It’s Finally Friday! A Few More Hats and My Story on Applying Tights

Wow this week was long, but now it’s Friday and I’m happy and looking forward to the weekend. Anyway I managed to make all three of the hats that my friends Lesa and Carol ordered last week. Lesa ordered a mother and daughter pair of penguin hats. I love the way they turned out and I loved that I used the same buttons for their eyes except different sizes.

Here’s the Newsie Newsboy Hat that Carol ordered. I love the way it turned out too and I hope Carol likes it as much as I do.

Before I could finish the three hats my Co-Worker Jodi asked if I could make a newborn sock monkey for her boyfriends’ sister’s baby boy. So I crocheted up the hat and finished the details (ears, mouth, and braids) on my lunch break. I love how it turned out too and I especially love how small it is.

Ok, now I want to share my story about applying tights. Some of you may think this is too much information (TMI) and then again some of you will know exactly what I’m talking about. First of all let me tell you that my whole body is not as limber as it used to be and that comes with age, being overweight, arthritis, etc, etc. Anyway I decided to wear tights one day to work so I went to put them on just like I would a pair of socks. Usually, when I put my socks on I sit on the edge of the bathtub while I rub lotion on my feet. So I thought I could do the same thing when putting on tights. Well I could get the lotion on just fine but when it came time to put my feet in the tights; I got one foot in and then pulled up that leg of the tights to my knee then tried to bend my other leg and place my other foot in the foot of the tights. My left arthritic hip would not allow me to do that. Since I didn’t want to start over I left the one foot in the tights and so that I wouldn’t fall into the bathtub in my attempt to put my other foot in, I decided to limp drag myself into Joshua’s room and also so that I wouldn’t wake John up. Can you imagine if I would have woke John; his helpful self would have been trying to help me put my tights on and now that would have been a sight to see. (NOT) 😉 Anyway, sitting on the bed was a great relief to my arthritic hip and the rest of the tights application worked very well; I was also able to pop my back so no need for the chiropractor that day. I also want to know; what part of your tights has the control top on them? Because the tights that I have, the control top is at the top of the legs in the bend between my body and my legs, and the top edge rolls down as the day goes on; to say the least they are not very comfortable. Although I do love the way my tights look after I get them on, but Heaven forbid that I drink anything all day because then I might have to go to the bathroom and all of us know that the tights never get pulled up like they did when you first applied them. I’m sorry if I shared too much information, but I just would like to know if I’m the only one that has this problem or does anyone else feel this way too? J I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend, I’m planning to.