Seriously. Stef visited from Vermont and we made a lentil soup for dinner, which helped reduce the huge stock of vegetables that are taking over our fridge. The soup was a little too salty, but we're going to water down the leftovers and it should be fine.
After Stef left, Mo and I knit while watching a movie. Mo got more than halfway and then had to pull everything out, which must have been frustrating. I worked on the sock I started yesterday, and finished it up this morning. I added a few rows to the foot section, because I'm not sure that the socks I made before will stretch enough length-wise. While I was knitting this morning I decided my next project will be a teddy bear. I found a number of patterns online, but not all of them had pictures, so I think I may stick with the one I found at Knitty. It's for a very small bear, but that seems like a good way to start.
I decided at Webs yesterday that I don't want to start making socks on circular needles, especially since I just bought my first set of double pointeds. I feel like I should be thoroughly acquainted with them before rushing out and buying another pair. Unfortunately, the teddy bear pattern calls for size 3 instead of size 2, but I think I'll just use what I have. It also calls for worsted weight yarn, so I'm going to try out the remaining sock yarn and see what happens. Teddy bears for tiny people!
Admittedly I haven't tried it, but I've read that if you simmer a peeled potato in too-salty soup for a while, the potato will absorb the extra salt. Then there's no need to water down the soup, which can completely alter the texture.
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Having finally tried the potato in the salty soup trick, it didn't work as well as I had hoped (instead it absorbed most of the soup). This requires further research.
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