It's been a little bit since I posted. I've actually not knit anything in the last 4 weeks. I'm not sure if it was the weather or strange planetary stuff leading up to the eclipse, but I was really depressed and mopey. As soon as the eclipse happened on Monday I felt instantly better. I normally don't subscribe to any of that type of thinking, but I can't deny it was really noticeable for me. So what have I done in the last few weeks. I started one final project for Mal March, but still haven't finished it, nor taken pictures of it. I started a Sunset Hat with Rios left overs. I ran out of the English Rose scrap I was using up. I have another full skein of English Rose, but it needs to be wound and I haven't taken the time to do that yet. We had Easter dinner at our house so I moved all my project bags from the love seat to my craft closet and I haven't brought anything back out yet. I dyed some yarn for Easter. I didn't have the
Not too much excitement here other than knitting for Malabrigo March. The weather has been pretty dismal. It's back in the 30s and snowing this week. We're supposed to get a couple inches over night tonight... so I haven't been taking pictures of my progress very well. I just took a few in overcast dismal light, but they're better than terrible lamp light when its completely dark outside, so here's what I've got so far: I finished the Mandy Cowl a bit ago. This still isn't blocked because of the whole yarn bleeding suspicion. I want to pick up some color catchers first. Realistically, it doesn't even need blocking, so I may just stream it and make the bleeding thing a future me problem. I've tried it on too. Its soft and squishy and the right length to sit inside my jacket and keep my neck warm. I'm happy with the way it turned out. I did one extra lace repeat to use up as much yarn as possible. After this was finished I worked qui