February didn't go as planned.
I wanted to finish at least 2 of my WIPs. But I only managed to get one done, the Setesdal hat. Babysitting and COVID threw a big wrench in the plans.
I got the Setesdal hat done in time to enter it into the prize drawing from Arne and Carlos, but sadly I did not win. The hat was a fun knit, but my gauge was too tight. I can't get the thing on my head. I'll block it and tuck it away to give to Jameson when he gets older.
I'm slowly making progress on Letho.
The two halves are joined and I finished the welts along the opening. I think the button band and ribbing are the only things left. It will be cropped. I added an extra repeat of the pattern to make it longer, but I'm wondering if I should have done one or two more. Too late now to change it. The ribbing along the bottom appears to be several inches. Crossing my fingers that it turns out OK after the ribbing. I do have to remember that I'm not tall and I'm short waisted. This may end up being OK. Stay tuned.
The Loveland Shawl is also still in progress. I finished the main color and am now in the mesh stitch section using the contrasting color. It should go quickly now, if only I would work on it. I want to get Letho done, so this will hibernate until that is completed. Since this is autumnal colors, I probably won't wear it until the fall anyway.
In the middle of those WIPs, I cast on a blanket for one of my nieces who is having a baby in May. I wanted it to be machine washable so I bought some Bernat yarn from Joann's. It is 100% acrylic and is not fun to knit with. I guess I've turned into a yarn snob. The colors are nice and it should be easy to care for, though. It is miles and miles of garter stitch, so I'm having to motivate myself to work on it.
Speaking of knitting motivation, mine has totally gone away since the move. I found that since I took a break around the time we moved, my hands lost some of their muscle memory. It was hard to get back into it. Also, we've been so busy on weekends, I haven't had a single day to just sit and knit. Ed starts fishing again soon. I'm hoping to have a 'Me' day one of these coming weekends.
As I mentioned earlier, COVID hit us at the end of February. It's been over 2 weeks and I'm just now starting to get some energy back. The weather is still very cold, so it's not helping. Once it warms up I'm going to start exploring the new neighborhood and get a walking route or two mapped out.
My grandson is growing so fast. He's almost able to sit up on his own. He can roll over and it becoming very vocal. It is such a joy to watch him. I'm am so grateful we were able to move closer to him. I know my daughter and son-in-law appreciate having us nearby to help too.
This week we are babysitting him overnight Thursday. Trisha and Craig have a concert Thursday night and then plans to celebrate St. Patrick's Day Friday morning. I suggested we just keep the baby overnight so they can enjoy themselves. My brother Joe is visiting this weekend also. I'll pick him up Thursday evening and he'll stay until Sunday. With the overnight guests, there won't be much knitting going on this weekend.
Keeping my fingers crossed that I can get some in next weekend.
