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Sep. 18th, 2022 08:07 amSince Thursday, I have had a cold. Which has sucked, but I'm feeling much better now and at least it happened this weekend and not next weekend when I am on vacation. Being sick on vacation is the worst.
On the plus side, I have done so much yarn winding! Yarn winding is pleasant and doesn't require a huge amount of energy or thought but still feels productive, so it's great to do when I'm not feeling well. Plus I get to touch all my pretty yarn and get excited about skeins I haven't seen in a while. I've wound all the yarn for my next sweater, as well as all but two of the skeins of sock yarn I have lying around (and I'll get to those two today), so now all my yarn is in immediately usable condition.
I've also cast on for the new sweater - I haven't done a huge amount of work on it yet, but it's worsted weight so the small amount I've done looks more impressive because it knits up quicker. This one is going to be a cardigan, because a) I love cardigans and b) I want to try steeking for the first time. Steeking is scary, but would be very useful to know how to do. Last year's sweater used basically the same pattern and the same yarn (in a different colorway) and it knit up in about 2 1/2 months, so I'm hoping I can get this one done before the weather gets really cold.
Speaking of cold! It has actually been cool enough this past week to wear hoodies and handknit socks, which is great because being sick is never fun but being sick in weather where you can't even bundle up for comfort is the worst. I'm getting the rest of my wool socks out storage today and I'm very excited about it.
On the plus side, I have done so much yarn winding! Yarn winding is pleasant and doesn't require a huge amount of energy or thought but still feels productive, so it's great to do when I'm not feeling well. Plus I get to touch all my pretty yarn and get excited about skeins I haven't seen in a while. I've wound all the yarn for my next sweater, as well as all but two of the skeins of sock yarn I have lying around (and I'll get to those two today), so now all my yarn is in immediately usable condition.
I've also cast on for the new sweater - I haven't done a huge amount of work on it yet, but it's worsted weight so the small amount I've done looks more impressive because it knits up quicker. This one is going to be a cardigan, because a) I love cardigans and b) I want to try steeking for the first time. Steeking is scary, but would be very useful to know how to do. Last year's sweater used basically the same pattern and the same yarn (in a different colorway) and it knit up in about 2 1/2 months, so I'm hoping I can get this one done before the weather gets really cold.
Speaking of cold! It has actually been cool enough this past week to wear hoodies and handknit socks, which is great because being sick is never fun but being sick in weather where you can't even bundle up for comfort is the worst. I'm getting the rest of my wool socks out storage today and I'm very excited about it.
