It's been a bit of a week. I've been poorly, so I was off sick on Thursday, and took it easy on the weekend, and was off again on Tuesday, and today (Wednesday) I had planned leave. Leon is also home sick (which is more of a concern, since he is running the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday). What all this adds up to for me is lots of time for reading and knitting, so it's not all bad.
I'm working on my second pair of sOctober socks, the Cassidea socks by Rachel Coopey. I'm sort of doing them two at a time - since the cable pattern on the cuff requires following on a chart, but the rest is quite simple cables, I'm knitting the cable chart at home, and the rest when I'm out and about. It's not a fast sock, but worth it for the stunning results.
I'm reading The Incomers by Moira McPartlin. Set in rural Scotland in the 1960s, it tells the story of Ellie, an African woman who has married a white Scottish man, and moved to Scotland. I'm about a quarter through, and so far, her experience is much as you would expect - not good at all. It's quite a quick read, and I'm looking forward to seeing how she manages the challenges.
And that's my week. I'm back to work tomorrow, so today I'm going to enjoy the day off, even though it is grey and drizzling.
As a bonus, remember last week when I knit a baby jumper for an ex-colleague? I left it one her desk on Monday afternoon last week, after we had all been to a funeral (I told you, it's been a rough week). She rang on Thursday, with a work related question, and said thanks. But then on Monday, she sent this:
Cutest picture ever!
I'm linking up with Kat from As Kat Knits. You can find me on Ravelry as SharonDoubleknit and Goodreads as Sharondblk.
I'm working on my second pair of sOctober socks, the Cassidea socks by Rachel Coopey. I'm sort of doing them two at a time - since the cable pattern on the cuff requires following on a chart, but the rest is quite simple cables, I'm knitting the cable chart at home, and the rest when I'm out and about. It's not a fast sock, but worth it for the stunning results.
I'm reading The Incomers by Moira McPartlin. Set in rural Scotland in the 1960s, it tells the story of Ellie, an African woman who has married a white Scottish man, and moved to Scotland. I'm about a quarter through, and so far, her experience is much as you would expect - not good at all. It's quite a quick read, and I'm looking forward to seeing how she manages the challenges.
As a bonus, remember last week when I knit a baby jumper for an ex-colleague? I left it one her desk on Monday afternoon last week, after we had all been to a funeral (I told you, it's been a rough week). She rang on Thursday, with a work related question, and said thanks. But then on Monday, she sent this:
Cutest picture ever!
I'm linking up with Kat from As Kat Knits. You can find me on Ravelry as SharonDoubleknit and Goodreads as Sharondblk.
The cabling on that sock is gorgeous and the baby sweater is adorable. Hope you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks. It helps that the baby is adorable too!
DeleteYour in-progress socks are gorgeous! But that baby steals the show! TOO CUTE!
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