I'm starting a new week fairly well rested and also convinced that every weekend should last more than two days! It may not have been the most productive long weekend on record, but it was an enjoyable one. We spent a lot of time with family -- dinner with my parents on Friday night to celebrate my mother's birthday, dinner with the Mister's side of the family on Saturday to celebrate my mother-in-law's birthday, and breakfast with my side of the family yesterday morning for Father's Day. Other than a sudden deluge last Saturday afternoon/early evening that never showed up on the radar, we had beautiful weather, too. I even managed to run 8 miles on Friday morning!
And of course there was knitting. I've made progress on my sister-in-law's sock, finishing the gusset decreases and moving on to the foot:
Again, it's not a great photo, but at least the colors are more accurate in this one.
I also took my bin of sock yarn out of the closet and moved it into my bedroom in the hope that looking at it would inspire me, and indeed it did. I heard late last week that Tina Newton, the dyer behind Blue Moon Fiber Arts, had passed away, and that encouraged me to dig out a long-stashed skein of Socks That Rock Mediumweight from back when I was in the Rockin' Sock Club (we're talking before Molly was born, so in the 2007/2008 time frame) and cast on a Baby Surprise Jacket to go with the baby pants:
I've only managed a couple of brief sessions with this since it was cast on, so obviously I haven't gotten too far yet, but I've knit enough of these over the years that I know what to do and won't have to puzzle over the instructions.
I've got another shorter workweek ahead because I'm taking Friday off again, and today I'm scheduled to donate blood (hemoglobin level permitting). We're supposed to get more rain today, which is of course one of the most inconvenient days because I'll be walking to my appointment, but I'm trying to focus on the fact that rain means I don't have to drag out the hose or lug the watering can to water all the plants. Here's hoping the rain lets up when I have to be inside and the short week moves quickly!
I was, likewise, saddened to read of Tina' passing. I have some skeins I got from Toni at the Michigan Fiber Festival from the first year she brought them (iykyk)! I think this skein will be a fitting BSJ and I imagine that Tina and Elizabeth are nodding in approval! Have a good short week... Frankie and I managed to dodge this morning's rain... but just barely! Happy Monday!
ReplyDeleteI planned to clean out the closet in our back bedroom that houses my out of season clothing and yarn stash. It took me all day Thursday and some time on Friday morning but it's done. I unearthed two skeins of STR in the Fire on the Mountain colorway that I may need to cast on for the Hitchhiker it was always intended to be. I hope you can avoid the rain!
ReplyDeleteI love a Baby Surprise Jacket and that will be so cute with the pants you made. I hope your don't get soaked on your walk today!
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