I seem to have gotten lost for awhile. First, if I commented on your blog lately, Google has decided that I am now a noreply-comments blogger. I am trying to find a solution but I haven't found one yet. Oddly, it shows my name on my comment but not my email. My email is on my profile so I can be found if you want to reply to me.
I have been knitting, and not blogging lately. I have also been doing more things outside the house than I had been doing. Let's look at my best outing of the month.
Engineers in Canada have a ceremony when they finish their course work and become working engineers. At that time, they take their obligation to be moral and ethical in all their activities, and are presented with an Iron Ring by a previously "obligated" engineer. When I got my ring, there were only 4 women in my class. Of course, my ring was presented by a man. I always hoped to present a ring to another woman, and this fall, I did just that. My young friend was my knitting student some years ago, and is about to graduate as a Computer Engineer. We made sure our nail polish coordinated.
My sewing activities have been restricted to dog bandanas. However, the Northern Lights ones are really cute.
I am starting to plan some Christmas gifts, and I need to get sewing. I was asked for some pillow cases, and I have a purse to finish. I also want to make some new knitting project bags. Add to that the mending that is piling up, I have sewing to do,
My cowl is progressing. It takes a lot of counting. It isn't TV knitting.
I have finished a pair of Double Mitts. They are wool on the outside and alpaca on the inside.
I chose the skein at the top of the picture. The colourway is "Vegas, Baby". The liner will be grey.
Mudd found himself an excellent box, just the right size. I wonder how soon before he finds a new one.
What an interesting ceremony - and how good that you were able to present a ring to a new graduate! Love the Northern Lights fabric, it is indeed cute. Double mitts would be Just The Very Thing for a Canadian winter - is that related to thrumming? G'day from Down Under, Mudd!
ReplyDeleteThat ceremony is so special. Double mitts, what a great idea, and Mudd might need an alpaca blanket too, he says.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great tradition and how lovely for you to be able to present a ring to another woman. Great mitts, they look very cosy. xx
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your former student's getting her Iron Ring! When I was at university, our Nursing faculty building was across the street from the Engineering Building. We monitored the "eng" students when they had their annual Blood Drive ("A Pint for a Pint"!!) Anyway, yes, back then very few of them were women -- and we had no men in our nursing class, but that changed in the years after I graduated.
ReplyDeleteThat cowl looks more complicated than my "[Not So] Presto Vesto" -- you're a better woman than I for making the attempt!
What an amazing gift, to be able to put an iron ring on a female engineer who will be able to make the world a better place! You are a busy bee.
ReplyDeleteGosh, what in the world is happening to blogger? I'm just discovering this no-reply thing myself and need to realize blogger has lumped everyone under no-reply. Sorry about that! Looks like it's a permanent change.
ReplyDeleteAhh, wonderful. How nice that you were able to give the ring to a woman. That's how it has to be!!!
ReplyDeleteWhen it gets really cold, I often wear two knitted gloves on top of each other... we had the most beautiful snow until yesterday, but one glove on each hand was enough :-)))
Your hooded knit will be beautiful.
Hug you.