Pig´s ears

Now I have nothing against piggies, their ears or any other part of them and I know they like to find a nice patch of mud to roll around in to keep cool amongst other things, getting themselves into a complete and utter mess......

To make a pig´s ear is a mid 20th century phrase and means ´completely botch something up, to make a complete mess of it.....

This was first found in print in a 1950 edition of the Readers Digest.

An old proverb dating back to the 16th century says, you can´t make a silk purse out of a sow´s ear.

The English clergyman Stephen Gosson published a romantic story in 1579 and in it referred to people who were engaged in a hopeless task, alluding to what might be the result if someone did try to make something from a sow´s ear, not a silk purse but a complete mess.....

Where am I going with this?

This!!!!

Certainly doesn´t look right

My self challenge of knitting socks.............

I knitted the heel flap, undid it again, learnt about a life line, put in a length of thread through the stitches so if you have to pull back you don´t loose your stitches.

When I was knitting it, it came out inside out, ok turn it the other way, but I decided to carry on, then suddenly even though I was knitting as before, the other side appeared, then just as before it suddenly went back to the other way......odd or what

Even though I pulled the stitches tight when changing needles I still got a ladder grrr

So

I think I will order a short circular one from Amazon rather than 4 needles and see if that makes it any better, before I bow down gracefully.

Not all was a pig´s ear though

I crochet these pot holders/hot mats for Rebecca as I saw hers were rather well loved!

I thought she would like a little parcel so posted it off, unbelievably it took 13 days to reach her, but she was very appreciative.

They are all the same size (two just folded)

Not her usual colours but useful none the less

Off to find something else to do rather than a sock!!

Enjoy the weekend

take care

xcx