We've finally made it to Friday after a long week. The Mister got home very late last night (actually, I think it was technically very early this morning) from his latest work trip -- thankfully the last one he'll take for the month. Next week he'll be home, which will be nice but a bit of an adjustment.
It's been a really cold week here, not the coldest we've had this winter but close to it, and when I came downstairs yesterday morning it was noticeably colder on the first floor of the house than the second. It turns out that the power went out (briefly, I assume) overnight, and our thermostat's set point when that happens is about 62ºF. In the summer, that wouldn't be so bad, but when it's not even freezing outside? Brrr! The power ended up going out again for a few minutes while we were finishing up breakfast but fortunately stayed on the rest of the day. Considering that we woke to more snow and temperatures that stayed in the teens and low 20s, it would have been a very bad situation if we'd had no heat!
All of that is to say that I've had good motivation to work on my All Season Vest this week. I've been pleasantly surprised by how quickly it has been knitting up giving all the short rows and direction changes. Last night I finally reached the exciting "join front and back" instruction, but I took some progress photos yesterday afternoon while there was still some light:
If you look closely in the photo of the front, you might be able to see that I pinned it in place so it wouldn't curl up, so what you're seeing here isn't quite representative of the dimensions. I've got a little bit of waist shaping to do and then it's just knit straight to the ribbing at the bottom. At some point soon, once I've got enough fabric under the arms to be stable, I will try it on to verify that it fits (I'm not too worried, as I picked a size with several inches of positive ease, but I want to check it all the same). This project has been bringing me so much joy, in part because it's just engaging enough to keep my mind off the bad stuff and in part because of the surprise of the different colors in the yarn.
I hope you're able to find some joy yourself in this last weekend of February! I will be back on Monday with my One Little Word reflection for the month.
That is looking fantastic, Sarah! I really love your yarn choice! Happy Friday... the snow at least now is light and fluffy!
ReplyDeleteNice progress on the beautiful vest. I bet you have this done in no time (no sleeves~!!). Our power has been going off now and then. Fortunately only for 5 minutes or so at a time (long enough though that all the clocks - stove and microwave - need to be re-set each and every time!). You, Carole and I all mentioned joy at the end of our posts today!
ReplyDeleteHasn't the cold been shocking? We are finally expected to get above freezing at some point next week which will be quite shocking. I'm so glad your power came back on before things got really cold in the house! We set our temp to 62 in the winter and yes! it makes for a very cold house!!
ReplyDeleteThat vest is amazing. You've made so much progress! I can't wait to see how far it comes over the weekend.
That vest is really moving along! I'm glad it's the last weekend in February, I've had enough of winter (even though March doesn't promise much in the way of spring!)
ReplyDeleteYour vest is looking good and it looks like you're well on your way. We were only supposed to get snow showers yesterday but John is clearing a couple of inches worth of snow off the driveway and sidewalk. I was not happy to read today's weather for 25-30 mph wind with gusts >40 mph. I may have to brave the cold and wind to go out and get some pink tulips. I hope you have a warm and joyful weekend!
ReplyDeleteYou're making great progress!
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