Good Morning Friends,
Typing and rubbing my hands together. Waiting for the coffee to finish brewing. I'll be out of the house early today to head over to be with Iris. I do love her and spending time with her, but I really, really don't want to go out. And, I will need to gas up the car. I was ignoring all the dire predictions for this weekend, but when I was getting my massage yesterday, one of the women mentioned that her phone showed 16-22" of snow on Sunday. Yikes!!! This morning, my phone is showing 20-25" on Sunday. I imagine our plans for Sunday will be cancelled. But, we have plenty of food. Also books to read and things to knit and stitch. Being stuck at home won't be all that bad.
Meanwhile, our snow cover is still here and now it is Unraveled Wednesday. Time to link up with Kat and her Merry Band of Unravelers to talk about what we are making and reading. Good stuff!
My time away from the computer last week enabled me to wrap up the toddler socks:
And get a start on the final pair of Family Socks. This last pair will be for Colin. I've made the cuff a tad bit longer than usual and have started down the leg using the light color. Doing this to be sure I have enough of the dark blue for both of his socks.
I may put in a lateral braid (also known as Vikkel or Estonian Braid) just for fun. I enjoy knitting that and I think it looks nice. Then I will add in the dark blue and work my way down to the heel flap and turn. I may or may not use the yellow for the flap and turn - that is yet TBD. The toe will definitely be in yellow.
Reading is good. I did finish "Broken Country" (finally). Definitely not a top pick for me. I'm continuing slowly with "Invitation to a Banquet" and am thoroughly enjoying it. Though...I'm a tad bit tired of reading about various snake soups (pit viper anyone? Not me!). Yesterday I stopped at our library and picked up Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. I remember reading "Housekeeping" by her, but I don't believe I ever read Gilead so am looking forward to starting that. It's a short book, so it should be quick.
Stay warm and enjoy the stark beauty that winter presents. Happy Wednesday!
The socks for Iris are just adorable, Vera! I am a few rows from the end of the gusset on my first January Sock... I doubt I will finish them this month, but one never knows and weather like we have in the forecast is very good for making things! ha! Have a good day with Iris and stay warm!
ReplyDeleteYikes, that is a lot of snow! I know we're supposed to get some this weekend, but nowhere near that much. Sounds like you should gas up the car, make sure your fridge is stocked, and make plans to stay in and be cozy! We have some plans for Saturday, but I'm planning to stay in the rest of the weekend if at all possible. Congrats on getting through 2/3 of the family socks! I know this last pair will be the biggest, but I hope you can plow through it.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking you'll have plenty of knitting time if those snow predictions come true!!!! Get ready to hunker down!!!! XO
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