To knit

It feels like forever since I wrote the last post. Long weekends can be like that.  It was such a good weekend with lots of knitting time.

I did knit on socks on Friday.  Four different pairs to be precise.  I couldn't settle. In the end, I picked up the yellow sweater.  I had started that the day before and it was just fun.  I really wanted to keep going on it.  I stayed with it the whole weekend.  

I really enjoy this.  It's simple but really engaging.  I am just working the second increase set now.  It's not a fast knit for me.  My wiggly shaking finger makes me need to go slowly.  But slowly is good.  Knitting this also confirms my comfort with carrying both of the colours in the same hand.  It feels quite natural and normal.  

And that brings me to one of my big plans for this winter.  I meant to work on and finish my blanket colourwork project

(Just a snapshot of the pattern page)

and my vest colourwork project.  

Now that I am feeling more confident with carrying colours on one hand, I had hoped to get these long term projects completed before winters end but here it is full, mid February.  Winter is running out fast.  

I planned this because I wasn't feeling the burning need for sweaters.  That burning need had been a bit of a bug bear for me the last few years. It was a bit all consuming.  It's fun when that happens in some ways but it is nice when it let's you go.  Lusk was the last urgent sweater.  Why?  I have no idea but it was.  It all feels much more relaxed now.  

It may not stay that way.  Who knows.  I just go with it. The only thing I feel the need for now is to knit.