So, here we are in the middle of winter -- wait! It's April 8! How can the high temps be in the 30's? Not fair! However, I suppose it is good weather for hat knitting. It only took me four days to knit a Crazy Color Hat:
I've started a second one, only I'm designing the colorwork section just for fun. The colored yarn is Ewetopia DK, and it is divine. The gray is MadTosh Charcoal.
And I cast on the second sock in the Secret Sock Society from Helen Stewart. It was 2 inches long when I realized I had made far too many mistakes, so this is how it looks now:
This pattern has lots of cables, which is both great and scary. Great because I need to get better at them and scary because (as rediscovered today) I am terrible at doing them correctly.
Has anyone else noticed that weekdays are longer than Saturday and Sunday?
The re-entry to work has hit me like a ton of bricks. So much to do and only one quarter left before summer! So, excuse me for falling behind on blog-reading.
I'm still working at reducing my stash through hat-knitting. (If you are related to me, guess what you are getting for Hanukkah or Christmas!)
I've begun Alaska in Knit Circus yarn:
The Crazy Color Hat will soon be eating up some Ewetopia mini-skeins. It's not too exciting with just the brim:
I have to admit to being a tad tired of ribbing!
During spring break, I found some books at the library about making folk-style art. I've aways shied away from this style because it requires symmetry. But with some directions, it turns out not to be too difficult. Also, my symmetry isn't exact.
I'm thinking about scanning it into my computer and turning it into textile art.
I did get some organizing done in my craft room during break. Turns out I need to provide storage for cats:
Only two days until the weekend!
