Things have been busy here. My old house is finally empty and we met and signed up with an agency to sell it yesterday. All the moving of stuff and cleaning of stuff played havoc with my back so I’m VERY glad that part is over. Being able to knit and weave – or just sleep properly – without pain is a Very Good Thing.
Reading blogs through Ravelry is working well. It’s not that it’s faster, but I don’t have the disappointment of opening five in a row and finding no new posts. I used to ruthlessly remove blogs from my list that didn’t update very often. Now I don’t mind at all. And since there’s always a drop off of posting in December and January as everyone becomes immersed in the end-of-year insanity, and then holidays, it’s good timing.
I’ve finished Summer Nights a few nights ago, but it’s still drying and I don’t fancy modelling in damp clothes!
I’ve swatched for Sylvi, but she’ll have to wait until I finish the Lime and Violet Jumper. When I picked up the latter last night it took a while to remember how I’d planned the next bit – casting on for the arms so I could knit the yoke first, then knit the sleeves downward. It took me all evening to knit four rows because the rows are long, I had to establish the fair isle pattern, and then frog and decrease a few stitches to convert the cardigan shaping to jumper shaping.
But despite that, it didn’t take long before I remembered how much I love knitting fair isle.
And I almost forgot my latest Scrappy Socks, which are rocking along, as they always do:
I only have socks going on now… the sweater I was working on has been resigned to sacarves and hats… it was thick and thin yarn and when I tried it on (just pinned together) my husband said it looked like something Sonny Bono would have worn in the 60’s.
Moving is a very stressful thing, I think it’s right up there with death. You have been so busy with all your weaving, which I admire but know nothing about- unless you count making those Eye of God things with my class!!!
Lol Jomamma – your husband says that like it’s a bad thing.
2paw – moving is extra stressful when it takes over three years and involves unreasonable delays due to a disorgainised and unscrupulous builder.
I remember those Eye of God things. We called them ‘wind catchers’ or ‘spirit catchers’ and I think they were of native american origins. I think someone must have got all uncomfortable with the association with a non-Christian religion!