My sister was having a really rough weekend and wanted me to come up and visit her, and then surprised me by loading me up with super cheap knitting swag.
I have two projects started with the yarn I got at Knitting Today. The first is a plain ol' fisherman's hat. The second is a school spirit scarf. On top of that, My sister and I hung out for the first time since the beginning of August.
She and I have gotten close since we moved away from home, and it's always great to have and excuse to sit around and chill out. If I get free stuff out of it, well, that's pretty freakin' cool as well.
On a side note, I've been going on a lot of dates lately, and it's getting difficult to find the time to sit and work on projects. I do, however, have a three hour physics class on Monday nights. Hello, "sit n' knit" time! I've only worked on my fisherman's hat in classes so far, but I'm about to pick it up and work while I unwind and prepare to write a paper.
I feel like balancing work, a social life, classes, family, AND hobbies(like knitting) is going to take a toll on me this semester. Good thing it's worth it, right?
P.S. I will learn how to ACTUALLY write out the patterns for what I'm doing, and update them as I go along... but here's where I'm at so far:
Fisherman's Hat :: Wool
Denim
230 yds
Fingering weight
CO 165 stitches
*K1, P1* around for 7 inches
At some point I will have to decrease, but I'm not there yet, sooo... We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
School Spirit Scarf :: Wool
Garnet
250 yds
worsted
1 Skein Shepherd's Wool
unknown Cream color
250 yards
worsted
CO 26 st
*K2, P2* to end of row
*P2, K2* to end of row
for 5 rows
~switch color~
*P2, K2* to end of row
*K2, P2* to end of row
for 5 Rows
~switch color~
*K2, P2* to end of row
*P2, K2* to end of row
for 6 rows
~switch color~
*K2, P2* to end of row
*P2, K2* to end of row
for 5 rows
~switch color~
*P2, K2* to end of row
*K2, P2* to end of row
for 25 rows
(again, more when I get further)
