't believe how the time passed nor how tired I got. I took a nap after dinner because my eyes actually were slamming shut and slept for almost five hours. I woke briefly when the Beast came in around 9pm to say goodnight to me. I was asleep in my recliner, of course.
I didn't go to bed then mainly because I wanted to be able to write this blog before I did. I actually thought of that although going to bed when the Beast did was tempting...LOL. But I can't get really comfortable on our mattress while my side is still healing. I see the doctor tomorrow morning (at 8:15am.....yuk!).
I have a feeling that I must have cracked a rib during one of my falls the other day. I can't figure out why it would hurt me otherwise. I didn't see a bruise in the mirror when I checked but who knows?
Cold here again tomorrow and more than likely rainy...again. It wasn't bad today. At least we had some sun. I hope your weather is better. Be good. Stay safe. ***Hugs***
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