Saturday, January 31, 2015

Weekend At Home

My mom now has full-time professional care, so I no longer have to travel every weekend to help my siblings with her care.  I'm going to adopt an every-other weekend routine.  That will give me some much needed time at home to get things done around my house.  I'll admit I'm feeling a little guilty about not being with her today.  But then I remember that I've not been with my own family much the past few months, so then the guilt goes away.

I made good use of today.  After cleaning the kitchen, I spent some yarn time.

I finished the 5th repeat of the center motif of my niece's shawl.  Three more repeats to go, then the border and edging. The center moves along quickly so I'm not in panic mode.  Yet.  I just have to keep up the pace. My plan is to have the center finished by March.  That just leaves the edging and blocking.


In between that project is my basic cardi.  I wound a few balls of yarn to get them ready when needed.


And I cataloged my recent yarn purchases.  There are three brands represented here:  Madelinetosh, Malabrigo and Fiber Optic.  It is all fingering weight.  Some will become gloves.  Others will be socks.  And the rest will be scarves/shawls.  In among the pile is a set of Karbonz double pointed needles.  A friend loves them.  I decided to buy a set to see how I like them.


A big snowstorm is due to hit tomorrow.  It should be a good day to get more knitting done.

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Latest Activity

Just a quick update on my currently active projects.  The personal life is in a state of chaos right now.  I'm in one of those modes where I just have to occasionally close my eyes, breath slowly and tell myself that I'll get through these days.

Making progress on the shawl for my niece.  The center panel is more than half done.  My plan is to get the center panel completed by the end of February.  That gives me March and April to complete the border.  Still doable.


I frogged the Custom Black Cardi and started over.  I didn't like the cast on I used.  I'm at the decreases for the arm holes.  It is a very fast knit.


I'm also still plugging away at a pair of socks for my husband.  In true fashion for me, I will get these finished after hunting season is over.  Ed will just have to tuck these away until next duck season.