Taking a Break
You may have noticed I've been MIA a lot lately. Between both kids being home, all.. the.. time.. , family travel, and Hubbo's work travel things have been a bit crazy. I like to keep busy, but I reached the overload point. In a effort to retain some of my hair and sanity I decided I needed to let go of a few things. So until Sept, when the kids go back to school, I'm not posting for the Chum, not designing any new patterns for Hazel Knits, and obviously cutting back on my posting here (to once or twice a week).
Ok, boring stuff out of the way, lets move on to the knitting.
Behold my Ravelympics swatch (Go Team Blue Moon!). I'm planning to finally knit the Urban Aran Cardigan. I figure nothing like a little deadline to get the needles flying. The yarn is BMFA Woobu in Thraven, and I'm knitting it double to get gauge. So far, I'm loving it. The stitch definition is good, the fabric is nice and light, and the shine and subtle color variations are captivating. I did have to order two more skeins to be sure to have enough for the sweater and it's possible I may have acquired some LSS in Mochaberry at the same time.
The only thing I don't like about the yarn is that is come in 620 yard skeins, which is quite a challenge for my ball winder and my arm.
Progress is still happening slowly on my February Lady. Hopefully I'll be able to finish before Ravelympics begins Aug 8th. I just need to remember to stop knitting after 10pm, especially when wine is also involved. One more row to knit backwards and then I'll be back to where I was Thursday night before the groggy knitting.
The sweater is too big for my purse so I'm also making a little progress on my second Pacific Diamond.
It's not blocked and quite blurry but for once the color is right on. The main color is almost an exact match for the Knit Picks cables. Very rich and vibrant. Changing to a variegated yarn and silk makes it looks and feel like a whole different pattern. I'm very interested to see how the silk will block out.
I'm off to make curry rice salad for a dinner with friends tonight, and should actually have an hour or maybe even two free this afternoon to listen to a book and knit. I hope you all are making some time for fun this summer too. I'll leave you with this week's stair sleeping position.