A Day of Joy and Sorrow

I did it and I am so pleased with myself.  I sorted and ordered my sewing room.  I am ready to sew.  I have two pairs of lightweight pants/leggings sitting cut out and ready to go.  I cut them out last fall but let's not think about that.  Let's just accept and go sewing.  

I pulled out other fabric for fall and winter back then and those things may get used, but I need to do a fabric dive to pull out summer fabrics.  It's been very hot here.  Humid too, so the need for really lightweight cottons is uppermost in my mind.  Linens too.  I have some skirt/dress quantities that I would love to be able to use as clothes.  They have been in their pre-clothes state long enough.  

I did a good bit of knitting on my Pleione top.  I have a few rows of stockinette to finish off before I do the same border as on the sleeves to finish off.  After that, it's two rows of trim (or maybe a bit more)at the neckline and the top is done.  Suddenly it feels like I can get there when till now it this top has felt like a slog.  I think it's because this was a yarn I just wanted out of my stash rather than a project I am emotionally connected to.  

I wanted to mention too,  about the sad news from the Knitmores.  Gigi Knitmore has passed away.  When I read the news yesterday, I felt utterly devastated.  This may seem odd to many.  I have never met either of them, knowing them only through their podcast, but Jasmine and Gigi Knitmore gave me strength and a way to begin to rebuild a life when my world was so broken.  Having their cheery chatter be a routine and regular event in the early days after Brian passed away helped me focus on what was next, not what had been.  That helps me even now.  

I was just a person out in the world, who they could not know, who they helped immeasurably and I will forever be grateful.  Gigi Knitmore, you will be remembered and  your memory treasured.  Jasmine, no words, dear.  Just breathe.  When it all gets too much, just breathe.  

Blankets

This is the most fun knitting I have done since my first Flea sweater!  

Keith said put it on a stick and go flag down planes at the airport.  I am not sure he likes the colours as much as I do. This seems to be filling every corner of me with silly, goofy giddiness.

It hit me this morning that I have three blankets on the go.  Willow World and the fun one are always in my mind and clustering around my feet, but for some reason, I don't put this project into the blanket category when I am thinking blankets.

I am not exactly speeding along on this one.  I only pick it up once a month or so.  No.  That isn't quite right.  I pick it up and move it almost every day because it really is in the pile at my feet.  But work on it?  Once in a while.  The lone blue square is the one I made the other day.  I didn't pop it off the loom and remembered it this morning.  Which is where this conversation began. 

It's odd how I have compartmentalized these blankets.  One is knit in one piece with two colours.  One is knit modularly and one is woven in separate parts which will need to be put together when I have enough squares.  

I recall saying once that I was done with blankets.  Ha!  Look at me go.

I am going to do some work in my sewing room today.  It needs a good sort and order.  Somehow there are blankets piled on my sewing table and boxes of miniature making things under them.  My sewing table has two pairs of light pants cut and ready to sew and on top of that there are fabrics that should go into the remnants box.  Which is full.  Which is why they were stacked on the sewing machine.  You see how it is.  There wasn't room for them so it all swelled into a mess that overwhelms.

Well.  I need the cut out pants.  I need some skirts and light cotton or linen shirts.  I need those very soon.  I also know how I want to use some fine wale corduroy and what I want to do with my wonderful black and red plaid.  I can see me wearing those two fabrics and would like them for winter.  My soul needs a fabric dive.  My wardrobe needs a sewing session and my miniatures needs to be freed so I can make the garden for my house.  

And I really need to finish the rosy purple Plieone.  

So much to do.  Not nearly enough coffee.  Ah well.  I am making friends with my teas and I will get it all done eventually.

Odd Perfection

I woke up today feeling sluggish and moody.  Not grumpy but not my usual self.  Sort of sad but not sad.  A bit down but not down.  Just not really ready to connect with anything or anybody.  In a mood that could easily go sideways if I let it.  Time to get out of my head.  Time for a mood boost.

Time for a bit of fun knitting.  Today's colour is brilliant yellow.  

I have to say that one wee thing I am a bit obsessed with is this.

Everytime my eye catches this bit of paper in the box with the yarn, I fall in love all over again. It's almost like a tiny perfection.  Almost art.  Not really but it it is enourmously pleasing.  

OK, I am on to knit on the blanket and oddly enough, I feel a bit better already.