Unraveled Wednesday 3-16-22

 Hello and Good Morning,

How are you?  I'm ok despite not sleeping all that well.  I think today is supposed to be sunny, but right now it is still pretty dark out there, so hard to tell.  It's mild though - just under 40 and I was way too hot last night.  The flannel sheets are coming off the bed today!  I almost did that last week when I washed them, but ended up putting them back on (and was glad I did with Saturday's wintry weather).

So, here we are mid-week and it's time as usual to link up with Kat and her Merry Band of Unravelers to talk knitting and making of all kinds as well as reading.  After my prior two weeks of backwards knitting I'm happy to say there has been none of that this week.  Of course there has not been all that much knitting either!

First up we have the cuff of the first sock in the Hiking Trail colorway.  This is the 3rd (and hopefully final) time to knit this cuff.  

I spent an inordinate amount of time thinking about what pattern to use and looking at patterns (thus, not much knitting).  Then I remembered that the yarn has already spoken (quite loudly) and it just wants to be plain.  I don't want just plain-plain, so I think I will K6P2 around.  That's what I did for Fletch's Barn Owl socks and he loves the way they feel.

Next up is the re-start of the Guernsey Wrap - this is the one I started a year ago and then ripped it out a couple of weeks back.

I do love this color for the wrap.  It is KnitPicks Wool of the Andes and the color is Mink Heather.  Obviously I have a long way to go on this one, but at least I've started it again.

On the reading front, I finished The Final Case by David Guterson.  I loved "Snow Falling on Cedars" when that came out in the mid-90's.  This book?  Not so much.  It was a tough read - child abuse and bigotry are not prime topics for me.  And yes, there was more to the story than that, but still, those things made it tough for me.

I also read Nobody Will Tell You This But Me and loved it.  It is Bess Kalb's memoir of her grandmother.  A very quick and enjoyable read.

Yesterday I started The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak and am already wrapped up in it.  The writing is just so good!

This morning I have a couple of errands to run.  We need stamps (yes, we still use snail mail quite a bit). and then I'm running up to our accountant's office to drop off our signed e-filing papers and pay the bill.  Once that's done, our taxes will be e-filed.  Hopefully work will remain calm.

Tomorrow is my heavy report day for work and I am also having the MRI of my back at 8 a.m.  I'm anxious to have that done and then hear from my doctor.  So, if I post, it probably will not be till later in the day.  Have a great Wednesday!