Skip to main content

Yarn, hot tea, and a warm blanket

No one ever likes being sick but sometimes it seems to be the inevitable fate of even the best germ-ninjas. Yesterday I succumbed to some sinus gunk that has me at home today, wishing I was at work instead of feeling all icky and tired. My morning has consisted of the alternating tasks of sleeping, reading and drinking fluid. Restlessness had finally gotten the better off me, and I find myself in front of the television, having relocated with my blanket,  tea and Kleenex. I have decided to watch some Star Wars and see if I can make some progress on this almost-abandoned sweater that I started back in January.

This pattern is in a book that I've had on my shelf for quite some time. Indigo Knits has some really neat projects in it, most of which call for reclaimed denim which can be manipulated and altered further after knit into garments by using distressing techniques on the yarn once it's knit up. Very cool stuff!
As much as I would love to work with reclaimed denim and cotton yarns at some point, right now I have a room full of wool yarn that needs to be used up before I go acquiring yet more yarn. So I decided during the cold of last winter to use some yarn that I bought on sale from a yarn store in Omaha that is sadly long gone (for those of you familiar with Omaha, it was one in the Benson area that I can't even remember the name of any more). 
This is SuperLana superwash wool in shades 23 (off-white), 166 (medium blue) and 17 (dark blue). Gotta love the descriptive color names. Since this yarn is much thinner than what is called for in the pattern, I am making the largest size of the sweater using size 4 needles. I finished the back of the sweater about 5 months ago and haven't touched this project since. It should be enough to keep me busy for now but also allow me to stay cocooned on the couch and basically immobile.
Since I have two shades of blue, and a very limited amount of the dark blue, I decided to alternate the blue stripes in between the off-white stripes. Now to bundle up on the couch and start on the front. And hopefully kick this bug's butt so that I'm back on my feet before too long.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Intro to Carpentry, or Yes, I Went Back to Class...AGAIN

After creating the cabinet boxes for my kitchen last year, I was inspired to do more. I have worked with wood before, but for some reason this time, the whole process really resonated with me. The smell of the sawdust after making a fresh cut, the sound of the hand planer as it takes thin curls off of the surface, the feel of the wood once it's been sanded and finished...it just made me smile and gave me a deep sense of satisfaction. In addition, I found myself relaxing for the first time that I can remember in decades. My mind went quiet every time I started working, which was pretty amazing to me. I had been so stressed at my previous job for so long that my shoulders never relaxed and my mind was never truly quiet until I picked up my carpentry tools and started really working on my kitchen. After completing the two cabinet boxes, I wanted to do more which meant that I wanted to learn more. I looked around town at all of the options I could find and concluded that the most co...
2 comments
Read more

Two New Chakra Meditations

I have two new chakra meditations now available to you on my channel! The first video includes an explanation of the chakras and a meditation that focuses on observing each chakra within your body. To summarize the chakra meanings and associated colors here:  Crown: Connection to the Universe Third Eye: Intuition Throat: Communication and self-expression Heart: Compassion for self and others Solar Plexus: Strength and drive Sacral: Creativity Root: Stability and safety I love working in the realm of the chakras and invite you to explore different aspects of each one. The second video includes a Qi Gong-inspired meditation that guides you through a process of energizing each chakra. This is a longer meditation but one of my favorites to feel aligned, rooted, and present. I want to thank you for accompanying me on this journey and I look forward to sharing more with you as we move forward. If you would like to schedule a distance Reiki session, please reach out to me at Resonate963...
Post a Comment
Read more

Two New Videos, Including Energy Sphere Meditation

 I have two new videos to share this week, including my first meditation video that I am calling the "Energy Sphere Meditation". This technique is something that developed from my Qi Gong practice during my massage therapy school days. I consider this my foundational meditation practice, one that I use daily and that serves as the basis for my other meditations, which I will be sharing with you more as this project unfolds. This latest video can be found here . And for those of you who are curious, I have an additional video posted last week which was really more of an exercise in testing equipment. We took a road trip to Cold Springs Park, Iowa and I filmed our walk through the park from the lake near the entrance to the sandy beach of the East Nishnabotna River. Okay, maybe it wasn't the sandiest beach I've ever been to but it was still fun. I am contemplating YouTube as of late but still haven't fully decided if I want to use a more main stream platform. If I ...
Post a Comment
Read more