Lots of sweater!

One of the best things about holiday, is just being in my house. Just having the time to play in my kitchen, to watch actual movies, and to do my dishes. To have time to dream up knitting projects, ‘gobble’ books, and to start the job of sorting through almost 9 years worth of accumulated stuff and clear out as much as I can.

I’ve been pretty much monogamously knitting on my Hitofude so that I can leave it with a row and a cast off to do as soon as Stash Dash starts. I added a repeat before the increases on the body started, but now I’m really wondering if I should have added one more. I’m going to have to see where the length is once I finish Chart E; I might add another repeat or two of the non-increase part of that, since I’d rather have more lace than ribbing. I can already tell I’m going to love this cardigan, and I totally want to make it again in wool! Maybe this time I’ll make the sleeves full length…

The only other knitting I’ve done this week is to finish off the third brioche baby hat. I ran out of Felici, so I had to improvise with the least jarring Stroll I have left out here. I think the pom-pom helps cover the issue. Also, why did they tie the wrong end of the yarn on? Notice how the color sequence reverses towards the top…

Speaking of Felici, for the KnitGirllls self-stripping knit along, Mary is Knitpicks, and I have decided to use my two skeins of rainbow Felici to make a chevron cowl. I saw a pattern I really liked awhile back, but I think I can figure out near enough what to do rather than paying almost $6 for the pattern. Famous last words, I know, but the stitch pattern is easy enough, and I can do basic math, so here goes! Now of course I want to cast it on THIS MINUTE, but I’ll have to wait until May so it can count. I’m a little afraid the stripes will be super narrow because of the wider circumference; we’ll just have to play that by ear I guess. I’m also a little afraid of not having enough yearn, but I’m going to use some black as edging for sure, if not also between the repeats of rainbow.

Speaking of holiday and being in the kitchen, I got homesick for Easter in the South, and so I made avocado deviled eggs and cake balls. Note to self; the ratio of icing to cakes wasn’t quite right and getting the chocolate to proper dipping consistency was a pain, but they turned out fairly well in the end, and I’ve been eating them all week.

I have been inhaling various books this week and reveling in the ability to sit down in the evening and properly watch movies; I can’t recommend Neverending Story II, but I did enjoy The Lone Ranger and Thor: Ragnerok. As for books, I finished the first Percy Jackson series, and read the second book in a series that I can’t wait to read the first and third books in.

Tomorrow I head to the Copper Belt for the rest of the week; dentist, shopping, visiting with friends, and eating out are all on the agenda! I guess I should go pack then, huh?