I have great neighbour's.

Simply the best.

Updated to give you the whole yard.

Joined

I made it. I joined fronts!

It's got a nice wide neck opening so I can make a good warm doubled over collar.  

As I approach the bottom of the sleeve opening, I am thinking a lot about knitting the collar and the sleeves.  Lots of people feel it is easier and that it gives you a better idea about how it will fit. I'm not so sure.  I hate all the end flopping in and out with no place to tuck them and I hate dealing with the bottom stitches on hold.  For me, this is usually an option I don't go for.

Besides, I'm eagerly looking forward to knitting the body in the round.  It's a combination of yarn and needles and just eagerly awaiting brainless knitting.  All of my sweaters are at thinking places, and I just want to get over that.  I feel a bit like a kid stuck in a car, asking are we there yet hoping this will be over soon.

I hope to get to the front and back join today.  That would be the nicest treat for myself.  One more day of a big push to get this fun sweater well on the way to complete.

A toe is a toe is a toe.

So here we are.  It's Monday again.  Wasn't it just Wednesday?  

I kept working on my Farmer Sock sweater.  

 I have two more increases to go before I can scoot across to join both fronts.  I am trying to make a more open neckline so I can have a wider ribbed neckline.  We shall see how that plan goes.

On Sunday I did not want to think.  So I didn't.   I was so lazy I did not even dig in the WIPs bin for an ongoing project.  I grabbed the sock yarn bag and started a new sock.

First yarn at the top was some Kroy.  Too bad Kroy is now shipped from the US. It has been one of my favourite sock yarn and  I don't buy from US sources these days.  I haven't since 2016.  I try to stick to European makers instead.  

I didn't get huge amounts of work done, but a toe is a toe is a toe.  Good enough for me.  I kind of like the way this colourway is working up.  It is so much nicer looking than in the skein.  The only part I don't really like is the grey.  It just feels wrong with the richness of the browns and oranges. Too bad it isn't a deep purple.  Still, when it's all done up it might be just right.  We shall wait and see.

And that was my weekend.  I need to go back to one day a week for socks and working on a different sweater on the weekends. It will keep my mind fresh and strong and vibrant.  I am going to try that this week.