We don’t get much snow around here, and if you ask me that is a good thing. But, when we do, snow days are for knitting.
Snow and Knitting
I took these pictures this morning and as you can see we have about 5-6 inches. It began snowing yesterday afternoon around sunset and it has snowed all night. As I am writing this post around 11:00 am on Monday, it is just starting to taper off. The temperature outside is around 13 degrees with a “feels like” temperature of 2 degrees.
Now, I know that many of you are getting more snow than this and much colder temperatures, but here in heat pump land this is mighty chilly. We have had to turn on the back up coil heat. We aren’t expected to see any temperatures above freezing for the next week. It is supposed to snow again on Thursday too. My hope is that we are getting our full complement of winter weather this week and then we are done, right?
So, what do I do when it’s blustery outside? Knit of course! I cast on for quite a few new booth samples, which I will tell more about in another post. You may also notice that swatch in the picture? That is for a sweater, for myself. I am planning to make it sometime in the near future from some Araucania Nature Wool that has been in my stash for ages. The pattern is another of Stephen West’s latest releases, Woolly Waffles Cardigan.
Finished Projects
I have finished two things this past week. These are the Billowing Braids Socks, which I knit in one week! I can’t remember ever finishing a pair of socks this quickly before. I like them a lot except for one thing. I can’t believe I didn’t see this until I washed them and was laying them out to dry. Do you see the cables done wrong on one of the feet? Doh! Oh well, I am not fixing it. They still work.
Here’s the post blocking pictures of my Mingling Daisies shawl. I really like it! The pictures don’t do it proper justice due to the weather. I had to take inside pictures for now. I had hope that I would be able to use only two skeins of Classic Merino Bamboo, but that didn’t happen. I ended up using a total of 235 g, which is about 1152 yards.
If you are in the deep freeze this week too, I hope you are able to stay warm and cozy with some knitting too!
Mingling Daisies looks great! As do your socks, matching cables be damned 😉
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It’s been snowing here since about 1 but hasn’t started laying on my driveway yet. It’s also cold, which means a double pile of suck. I’m taking the day to sew because from my craft room I can see the driveway and should it start to look ugly, I will go get Maverick from daycare and notify the Bear that he needs to come home early from work.
Your work is beautiful. I wish I could do such amazing things!
Sounds like a plan! It is still snowing here 😐. I mean, seriously, wth?
I love a cup of hot cocoa on a snowy day.
I’m more of a coffee or tea drinker, but yeah!
Beautiful shawl. Great color on you!
Thanks 😊
Beautiful finishes and cold snowy days are always wonderful for knitting.
I’ve been missing your blog – although it showed me as subscribed, it wasn’t notifying me of new posts. I had to do some prospecting today, and then read back for well over a year to catch up! I love seeing your projects, and some day hope to actually make it to a festival at which you (and your wares) are on display. So today I subscribed again; I hope it sticks!
Thank you for looking me up again. I enjoy your blog as well. Hope to meet some time. 😊