I must say, it was a good month. There was nothing earth shattering, but nothing dire happened either. I did some knitting and some relaxing. Some family time and some party time. I have to say, it was one of the most chill months I have had in a while. I will happily accept more of those.
Finished objects:
Ribbed teacher hats using my self-drafted hat pattern. I used the three one of a kind Madeline Tosh/ Jimmy Bean Yarns collaboration yarns. They were simply lovely to work with and I am low-key sad that I don’t have any more.
New cast ons:
Another ribbed teacher hat
Works in progress:
Shatar Vest:
Re-make socks for Feebs
Kaylen Mesh shawl
Knitting my memories blanket
Goals for next month:
Finish the teacher hats
Work on the hose sleeves
Figure out Feebs’s advent gifts
Identify any other Christmas knitting needs
Figure out Mendo knitting
I didn’t blaze knitting trails this month. I didn’t get all of my to-dos done. I did make a start though. I had planned to use the assortment of hat patterns that are in my Ravelry Library to knit the teacher hats. After review, the hats are all rather feminine and they may not be as usable for the male PE teacher. I decided to knit the ribbed hat pattern that I used for the Husband. It worked out great. I decided that since I don’t know these teachers, and ribbed fabric is more forgiving, I would knit them all using that pattern. Feebs went rogue and has asked that I used yarn that matches the color of each teacher’s “house.” So we have the PE teacher with no official house, so his is green, the core teacher who’s in ruby (red), and the math teacher is in emerald (teal green). I had the yarn in stash for them. The science teacher and the communication teacher are both in the house of citrine (yellow) and I was fairly shocked to find that I own absolutely no yellow yarn. So now I have to buy yarn, which kind of hurts my feelings. I will purchase that next month and knit them up so that I am officially done with teacher stuff. She also asked that I knit a hat for her school counselor. I had already knit the Alpine Bloom Hat as a future gift and she really wants to give her that one. Easier for me! I started looking for my notes on the hose sleeves, and I have no idea where I wrote everything down. It is kind of pissing me off. The sewing will be cake, but I need the dimensions. Yes, it’s not hard to figure out, but I had already figured it all out. I don’t want to do it again! My brain is lame sometimes. I think I also figured out what to make for Feebs’s advent- an apron. I have to look for patterns before I fully decide. I still haven’t figured out a happy knit yet. I found a gorgeous pattern and pulled everything out to knit and and immediately fell out of love with it. It is all still in a bag, sitting in time out. Again, my brain is so lame sometimes.
The first week of the month started with a holiday, which is always nice. The only bad thing is that it throws me off for the week, trying to figure out what day it is. I got to see the little cousin before she left for her Japan adventure, which was really nice. I am so excited for her and I hope that everything is as she hopes it will be. Sister #2’s birthday was that week, and we got together to celebrate. We met at our usual half-way spot. Fenton’s no longer sells potato skins, and I am afraid they are now dead to me- food wise. I will still go there for the amazing ice cream, but I will eat food elsewhere. The absolute nerve! We still had a wonderful time together. I wish we lived closer to one another. That next week was my infusion. It went well, all things considered. I did end up feeling like poo toward the end of the week, but that seems to be the norm now. Considering where I was this time last year, I will gladly take a day of feeling crappy. That weekend was completely free, and oh my god, Becky! It was so nice. I had a lovely dinner night with the female Mc. We decided that we will try to do it again with all four girls. We also had a nice chill adventure day with beverages, snacks, and the 3001 Would you Rather book. I love those days for us. The only sad thing was that my car needed it’s 60k mile service, and that was not cheap. However, I went to my favorite craft thrift store and found the most fabulous t-shirt yarn. I have really wanted to try to make the purse that Amazing-ish Grace made for her friend and have been looking at the yarn for it. I was floored to find it for 1/4 the price at the shop. I won’t let myself start it until the Christmas hats are done. The following week, we had pizza night with the Mc family, which was a lot of fun. Their house project is finished, and the kids pretty much made use of the new rooms and left the adults alone. The next day we headed up to EDH for the youngest O’s 11th birthday party. We met at a brewery and then went to a concert in the park. I was fairly wired that day, so the noise and crowd didn’t go great, but we survived. The next day was the party and the kids had a lot of fun. I can’t believe how old the girls are getting. I think I say that every year… That week at work was Big Ed’s retirement party. It is crazy that he will no longer be a part of my team. He is well loved by everyone and will leave a large vacancy. The party was a lot of chaos, but ended up fine. The party fell on Annie’s birthday, so we postponed her celebration till Friday. We went for dinner at the good Mexican restaurant where I got two blackberry margaritas (they are sooo good). It was a really fun night. I love getting together with fun work people outside of work. The three of us also got our flu and covid vaccines that day. The Husband had a reaction, but Feebs and I were just fine. The Mother and I spent the day together, which was really nice. We went to lunch and shopping. Shopping isn’t really my thing, but it made her happy. I needed shoes for the upcoming orchard wedding so I got that taken care of. The last few days of the month were very uneventful.
So all in all, the month was really good. I got to catch up with friends and see my sister. I got to spend time with the Mother. I am so grateful that my health has completely turned around since last year. I can’t swear that I fully trust my body again, but I am working on it. I am so grateful that we had some down time and could spend time relaxing this month. We all needed it. I am grateful for my amazing family and support system. Next month is going to be very hectic, but it will be filled with good things.
Loves,
M
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