So Frustrated

I have left many comments - some over and over and over, because for some reason my computer locks up when I hit publish after typing and typing

I have finished the pair of socks for Fred - another one out of Vintage Socks by Nancy Bush. He likes them, I like them, all is well. He made sure to tell me to make sure they were washable. I assured him they were. He wanted me to remember not to knit him any that weren't machine washable. I assured him I wouldn't.

But you see, the yarn mom gave me for my socks is handwash only. and I showed him the socks and said - do not wash these socks. He is very good about helping and loves to do laundry. He will seek out laundry because one must do a hundred loads a day or one isn't happy. He creates laundry just so he can get his quota in. You think I am kidding. I am not. So, knowing that I would probably set my handwash only but dirty socks down and not wash them the second I took them off my feet, I warned him not to touch. He really does search out laundry so no matter where I put them they would not be safe. So now he is afraid I will knit hand wash only socks for him.

I have a beautiful yarn made in norway, all written in norwegian, nice mostly wool with a tiny bit of nylon to make the norwegian sweaters with. When we got the selbuvotter book, I recalled we were going to make a pair of norwegian mittens. Little Destiny asked me to knit her a pair of mittens. Do you see where this is going?

Unfortunately the Selbuvotter book uses jumper weight which must be dk or sport because it is 8 or more stitches to the inch. The yarn I have is a lovely thick wool and even dropping down to a size zero only gives me 6 1/2 stitches and is way too tight for that bulky a yarn. Mom says she can get the 8 without a problem but I can't. I did try a thinner but still gorgeous wool but only got 7 on size 0 needle and again - I feel the yarn is forced too tight. I hate to buy yarn because Destiny's mom will not take care of them, or appreciate the work, and the mom will be the one to lose them - she keeps house worse than wendy. I will find something.

But - the norwegian yarn should be great for the norwegian sweater and headbands. If I wasn't so frustrated I might cast them on.