Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Earthquake and Hemlot Ring

This morning at 6:20 I woke up to the strangest feeling that everything was shaking. But it wasn't just a feeling, everything really was shaking. The wardrobe doors, the cups and bowls and plates on the shelves in the kitchen, everything...
And then the sound of little cat feet racing to safety in their human's bed.
And they dived under covers just as it was all over.
And you think "Wauw, that was just like an earthquake", but then you think "We don't have earthquakes in Copenhagen". But we do.
4,7 on the Richter scale.
Which is probably nothing to those who live in areas where the weather and the geology have far more to offer when it comes to adventure, but here it's quite something.
Everything was fine though, no damage, noone hurt. But the very excited geologist they interviewed for the morning radio news had almost choked on his cornflakes!
And it was quite the topic of conversation on the bus this morning.
"So did the earthquake wake you up?" "Yes" And then varying descriptions of how much everything had been shaking. Some had been wise enough to seek safety in a door opening. Another man's dog had peed with fright. All very exciting.

And I've finished the Hemlock Ring Blanket for my lovely colleague.
890 meters of Kauni 2,5/2 on 7 mm needles.
I was afraid I would run out of yarn before finishing the never-ending edging.
It measures just a bit over 160 cm from edge to edge. It's big.

And I had nowhere to block it properly, but then nor does she, and she probably wouldn't have been too keen on her Christmas present if I had given her instructions on how to block it after washing or to steam press it.
So it doesn't look nearly as perfect and sharp as so many other Hemlock Ring Blankets.
But she loves it.
Almost as much as Laurenz loved it

And Vincent too knows how to appreciate wool blankets.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow, it's amazing! Screw blocking, I'm sure she'll adore it for years to come.

Eileen said...

Oh, that blanket is gorgeous. My boys agree with yours that wool blankets are for cat cuddles. They helped me knit the stole for my mother; they curled up under it as I was working.

I felt bad "taking it away" from them!

Batty said...

I had no idea Copenhagen got earthquakes... glad everybody, feline or otherwise, is OK. And that's a very pretty blanket! The Henlock Blanket is on my to knit list. It's lacy and elegant yet useful.

Von said...

Beautiful! Definitely for cats!!!Don't forget to get under the kitchen table next earthquake.