Yarn Along

~Joining Ginny for her weekly Yarn Along...~

 

 

I'm not really feeling the love in the knitting department this week, I'll admit it.  After finishing my green vest, I felt like I was in a sort of limbo, not sure what to work on next.  I've been wanting a simple, cozy black cardi that I can just pull on over whatever, and I happened to have some Rowan Cotton Rope in my stash, so I dug out this pattern and cast on.  I had to do some gauge maneuvering, but I think it's going to work out, and I'm sure the finished sweater will be great.  I don't know, maybe the blah I'm feeling is more to do with the cold I'm trying (and failing, sadly) to fight off?  Sigh...  I'm not usually a blah kind of person, so I hope I pull out of it quickly!

 

The reading is definitely happy, though.  The Dirty Life is an interesting memoir about a woman who became a first generation farmer, and now lives almost exclusively on what they produce.  Very inspiring, even with a case of the blahs - reading it has me longing for a garden plot and a chicken coop and a bee hive of my very own!  One day, perhaps... one day...

Comments

[Hege]

Looks like a great book.
And I do like a cardi that I can wear with everything, still looking for the right patern though. I'm sure yours is going to be great!

[heather]

i like the cardigan!! another one added to the queue! the book sounds interesting, however...i don't think i'll ever be wishing for a chicken coop:)

[Amy V]

Interesting book...popping in to say hi as part of Yarn Along

[Josee]

I have the same book in my bookshelf but I haven't started it yet :) I've been feeling pretty blah too. Blame it on the weather and the crazy amount of snow. I've been having my own pity party the last couple weeks...

[Fiberjoy]

Sometimes it's good to go with the flow and not worrying about picking up the knitting needles for a while. At this time of the year black yarn doesn't do much as food for the soul. Just sayin' :)

Sorry to hear you're fighting a cold! There's a nasty bug(s) going around. Took me almost 2 weeks to shake a viscous bug.

Your reading selections sound great. Just the ticket for getting past the final winter funks. Start with a small garden of your favorite, easy to grow plants then enlarge a bit every year. At least that way worked well for us - gardens can be very time demanding but the produce is so worth it!

[Carrie#K]

A friend of mine is a beekeeper (best honey around) but she was stung on NYday! And she's allergic. She still has them though. She says she wasn't careful.

I hope you feel better soon! Maybe give in and wallow? Might help to rest & fight back. On a nice cellular level, rather than dragging yourself around.