Again, not too bad a day. Again, low on exercise and achievement. Except that I’ve finished the Virus Scarf, and improved the state of the kitchen.

I’ve given some inconclusive thought to what to do next. I could, of course, return to one or the other of my laces, but that doesn’t feel quite right. My stash includes – this is a bit embarrassing:

 – Marie Wallin’s “Lovage”. For some reason, long forgotten, I don’t have the Rowan yarn specified, but some nice Debbie Bliss. The colours are identified only by their Rowan names in the pattern. But I’ve got a colour picture, and could work it out.

--The Crazy Stripes Tee, by Anne Lernout, with yarn from the Ginger Twist studio near here, and two beautiful sets of small skeins – I suddenly can’t think of the word – for the crazy stripes.

-- The Yorkshire Capelet by Carol Feller, from IK Spring 16 with Whistlebare yarn from Yorkshire, mohair and wool, lustrous and luscious. I got it at the EYF, probably in ’16. There’s another nice set of mini skeins in that bag, although the Capelet doesn’t call for them. That one, however, begins, “Using the crochet chain provisional method, cast on 86 stitches”. I don’t feel up to that.

So I retreated to the socks mentioned in the sidebar. That’s what socks are for.

Non-knit

Thanks for all the help with my sourdough. Kirsten, you’ll have to join us! Plenty of flour and running low on yeast – the perfect scenario! Christine, thanks for the recommendation of the nourishedkitchen website – very useful indeed.

Starter recipes differ interestingly. Some say to cover tightly, others loosely so that natural yeasts in the air can get in. Some (like the one in Good Food magazine) say to add each day’s “feed” to the mixture; the majority, however, tell you to discard half and replace it.

I think I’m going to switch over to that system this evening – for one thing, I have grasped that, that way, the starter is getting considerably more food, proportionally speaking. And for another, I can add some chopped spring onions to the discard and make myself a sourdough pancake for supper. My mixture has begun to acquire a nice sour taste.