I am officially on vacation today as it's "spring holiday" (faculty and staff always get off the Friday of spring break week), though it doesn't feel much like spring today. We had a truly wild day of weather on Wednesday. It was raining when I got up, it rained on me when I went for my run (despite the radar being clear and the sun shining at the same time!), and then we had a tornado warning at around 2 p.m. (despite it being completely calm outside; seems it was only radar indicated)! Ruthie got good use out of her new raincoat on our walks:
Yesterday we woke up to temps back in the 30s and windchills in the 20s, so I had to get out my winter coat, hat, and mittens again. Even though everything is blooming and greening up, it's a good reminder that technically it's still winter and anything can happen for a while yet.
Even though I'm not working today, I'll still be keeping roughly the same normal schedule. I'll try to run this morning, then come home and clean the bathrooms, and likely do a couple loads of laundry. Molly is staying after school to attend a flag football game, so Ruthie and I can enjoy a slightly longer afternoon snooze time, during which I hope to finish up this sock:
I decided to try some ribbing on the entirety of the sole, thinking it'd provide a cushy bottom for my mother-in-law, who deals with neuropathy in her feet. You can see that I did get a bit of pooling at the gusset, but it's really only obvious if you look for it.
I also measured my swatch in full daylight yesterday and determined that I am close enough on gauge to go ahead with my sweater. I'm getting 26 stitches over 4 inches rather than the called-for 25, but I'm willing to bet that when I'm working on a much larger piece, my tension will ease up a bit. I'm going to make the second size (finished bust of 40 inches, for 5 inches of positive ease), so even if my gauge is a bit tighter, it's not likely to be a problem. I hope to have some progress to share on Monday!
We've got a number of things on the social calendar this weekend, mostly for Molly, but the Mister and I have a bat mitzvah to go to tomorrow night and we've been told it's cocktail attire, so I have to go through my closet and find something to wear! There will still be plenty of time for reading, knitting, and puppy snuggling, though.
I hope your weekend has time in it for all the things that bring you joy -- and be sure to embrace that joy, friends! We need it now more than ever.
Happy Friday and Happy Spring Holiday!! Even with domestic chores on your docket, I'm betting you will enjoy the day off. I was up quite early this a.m. (another sleepless night) and I have a 10:00 appointment with our accountant for taxes. I'm planning on a nap after that! I like the picture of Ruthie in her rain gear - she looks so much bigger!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday the 13th, which is good if you've got the day off. We've had the same strange rollercoaster weather, about half a day behind you. We had snow yesterday but nothing stuck and I've had to turn the heat back on. I love that sock and Ruthie's raincoat. Trying to find cocktail attire in my closet would be stressful but I hope it's not so for you. Looking forward to seeing you sweater-in-progress; the swatch is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWe had a bit of a funnel cloud form around the corner from our house on Wednesday... fortunately it never touched down and quickly dissipated. That rain though... whew, it came down in torrents! Enjoy your spring break! Ruthie in her raincoat might be the cutest thing ever!
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