kmkat and her kneedles

A fabulously useful new invention.

 

What is it? 

It is the magnebutton from The Grommet, two shankless buttons backed with strong magnets.

They are the perfect thing to keep a shawl or scarf in place. The magnets are strong enough, according to the description, to hold through five layers of thin cotton. I think that may be an understatement; I have found them to hold perfectly through two layers of fingering weight wool garter stitch plus a cotton t-shirt.

Here is today's demonstration:

The second magnebutton is inside the black t-shirt. No need for a safety pin or a bulky knot, the scarf stayed exactly where I wanted it all day. 

$18/set of two. This is an unsolicited testimonial; I have no connection to the site or the product except being a satisfied customer.

On any given Sunday...

First, the weekly mutterings.

1. Teacher :: mother. (My mom was a first-grade teacher. She eased into retirement by switching to kindergarten for the last few years.)
2. Activity :: after-school.
3. Scared :: shitless.
4. Suction :: blood. (This association is no doubt due to the multitude of surgeries that have happened around here lately.)
5. Impossible :: task.
6. Terrestrial :: humungous. (I didn't consciously look at the next word, honest. Perhaps my mind somehow registered it without me being aware of it.)
7. Humongous :: terrestrial.
8. Cheekbones :: high.
9. Dream :: Weaver.
10. Fog :: of memory.

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Inspired by blackbird and Jen. My favorite things right now:

• My iPad.
• This song.
• The cooler weather after that horrendous wave of heat and humidity we had forever over a week.
• The two pairs of fun shoes I bought for myself at the beginning of the summer. The other pair is bright red, no longer available.
• The super sekrit knitting project I started a few days ago, and the sock yarn afghan I started at the same time. More on those later.
• Watching Breaking Bad on Netflix. I just started season 3.

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The high today is forecast to be 73˚. You know what that means, right?

KNITTING ON THE DECK! WITH AUTUMN COLORS!!

Please appreciate how nicely those colors blend with our vintage 1976 carpet.