Tuesday morning thoughts

[magid]

crochet
I've been working on a crochet project, making a vest from the vast reserves of DMC 8 I bought for making kippot. The next step is to work on the edging, for which I assume I'll need a box (10 or 12 rolls, I don't remember) of black. Yesterday, I went to Windsor Button Shop to get it, and found to my dismay that they carry everything but DMC 8, even though, I was told, they've had a number of people ask for it. The only other place I know that definitely carries DMC 8 is the Israel Book Shop, but I'm hoping to find some on this side of the river, or downtown. Any suggestions? (Buying online is possible, but shipping costs and timing make it far less appealing.)

justice?
How can this be justice? I understand the fines between the adults involved, but to betroth a vaguely-related toddler to a middle-aged man?!

Firefly
OK, I'm hooked, half a season in. I'm already annoyed by the likely lack of story arc conclusions, and looking forward to the movie.
(Thanks to Queue and ZZBottom for facilitating.)

dilemma: March 13-14
As usual, everything happens at once, and sometimes it's hard to choose. The options:

1. Go to NYC overnight, taking a day off from work, to see a friend who lives in the midwest (a) for the first time since her wedding last summer, and (b) for the last time before the baby arrives. Plus I'd get to see/hear some kind of performance her brother-in-law is in. On the other hand, I don't know how much time there'd be to hang out, and I'd have to figure out housing and timing for getting back in time for my regular Monday night gaming. It might be better to spend more (for the travel to her), and know there'll be time.
   
2. Go to Waltham, taking a day off from work to go to a local JOFA conference. I wish it were all day Sunday and a half day Monday, but it's Sunday night and all day Monday. There are going to be some dynamic teachers there, and it's very local (read: convenient). Cost: $36 for the whole thing, including lunch ($45 at the door).
   
3. Go to work as usual. (The advantage being the saving of a vacation day. On the flip side, of course, is what I'd be saving the vacation day for.) [ETA: There might be something fun going on at work that day, too, it being Pi Day...]

Comments

[magid.livejournal.com]

Crocheting three strands together: got it.

I hadn't thought about the heat-trap properties of head coverings (a function of not wearing them except for weather or fashion reasons). Aren't there cotton yarns available, too?

Don't go to the trouble of putting a photo up; I can picture it fairly well (the colors and such) from your description.

[ichur72.livejournal.com]

I honestly don't know if there are cotton yarns available. I've looked, even at specialty stores, but never seen anything but wool and acrylic. Cotton twine does seem relatively easy to obtain and is available in thicknesses comparable to some yarns, but ... the range of color is not wide. Mostly I've seen beige/jute color, with the occasional white. And since I'd rather not make a headcovering that looks like a giant macrame project, I'd rather work with several strands of thin colored thread. It seems to work fine, so why not?

[magid.livejournal.com]

Hey, it works, so don't fix it, definitely. I just thought I remember years ago seeing some nice, colored cotton yarns.