Ms Grundy again

 

 

 A long time ago, I thought, Well, I sew the rest of my clothes, including underpants,  and bras are expensive…. So I bought a pattern, watched a bunch of videos, looked at fabric sources, and figured out what size underwire I needed, and ordered a set.  I had a couple of bras that needed repair, and immediately realized that my machine would not, could not sew close enough to the underwires to make a neat ( or even passable) row of stitching.  Do all those people who make bras and post on Insta or on their blogs, have industrial machines, not wear underwires, or just don’t care? Thus ends my saga of braking. Haven’t bought a bra that wasn’t on sale for years. Waiting for VS annual bra sale…

Re: Karen Brown decluttering challenge From:  Caro Dean Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:44:15 CST  One of my Stashbuster friends made a comment about Flylady. Oh my gosh, I hadn't heard of FlyLady in ages! I read all her stuff at one time, and really resonated with the idea of shining your sink. She didn't say "Clean the kitchen!" or "Wash everything!"  The idea was to just get one thing you were proud of, not overdo it or try to change everything all at once.   I never subscribed to her idea of constant email reminders, though. Or even scheduled cleaning. I rebelled against anyone telling me it was time to mop the floor! I can see the floor, and I'll decide when to mop it, and it might not be Tuesday.   When I was younger, I would scrub the tile with a brush, then rinse it more than once, dry it with towels that were about to go in the washing machine anyway, and seal it with (what was the name of that semi-permanent stuff - had to be removed with ammonia???)...

Winter's Frost is the name of the pattern (from Ravelry), for Denise, Lynnette, Rebecca, Bev, and me, respectively. (I rarely knit socks that have a specific Left and Right.)  

 I see a pattern here: Gründl - for Denise (orange), Lynnette (lilac), and Rebecca (aqua) Also Pairfect for Bev. (I know that you don't have to include the yellow that marks the start of the stripes patterning(so that you can easily calculate matching socks), but I CAN use the yellow yarn if I want.) And Hawthorne for me. (I know it says Stroll, that was the label that was with the yarn, but it feels and looks more like Hawthorne Handpainted.)