Knitting Club

First a knitting preview… the Old Penny Cardigan is finished!

As shortly as it finishes drying and I can get my photographer during the day hours I will take a position about it with modeled photos.  I will say that I am much more pleased than I expected, and that the errata, such as it is, is actually not that bad and is captive to the fronts only.

And now a house preview.  I am on the end way of my big painting project (the bath is going to hold until we can give to reconstruct it properly, I suspect it may be my Christmas present this year.  I am still incredibly sick, so this board has been slow going, especially as I had to remove wallpaper.  Here is the way before painting (but after wallpaper removal)

And hither it is this afternoon, before the final coating of paint.

I had to set the levels on this photo (it was looking very blue green on my monitor, and it isn’t at all) but it looks close on my screen now.  The gloss is “terrarium” by Martha Stewart paints.  Green is (obviously) my favorite color, but after painting many rooms in many houses green I have do to see that it’s always better to take the darker option, lest you end up with slimey looking walls (ask me how I know! This color looked too sour on the card, but on the walls it is exactly what I wanted!  The tiles in the fireplace are a blending of commons and rose, and I believe this paint compliments the green better than the old pale blue wallpaper.

About the fireplace… the former owners painted the entire thing, including the tiles, white.  Most of the key is off the tiles and they smell great, but I still want to key the grate/screen thingy (what do you name it in old gas fireplaces like these?)  All the other screens in the house (which are identical to this one) are black.

I am unable to rest when I’m sick, thus the previous night posting.  I’m also doing a lot of reasoning about what I wish out of life… doing this process on the firm has brought up old dreams that I forgot about.  I know old buildings and am passionate about their preservation and restoration.  I also love design, and for a long time wanted to be an interior designer.  I would know to get a way to trust those things in a job… or something.  Ah… who know, but thinking about it is fun!