Snailmania

I thought it might be time for a snail update. My little buddies are doing great. They grow a little more each day, and I’ve been doing everything in my power to help them grow faster. I’m thinking about feeding them fish pellets, which probably are a bit more nutritious than the random lettuce I’ve been throwing into the jar.

I am going to try to move some of the bigger snails into the critter keeper I bought a while ago. The jar is kind of crowded. I’m still concerned they’ll get out through the slits in the top, though.

Here are my babies approximately one month since hatching:

The green bits are lettuce

I’ve been semi-productive on the knitting front. I finished my cousin’s Baroness Beret last week. Overall I’m pleased with how it turned out, although I wish my dinner plates were just a tad smaller. Jacqueline may have to wet this one and throw it in the dryer, because the brim grew mucho after blocking.


1 skein Sugar n' Cream in "Ecru," size 5 and 7 needles

I started the Gentleman’s Shooting Stockings with Fluted Pattern last Saturday. The going is slow, but I expected that. The pattern calls for size 0 (2mm) needles for the entire sock. Unfortunately, my row gauge is way off, so I decided to do the ribbing on size 0 needles (so the socks don’t fall down) and the rest of the sock on size 1 (2.5mm) needles. When adding my needle stats into Ravelry for this project, I noticed that Ravelry dubs 2.5mm needles as size 1.5 and 2.25mm needles as size 1. However, both Knit Picks AND Nancy Bush say my 2.5mm needles are size 1. Ah! So confusing! Next time I place an order through Knit Picks, I’m going to buy the 2.25mm needles. I bet that with my unique tension, they’re just the right size for all of these size 0 vintage sock projects.


Once again Darby's in the picture!
I decided to use Knit Pick’s Stroll Sock yarn in “Forest Heather.” I found the yarn to be a bit splitty when casting on, but after that it seemed to behave better.

Well, that’s all folks. I’m going to go scrub the toilet now. Ciao!