I suspect many of us are dragging this Monday morning, though unlike many people, I am not tired because I stayed up watching the Super Bowl. I turned it off after the halftime show and opted to read until bed instead, but the Mister was up at 3:15 to catch a 6:30 flight -- and because he had to get up so early, he went to bed early, which meant the nighttime "symphony" of snoring started early. Fortunately, I'll get a break from that soundtrack tonight, so if I'm dragging a bit today, I can catch up on the sleep later on.
Thank you for all your kind thoughts last week. I felt better on Friday but then had a terrible reflux attack on Saturday morning, so I am off coffee for the time being (hence all the tea). I had thought I was handling the general state of the world well, but apparently that was not the case. For the time being, I'm off coffee and alcohol and anything else that's really acidic or spicy. It makes for a boring diet, but I'll take boring if it means not feeling sick.
Partly because of the reflux and partly because it was just gloomy winter, it was a quiet weekend. I did get out for a walk, my first one in a while, on Saturday morning before wet weather moved in by the afternoon (we actually had a thunderstorm!). I spent most of the weekend knitting hats and reading, and I've just about gotten this multi-stranded hat thing out of my system.
I've got one last blue hat on the needles that I'm trying to finish up today and then I will take a break from this particular hat for a while. Six hats in about a week isn't bad, though! They were just the right break, but now I'm ready to start some new projects, which today will require winding some yarn.
This is a terrible photo (it's very overcast here today, as per usual for winter), but those two skeins on the left are handspun that I'm planning to use for an All Season Vest (Ravelry link). Of course, I've got to swatch to see if it'll work because the pattern calls for DK or worsted and this yarn is probably sport to DK. I may need to carry along a strand of laceweight to get gauge, but we'll see. The skein on the right is for some socks for Molly, at her request. I also just got approved to test knit a hat for Kerri Blumer, so I'll be digging in my stash today for something for that. I guess I'm not entirely done with hats!
I hope your Monday treats you kindly! See you back here on Wednesday.
That's quite a pile of hats! I'm sorry the world is impacting your health, it's just not right.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like an awful interrupted night, but not so much fun for your husband either. I do hope you get a good night's sleep tonight and feel better this week. But your hat knitting isn't suffering at all! That's quite a stack and plenty of people will be warmer due to your knitting. I like that All Season Vest and you'll have plenty of projects on your needles. Enjoy the tea!
ReplyDeleteOh, ugh Sarah! I hope you are feeling better soon. (Although tea is a nice alternative. . . ) I can't wait to see the vest! I've had my eye on that pattern for awhile, so you may inspire me to jump in. XO
ReplyDeleteSarah - how awful! I hope you enjoy lots of delicious tea and find ways to get lots of rest in. I hope this wave of sickness passes quickly and you're feeling more like yourself soon! A Saturday thunderstorm sounds wonderful - we got about 8 inches of snow on Saturday night, which was pretty good too :)
ReplyDeleteI love that stack of hats - and so will the recipients! And I love the yarn choices for your vest and can't wait to see it come alive.
That's quite a stack of hats! It'll be nice to work on the test knit, as a break from that pattern. I think that handspun will look great as that vest, fingers crossed for gauge!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have some teas that treat your well. I look forward to seeing your next hat in progress and the new project too. Feel better. The stress does take a toll.
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