Sure it will.

I did the responsible thing all weekend and I am glad.  The Geddy Tee is coming on nicely, but it took a long time to get there.

I knit the body till the two balls of the teal were used up.  My first idea was to do a filet crochet edge to set up for what I plan to do next.  That didn't work right.  The edge was looking ruffled which means the gauge was not quite right. So I did it with a smaller hook.  Still not right.  I decided to cast off using the STR since I had already cut off the teal strands that remained. I started with a crochet bind off.  That was not the answer.  Too awkward.

   I ripped back and did a normal bind off.

That gave me a nice start to the filet section.  

I tried with my larger needle, a 3.5 mm hook.  That looked wrong.  Too large somehow.  I went down to a 3 mm hook.  That was better but I left only one stitch between filet sets.  Too many stitches.  I ripped again and redid it with 2 stitches between filet sets.  It looks much better. 

Round one was done and then I had to decide what was next.  When I did the granny squares, I alternated the Socks That Rock with teal rounds.  The question was, is a teal row of filet sets next?  Since I had the STR attached, I decided to see what a second STR  round would look like.  My next chore is going to be taking some teal a bit away from the place I am working on now, to see how alternating rows would look here.  

This is where I am now and I am pretty pleased.

I have two rows of filet across about half of the sweater and it looks great.  I am still going to try it with the teal.  That is this mornings job.  

I am eager to keep going on this.  There are no sleeves on the pattern, only generous ribbing and then the neck ribbing.  It will be wearable in no time at all.  Right??  

Sure it will. 

Choices

I just could not do it.  I tried but I did not have the heart to do it.  

To do what?  To work on the Geddy Tee.  

I love this top, don't get me wrong but it is in the not so merry middle.  This long stretch of teal is feeling a wee bit wearing.  Time to do something else.

I thought of the various things I could work on.  I debated pulling out socks or the Musselburgh hat I am working on.  I thought about my gorgeous Hiraeth sweater with it strong golden yellow but I landed on my Kauni sweater.  It takes me at least a day to do a section and I was ready for visible advances.

I have a ridge and a half to go on this heathered brown section but it feels as if it knits up fast.  The next section is this smoky blue grey.

The changes in this sweater keep this long middle much merrier than the long plain middle of the Geddy Tee.  

I'm not sure which project will win out today.  The Geddy would be the responsible choice but I'm not sure if I feel responsible.  I might knit it this morning and switch to something else this afternoon.  

Choices, choices, choices. So many wonderful choices!

Besides knitting

During this break from rain, magic  is happening in the world.  Everything is blooming.  

The lilacs popped to full bloom and are determined to put on their show in case it rains hard again. Our daylilies are looking a bit sad.  The wind and heavy rain did a number on them but even so, they are blooming.  There are flower fronds laying on the grass but they still bloom.  And through all of this, the peonie blossoms are just getting fatter and fatter.  I hope they wait till this next rain will be done.

And then the cherry tree.  I haven't spoken of the cherry tree.  The blossoms were all knocked off in a hard rain after only a couple days of sun and lots of busy bees.  I figured that would be the end of a bountiful harvest.  I was wrong.

I had to set the picture to extra large to see them here, but cherries?  There are plenty.  The few days for pollinators to get to the blossoms was enough to set a good bunch of fruit.  Any more and the tree would be over burdened with fruit.

Our wee potato patch though is a dud.  We planted before the rain but the cold weather and the volume of rain did not give the potatoes a chance. The patch was flooded for several days over the two biggest storms. Oh well.  Keith is debating if he should plant anything or just keep the weeds down.  

I'm voting for whatever flowers he can find or beans.  I love green beans.  I love peas more but Keith does not.  Since he is doing the planting, he gets to pick.

In the meantime, I knit, I listen to books, I read and generally keep busy.  Still no word on the flooring but Keith is hopeful that he will hear today.  And so it goes.