Here he is:

The Evil Builder Voodooo Doll. No pins yet. I’m planning on fixing him to my pinboard with the first one, then adding one for each malicious, dishonest, money-grubbing, stupid thing he does to us.

I was surprised at how therapeudic it was knitting him. Every time I found my thoughts heading into nasty builder territory, I just knitted a little bit more on the doll for a bit. The silliness of it cheered me up, and I’d go back to what I was doing.

After he was done, I finished the Blue Jean Baby Blanket. Which made me realise how much I normally think happy and loving thoughts as I knit something for a recipient. This came together very quickly. Not having so many ends to sew in helped a LOT.

The main colour is denim cotton. I crocheted the middle in zigzags, picking up stitches down the sides of each finished square, with the intention of sewing them together in blanket stitch with the colourful cotton. But the blanket stitch stretched too much, so I wound up sewing the pieces together with the denim yarn and top stitching instead. Then I added rounds of alternating colour and denim until I ran out of yarn. A cycle in the washing machine and a tumble in the dryer, and it’s come up lovely and soft.

Lastly, I started the snake scarf last night and every stitch was a delight. Why didn’t I knit with this Shadow Tweed earlier? It’s so soft! And not just in contrast to the denim cotton. Even the Country Silk I’m using for the Ribbed Wrap Jacket isn’t as luxurious as this.

The graduating colours are gorgeous and suit this scarf so well. I keep switching between wanting to finish so I can wear it, and not wanting to finish because it’s so lovely to knit.