Wooden Shoes

If you are looking at Joji's patterns, don't forget about Lemongrass. We used Cascade Eco + for our store sample.

Here is a chart showing how many skeins you need

The sweater is knit from the top down and the cables are only on the front.

Lynn is wearing the store Lemongrass here. She also knit one for herself because she liked it so much.

Lynda finished the knitting on Birch. It will be blocked and shipped later this week. I can't wait to feel the Cashmere Haze.

We took my dad's Uncle Bert to dinner tonight. Swiss Chalet of course. Uncle Bert is in his 90s and it's great to hear his stories. The big discussion tonight was wooden shoes. My dad was born in Holland and came to Canada when he was 9. For some reason dad and Beth were talking about wooden shoes at work today and Beth didn't believe that they actually wore them. She thought they were just decoration. No, they wore them. Apparently they weren't as uncomfortable as you would think they would be.

From wikipedia

A klomp (plural klompen) are whole feet clogs from the Netherlands.

Approximately 3 million pairs of klompen are made each year.^[1] They are sold throughout the Netherlands. A large part of the market is for tourist souvenirs. However, some Dutch people, particularly farmers, market gardeners, and gardeners still wear them for everyday use. Outside the tourist industry, klompen can be found in local tool shops and garden centers. 

The traditional all-wooden Dutch clogs have been officially accredited as safety shoes with the CE mark and can withstand almost any penetration including sharp objects and concentrated acids. They are actually safer than steelcapped protective shoes in some circumstances, as the wood cracks rather than dents in extreme accidents, allowing easy removal of the clog and not continued pressure on the toes by the (edge of the) steel nose.

A little bit of information to complete your evening😘.