Life has gotten very, very busy.
Ed had his shoulder replacement surgery three weeks ago. This time it was his right shoulder. Five and a half years ago it was his left. He's doing pretty well with the recovery. He only needed pain meds for about 3 days. There has been a lot more swelling this time, but that may be due to the fact that he was a 'bleeder' during the operation. Not sure exactly why that happened, but we will have to discuss this with the doctor for future reference.
I am now officially working full-time again. Well, as full-time as I can be while being Ed's caregiver and chauffeur. He is not cleared to drive so I have to take him to all of his doctor and therapy appointments. I'm trying to get as close to 40 hours a week in that I can. It'll be nice to have some positive cashflow.
As promised last time, here are photos of the Cozy Cardigan.
I have to still put buttons on it. I meant to look for some at the fabric store the other day, but I forgot. Then when I came home, I found some that I had bought years ago for another project but never used. One of these days I'll sit down and put the buttons on. In the meantime, I'll use a pin to keep it closed.
Working has put a dent into my knitting. I have do a few projects that I'm actively working on, slowly.
The first is the Right Around the Corner shawl.
I'm using
Destination Yarns Postcard base in the English Yew and St. Lucia Day in Sweden colorways. I bought this yarn in 2020 on LYS Day when Destination Yarns was having a pop-up shop at The Nest at
Yarnbyrds. I doubt I will get this done by Christmas, but it will be a nice holiday shawl. This is my current take-along project for when I have to sit in the car during Ed's appointments.
After I finished the Cozy Cardigan, I cast on the Waverly sweater from Berroco.
This sweater has a band of stranded colorwork at the waist and the cuffs of the sleeves. I'm enjoying the colorwork and trying to take my time so that my tension isn't too tight. I'm a little worried that I was too tight for a few rows. I'm trying to consciously keep the tension loose now and crossing my fingers that the tight rows will block out enough. This project is definitely not mindless knitting. I only work a few rows at a time. Keeping my fingers crossed that I haven't made a major mistake.
I'm still chugging away on the Stacked Triangles afghan.
It is past the halfway point. I'm still in the longest rows, but after 2 more rows each pass will get shorter as I approach the final corner. I'm hoping I have enough yarn to finish this and don't have to order more. Knit Picks had a Buy 3 Get 2 Free sale on this yarn the other day. I should have ordered at least one more of each color just to be on the safe-side, but I didn't. This needs to be finished by Christmas since it is a gift for Trisha and Craig.
My other projects that need to be finished by Christmas are throw quilts for Blake and Kristin. I have the tops done. Need to do the quilting on them now. But working is getting in the way. I see a few Christmas gifts that are going to be unfinished on Christmas morning.
On top of all this we are having Trisha and Craig's wedding celebration in December. Most of the plans are complete. Next weekend we need to make up the seating chart for the reception and the party favors. I also need to figure out food for a few gatherings. We are inviting our out of town family members over to the house for a Happy Hour the night before the wedding. And then the next morning all of the girls will be here to have their hair and makeup done. I'm going to have a brunch so that they aren't too starved during the ceremony.
