The Pleasure of Process Knitting

It isn't often that I go for a whole week without posting, which tells you what these last weeks of school are like for special ed. I was unprepared for how hectic these weeks would be with finals and trying to help kids with final projects and assignments.

Maybe that's why I wanted some knitting that would be pure pleasure. I fell in love with Quill, a hat in the most recent Taproot, and I just cast it on on a whim. I'm using Tosh Worsted in Composition Book Grey, which is luxuriously smooshy. The pattern and the yarn together are heavenly.

I need some pleasure here as I brought home a pile of work. When I think about the fact that school ends on Friday, I don't know if I'm more excited about summer or worried about getting everything done!

Unusually Monogamous

I have been knitting one thing and one thing only:

It's a Honey Cowl in a Madtosh worsted. Can't find a band ball, but it's a pretty blend of reds and purples.

It took me three tries to get this one going. I accidentally twisted the stitches when I joined it to knit in the round on the first two tries. So, for this one, I knit the first two rows flat, as you can see by the little V at the bottom, right where the row changes.

I think I've been monogamous, in part, because I really, really would like to wear this cowl this winter!