A Public Service Announcement

We'll get to the public service announcement (PSA) in a bit. I wanted to show you my latest knitting first so that you will leave with the PSA fresh in your minds.

This is a modular tank top/short sleeved sweater knit in Artyarns Regal Silk. It feels very nice to knit but it is already fuzzing so I am not sure how durable it will be. Silk in general is a very durable fiber so I am hoping that it will wear reasonably well. The pattern is also from Artyarns. It is Number P90. So far it is easy knitting. This is about 1/3 of the front.

I am going to make the V at the neck in the beaded silk to add some glitter. Here is the beaded silk. You can see the beads in the yarn. It is the same yarn with beads in it.

And now for the PSA. I usually straighten my circular needle cables by wrapping them around my Corningware tea kettle. I can't find a photo of the one I have which is clear glass. However, I usually heat water, turn off the flame and then warm the cable. In this case, I forgot to turn off the flame so when I let go of one end to pull the needle away from the pot, the cable slid into the flame and this is the result! Ouch! No more Inox size 8 needle. Cables are plastic and I guess heat melts plastic. I had to re-learn that the hard way, didn't I?

Oh well! Fortunately I have more than 1 size 8 needle and I was able to more carefully straighten the other cable and am happily knitting on it.