Knit Two Together (1/?)
anonymous
December 13 2011, 17:23:47 UTC
unbetaed; may take a while to finish, hope you enjoyOn a cold day in October, John wears his favourite oatmeal-coloured jumper. Sherlock notices that he's worn a ragged hole near the lower hem, and decides that he will surprise John with a replacement
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They're also patiently bemused when he asks permission to examine each distinctive pair of hands; he's reminded of his intention to someday write a paper about occupational callus patterns, but he's set the idea aside again by the time he gets home.
Oh, Sherlock. Welcome to the community of knitters, where we do examine each others' hands. And jumpers. And new stitches/combinations of stitches.
Knit Two Together (2/?)
anonymous
December 13 2011, 18:49:05 UTC
The next day, Sherlock plans a little better and quits early in the afternoon so that nothing seems suspicious when he and John go out for Friday Chinese. John does ask, somewhat pointedly, if he's picked up a new case without saying anything, but Sherlock shakes his head easily. He wouldn't dare, not after the royal rebuke he'd gotten after the pool debacle
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Knit Two Together (3/?)
anonymous
December 13 2011, 20:03:40 UTC
Sherlock is pleased by his progress, and his hands have adapted to the task. Occasionally he steals John's jumper to check the sizing, not that he can do much about it now if it's turning out a bit big, he can't just drop stitches without destroying his painstaking pattern
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Knit Two Together (4/?)
anonymous
December 13 2011, 21:26:56 UTC
Sherlock frets about the problem to the point that he snaps the point off his circular needle. He takes a trip back to the same yarn shop, with his anonymous canvas knitting bag in tow, hoping they have the same brand and size still in stock. The manager, a big elderly lady with a sweet voice, remembers him and greets him by name. She is positively eager to see his work in progress, and her praise is a welcome reassurance that he hasn't gone wrong along the way; she helps him thread the new needle into place and remove the broken one, and gives him some clever pointers on attaching the sleeves as he works his way up the yoke before finishing the collar.
Finally, hesitantly, Sherlock confides his concern over the uneven gift-giving, and she smiles indulgently.
"He will be touched and pleased, no matter what, I promise you. But you're wise to consider it ahead of time. Best advice I have: think on what you would consider a fair exchange for this gift."
"But I don't need..."
"You don't need to receive anything, because his pleasure
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Knit Two Together (5/?)
anonymous
December 13 2011, 22:48:29 UTC
"If you want me to, I'd be happy to collaborate, of course, ensuring the science is right, I mean -- I would be rubbish at actual creative writing..."
"Sherlock, just -- shut up for a minute." John pauses to stir the soup again. "You really want me to write more?"
"Yes, I do. Even if it's not always flattering about me; though obviously I'd hope you'd be fair about my various shortcomings..." Sherlock shakes his head. "But I want you to write more about your part as well, you've been instrumental in solving some of these cases
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Re: Knit Two Together (5/?)
anonymous
December 13 2011, 23:33:10 UTC
Yes, I plan for more, but probably no more parts today. :) I'm happy you're enjoying it so far!
And I agree, bb!Sherlock's logic must have been interesting -- "Sherlock's letter(s) to Santa" might make an interesting prompt of its own! (and yes, I did mean to imply he'd already deduced Santa's secrets at that age....)
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http://caffienekitty.livejournal.com/325477.html
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Thanks for the rec!
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Oh, bwee, Yes, pls!
They're also patiently bemused when he asks permission to examine each distinctive pair of hands; he's reminded of his intention to someday write a paper about occupational callus patterns, but he's set the idea aside again by the time he gets home.
Oh, Sherlock. Welcome to the community of knitters, where we do examine each others' hands. And jumpers. And new stitches/combinations of stitches.
Also, that would be an awesome paper.
Loving this!
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So, Sherlock has my record collection, as well. :)
"Good," John says. "I like it when you find something new to research. Fewer firearms violations that way."
Okay, I laughed.
This is lovely. Hoping for more. :)
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And I want very badly to know how Sherlock is going to get himself out of the spot he's put himself in...
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Finally, hesitantly, Sherlock confides his concern over the uneven gift-giving, and she smiles indulgently.
"He will be touched and pleased, no matter what, I promise you. But you're wise to consider it ahead of time. Best advice I have: think on what you would consider a fair exchange for this gift."
"But I don't need..."
"You don't need to receive anything, because his pleasure ( ... )
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"Sherlock, just -- shut up for a minute." John pauses to stir the soup again. "You really want me to write more?"
"Yes, I do. Even if it's not always flattering about me; though obviously I'd hope you'd be fair about my various shortcomings..." Sherlock shakes his head. "But I want you to write more about your part as well, you've been instrumental in solving some of these cases ( ... )
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(I'm thrilled by bb!Sherlock and his logical list, since we all know 4-year-old logic is slightly different than adult logic)
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And I agree, bb!Sherlock's logic must have been interesting -- "Sherlock's letter(s) to Santa" might make an interesting prompt of its own! (and yes, I did mean to imply he'd already deduced Santa's secrets at that age....)
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