Every once in a while, I need a pencil. It’s not often, but there are some tasks only a pencil will do.

I Need a Pencil Sharpener

With the need for a pencil comes the need for a sharpener.

I wanted to write some notes in a book, but I didn’t want the notes to be as permanent as what a pen would do. Fortunately, I had two pencils at hand. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a sharpener and the pencils needed to be sharpened before I could use them. I knew Thaddeus had an electric pencil sharpener at one point. But when I asked him, he said he didn’t have it anymore.

I was just about to find a sharp knife and whittle points onto the pencils, when it occurred to me that I had a sharpener right on my desk.

It was hiding in plain sight. What a clever little item! A quick sharpening for both pencils and Bob’s your Uncle!

Current Knitting

One finished project and one newly started project. First off, I finished the pink hat with an orange stripe.

This is a modified version of QueerJoe’s Simple Hat. I reduced the number of rounds in the stockinette section and even with fewer rows, it was still a big hat. It also surprised me how the orange shows up next to the bright pink. The orange yarn is pretty bright, but is dulled significantly in comparison to the pink. I like the effect, even though it’s not what I’d envisioned.

I also started a pair of helical striped socks.

I’m using a modified version of my helical striped toe-up sock. This one will be cuff down using a short section of ribbing at the top. I really like how the German short-row heel and toe looked with the helical stripes on the last sock I made like this. Hopefully this pair will look just as good.