progress

Tonight I was  told to go to my room and stay there. He he. I needed time to just chill and so I Netflix-ed Dracula (Steven Moffet version of Bram Stokers Dracula.  Interesting twists in this modern retelling. I absolutely loved it.  I know Moffet from his Doctor Who days where there was nothing but heartache, so this was a pleasant surprise. )

 I believe this is now 2.5 repeats.  I knit with one color in each hand so it's not as fast as I'm usually.   That 1.5 was done tonight. 

Inside floats all nice and mostly even. 

It was nice to sit and knit and actually see progress afterwards.  I so miss those days.  I guess I'll just have to be sent to my room more often. (If only that was plausible)

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One Repeat done

and either 2.5 or 3.5 more to go.

comfort knitting

For me any crafting is a comfort.  It's something where for just a little while I can just turn my mind off when things get hectic.  Knitting was my go to this time.  Easy and portable.

Started with yarn.  Baah! In Cherry Blossom and Periwinkle Sheep and if memory serves me it's Karin's Little Feet in Dandelion Fluff.

And here's the brim. I am making Bousta Beanie (link brings you to Shetland wool week website where the pattern is located - or there is always google) but instead of using 3 different colors I am using a solid background (the Dandelion Fluff) and a multi (Cherry Blossom) for the other two.  It will be subtle and I am liking how the two yarns look together.  Not my normal colors at all, which is a good thing.  Hopefully I will have some progress soon.  It's been a while since I've done colorwork on more then an ornament.

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He is 9. How?

He was a 3 years 3 months here. My little goof ball. 

Looking spiffy in pre k

5

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7

And last year because well what's not 2020 without a mask

(Yes his hair is a mess that's all me from ruffling it =] )

Growing up so freaking fast. Happy Birthday my Lil MJ

Anxiety much

Well I knew thing were not just magically going to poof get better once the calendar rolled over but it was not excepting an attempted coup.  Violence yes. This no.  It extremely bothers me though how they were treated. If those people were marching for Black Lives Matter you know there would have been chaos and way way more arrests(and more people shot and probably dead).  The white privilege on display was sickening.  

One positive I see is now congress now knows how school children feel. Maybe they should have active shooter drills like my kids have.

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one last one

The plan originally for today was to go through my pile of almost finish stuff and see how much I could get done. Yeah. I learned this yeah to not plan and lookie lookie plan went right out the window. 

(Update on the heat. It was something simple.  Stupid simple. But enough to stop the whole system in the tracks. )

Well I did get 1 thing finished a few minutes ago.

I make one every year and here is 2020's. A little late but this year has taught me to just go with it so hey.

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because its still 2020 after all

Woke up to a chilly house. Because why not right. Ugh. Hopefully it's just a simple fix and just say the thermostat and not like a big system thing. (Christmas eve we had that nor'easter come through and well there was a ton of power fluctuations throughout the night before it finally went out for a few hours so fingers crossed- yes I was up finishing stuff for Christmas so I have first hand knowledge of that.  Funny thing we lost power when the wind died down)

Meanwhile lots of layers and wool. I'm wearing my Elizabeth Zimmerman's New Zealand sweater which I made for me using measurements and when I weighed (99lbs more. That last pound refuses though I am not really trying) more then I do now so I am able to wear a hoodie underneath.  It is most definitely not a great fitting sweater right now but it is so warm and thats all I car about right now.  Also have on a hat and socks =]

So 2020. Please go the fuck away. Here's hoping 2021 is better.

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