keskiviikko 25. marraskuuta 2015

Woyww #338

Where do these Wednesdays fly? Once again I'm sharing my desk for woyww and if you don't know what that means, check out the link and join in the fun! My desk is a mess, photo taken Tuesday afternoon, just to have some daylight for a change :) Besides we got our first snow... just an inch here (and it's gone by now), but during the weekend there were 50000 people in middle Finland without electricity, because 30-50 cm of wet snow made trees fall on the power lines!


Not much crafting space to be seen (but after taking the photo I did the traditional shove-to-the-side thing to get a little card together). The bunch of paper is "real" work = tests that need to be marked. Our high school has stepped into a test phase, and I'll have several bunches more before next Wednesday... Apart from that, I've been darning socks. It's a tedious job, but necessary in the sense that it's faster than knitting new ones. At this time of the year we wear the socks all the time, and I found a bunch that I set aside last spring (not to be used before fixing) because it's much easier to darn them if the yarn is only thinned out in stead of the sock having a hole in it. Hmmm...


These have a nasty hole that's a bit to the side so it breaks the structure that gives the heal it's shape... and I can't even get the satisfaction of whining at the person who let them go that far, because they happen to be mine! The one on the right was just thinned out, and has been reinforced, the one on the left is under work. Luckily this is already the last pair in my pile, I can move on to checking those darn tests!

15 kommenttia:

  1. good luck with your socks! and the tests... then maybe you'll get to play... glad your first snow didn't last long and you weren't without power. Helen 3

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  2. I was just going to say how exciting about your first snow but after reading on it can't be much fun for those poor people without power. Good luck with your tests and the darning. You could be needing those soaks if you get more snow.
    Have a good week.
    Hugs Lisax #16

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  3. You're right about the darning..much quicker....even if it has taken the arrival of winter to make you do them. I totally get that! 30cm of snow is sudden and a lot, those poor people without power..i think that would be misery! Good luck with the test papers, test season sure does come at a busy time!

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  4. isn't the snow late this year for Finland? I don't bother about fixing those holes, I just buy new ones. Vicky(#8)

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    1. These are hand knitted by me, can't be bought... so either fix it or make a new socks :)

      Poista
  5. Oh that brings back memories for me....darning socks. I used to darn socks for my dad many years ago. Alas socks just tend to get thrown up these days and new ones bought....but mine aren't nice thick ones like yours.
    Have a great week.
    Hugs,
    Annie x # 9

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  6. Confession time: I never darn socks - I throw them away. (Oops, did I say that out loud?) Kudos to you for doing it! The British have a great phrase for this: make do and mend! I can see the snow outside your window! I bet it gets chilly in Finland at this time of year. Keep warm! zsuzsa @ InkyDinkyDoodle #29

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  7. I haven't darned socks in a long time and even longer since I knitted them. I don't envy your winters and the power cut must have been inconvenient - no recharging of batteries on phones and tablets! Have a cosy week. Jackie #20

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  8. Hi Kristiina, nice for us here to see the snow outside your window. It tends to be a rare event over here. Have a great week, Hugs, Shaz #1 xxx

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  9. Hope you master darning that tricky sock - looks like you will need them with the snow season started! Ali #11

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  10. I too would darn socks if they were lovely handknitted ones like yours. Gorgeous view from your window!
    RosA # 25

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  11. Have fun darning your socks! I have never knitted socks before, I can't knit very well.

    Greetings, Sofie # 37
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  12. your desk looks very inviting, the socks are awesome, hope you can fix them!!have a great week! Ginny M#34

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  13. I could not even think about how you would start to darn a sock. Looks like a glorious view from your window.
    sandra de @12

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  14. Well I hope the socks and tests go well! I wouldn't a clue how to darn. Loving the snow view. Take care Zo xx 33

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