American Wool Series

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Updates and an FO

I've been a bit lackadaisical about posting here lately so I thought I'd bring y'all up to speed on what's been happening at chez ErinB.

  • Mr. B got laid off at the end of October
  • I got a new job that starts on Monday
  • I had my grad school interview a week ago
  • Thanksgiving
  • Planning Little A's birthday party
That list is super concise and I think that belies the fact that all of those things happening at approximately the same time makes me feel really crazy and nervous about everything. I can manage one or two major events at a time without feeling overwhelmed but when no single aspect of my life is stable (rather, everything is in flux at once) I get a little....stabby. 

But what this also means is that I've been adhering to my gift knitting to-do list since it's structured and creates focus for my knitting while the rest of my life is off-kilter. Without further ado, proof of my knitting steadfastness.

Pattern: Hedera by Cookie A
Yarn: Tosh Sock in Port (this color is sadly discontinued)
Needles: US #1 (2.25 mm) Hiya Hiya Sharps
Mods: None. I knit these exactly as written for the 60 stitch size. I was worried that these would be too small for the recipient but they fit my slightly larger foot fine even if they're too short for my foot.

2 comments:

  1. Ugh, that is a whole lot of happenings at Chez Erin. Good and bad. Sorry to hear about the man getting laid off. That is horrible! Good news on your new job starting tomorrow. I have to say that is a lot on your plate You always manage to pull through and still knit, which blows me away.
    Keep sane Erin! XO

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  2. Sorry to hear about the layoff. We experienced that earlier this year and it was so incredibly stressful. I hope Mr. B gets a better gig SOON. Congrats on your new job and hope the interview went well. *deep breath*

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