Sticking with a thing

After my foray into the Geddy Tee, I stayed responsible.  Meaning work happened on the older teal project.  

I enjoy knitting on this even though gauge is small and the rows are long.  The tiny insertions of colour keep it interesting.  There are only 4 ridges between the colour sets so you are always subconsciously waiting for the next step.  Ah, the power of striping.  

The other thing these stripes tell me is that I am half done the side panel before I start the sections that form the underarms.  That is the most thrilling of all.  It marks significant progress is being made and that this top is not too far from done.  

It is going to be my knitting again today while I sit and try to avoid the smoky air.  We have filters, the Honeywell kind and while they do an excellent job, they don't do the whole house at once.  But it is what it is.  There are thousands on thousands of square kilometers of bush out there, and fire is part of the cycle of the natural world.  If I keep telling myself that, it might help.  Otherwise, I will sip and knit and drink tea and pretend it is one of those miserable winter days.