Now that the temperature is dropping a few degrees, its’s easier to think that knitting. Is a fun thing to do in my spare time again. On Saturday I went into the city to knit at a friend’s place, where I made a truly minimal amount of progress on my sock yarn blanket. I think I managed to add a single square to it, which is not much, but more than I had before I went over there.
Today I cleaned and did a little cooking, although i did not get to the exciting cooking I had planned on. I made chocolate chip cookies for the boys, with leftover chocolate and butterscotch chips, but they are nothing special. I made pizza for dinner – whole wheat crust, pesto made from basil from my garden, and mozzarella cheese. Super simple. The garden has not produced much other than some awesome basil, but that alone has almost been worth it. Speaking of basil, my plan is to make some basil ice cream, but I forgot to put the bowl in the freezer, and I was too tired to make the base this afternoon, but I will post about it if it is any good at all.
I borrowed a set of size 7 dpns from my friend, so I am back to working on some of the cardigans that have been taking up space in my project bags. Although I could be working on the sweater for Julie’s KAL, I am still not sure what I want to do with the sleeves. It’s a basic v-neck pullover, with a hemmed end, and my gut says I should make hemmed, long sleeves with a slight flare, with the sleeves slightly longer than usual so I can wallow in the sweater, but I worry that I would drag the sleeves in everything. Thus, I am still thinking about sleeves and trying to finish the Tea Leaves cardigan. I don’t love knitting sleeves in the round, a moving all the fabric around makes my hands hurt but I love the minimal finishing I’m going to be left with. I’m really hoping to finish this up in the next. 2 weeks, then move on, as I need sweaters for this fall.
Of course though, I have the attention span of a flea, and have too much on the needles, so I have also started, kind of, the Beekeeper’s quilt. I have knit, but not stuffed one hexagon (I refuse to call if that silly name), and I have to admit it really is perfect mindless knitting. I plan on finishing that quilt by the time I am about 75 years old, but what the heck – why not.
Monday is work again. I lack extreme enthusiasm, but I might as well make the best of it. Going to run in the morning, even if it means going to work tired. It’s time to get back to that, even if it will be a slow and hard start to the day.
