It’s February already !?!…
Posted in Hearth and Home, Knitting on February 2nd, 2008
Wow, times certainly does fly when you’re under a deadline. Towards the end of any month, I get a bit frazzled and let things go, like my blog posts, in order to get the zines up and live on time. SFRevu and GumshoeReview both go live on the first of the month. SFRevu focuses on science fiction, fantasy, horror, nonfiction, and related genre areas — so each month has lots of reviews of books, author interviews, media reviews, and more. GumshoeReview is the same but with a focus on mysteries and thrillers. We made it and they’re both on line — so take a look.
It’s February now — and that means a new coffee cup. The picture is of my new cup — roses, pink, words of amore — very Valentine’s Day-ish. I saw it on the shelf and it was like at first sight. There’s only one problem and I’m fairly sure hardly anyone other than another lefty, such as myself, will notice. The flower inside the cup is only visible as you sip IF you are right handed. There is no mirror image on the other side of the cup for left handed coffee/tea drinkers. What’s up with that? Would it be that difficult to put the artwork on both sides of the inside so everyone can “have a nice day”. Oh, well. As a lefty in a right-handed world I’m sort of used to it by now but every now and then it makes me feel left out.
Next up — remember I’ve missed posting for a few days — I finished my first sock making a normal heel but on a toe-up sock so the heel is essentially backward. What that means is that the thicker part of the normal sock heel which usually goes along the back of the heel from bottom of foot up the back of leg is now under the heel against the floor. 
Here’s a close up (sorry, it’s a bit fuzzy).
It fits well and feels okay. I’m now nearly done with the other sock of the pair. I’m up on the cuff and have about another 2 1/2 inches to do.
In case you’re wondering — I knit like any other knitter — right-handed. Knitting is actually a two-handed activity so left and right, at least to me, doesn’t matter when knitting. Since all patterns are written for right-handed knitting it makes sense to learn to knit that way. I recently managed to learn to knit backwards for a projects that hopefully will be my next UFO to finish (so more on that later).