Seascair Blanket - Five Squares Done

As of March 1 I now have to go into the office at least 3 days a week.  After almost two years (my last day in the office was March 20, 2020) of working from home this has taken a bit of a readjustment.  But one thing has not changed, the need for mindless knitting while in meetings or reading documents.  Fortunately I had this project languishing in my pile of UFOs and it is definitely mindless.  This was part of the 2021 Celtic Knit Club by Carol Feller of Stolen Stitches.  It even comes with its own project bag.  These squares make up the border, I have 5 finished, only 9 more to go, and then I get to work on the fun squares, which may not always constitute mindless knitting.

The biggest readjustment is just dealing with people face to face.  While I recognize the value of face to face interactions, as an introvert it is very tiring for me, which is one reason I have not been blogging much this month.  That was the really nice thing about telework.  Not only was I more efficient because I had fewer interruptions, but I also had more energy.  It was also so much easier to adjust my work schedule to accommodate pop-up situations - taking a break during the day if I knew I had a meeting that was going to run late, for example.  And frankly I think moving protoplasm from point A to point B for very little reason is a waste of time and energy, even if my commute is only 5 miles.  Ah well, the past two years have definitely spoiled me.  The readjustment continues.

Pattern:  Seascair Blanket by Carol Feller

Yarn:  Stolen Stitches ‘Blasta”

Needles:  US 6 (4.0 mm)

Hearthside Crochet Along - Clue 2 Done!

Clue 2 was pretty straight forward compared to clue 1 and I finished it on March 14.  That is not to say I didn’t make mistakes and have to rip back, I did, but once I got the pattern it went pretty quickly.  Now I just have to wait for Clue 3.

Colors:

Clue 1 - Leaves

Clue 2 - Monarch

Pattern:  Hearthside by Jane Vanselous

Yarn:  Expression Fiber Arts Luster Worsted

Hook:  5.0 mm (H)

Perseverance Knit Along - Clue 2 Done!

I finished up clue 2 on March 18.  It was a fairly straightforward knit and a fun stitch pattern.  I did have to pay attention though, and when I didn’t I did make mistakes and had to tink back.  The yarn for clue 3 should be here today.

Colors:

Clue 1 - Unshaken

Clue 2 - Nightlife

Pattern:  Perseverance by Jane Vanselous

Yarn:  Expression Fiber Arts Enduring Worsted

Needle:  US 8 (5.0 mm)

Hearthside Crochet Along - Clue 1 Done!

I finally completed clue 1 on March 6.  It took me several tries and I did use the video that Chandi created.  It was very helpful.  The only really tricky part was the center motif.  The only other problem that I had was not counting consistently, or not paying close enough attention, and ending up with too many or too few stitches.  Fortunately ripping back in crochet is easy.

Colors:

Clue 1 - Leaves

Pattern:  Hearthside by Jane Vanselous

Yarn:  Expression Fiber Arts Luster Worsted

Hook:  5.0 mm (H)

Festive Wrap - Finished!

I finished this up back on March 10.  I had a virtual class for two days that week and powered through the rest of the colors, but I didn’t take progress photos.  I’ve already worn it.  It blocked out fairly easily.

It is a nice size, not too big, not too small.  It is hard to get a good picture to show off the colors.

The colors are:

Color 1 - Day 2 - Waverly

Color 2 - Day 3 - Copper Pink

Color 3 - Day 5 - Mauve

Color 4 - Day 6 - Leakin Park

Color 5 - Day 8 - Barbara Deserved Better

Color 6 - Day 9 - Toffee

Color 7 - Day 11 - Butcher’s Hill

Color 8 - Day 12 - Sweet n Low

Color 9 - Day 14 - Peach

Color 10 - Day 15 - Lake Evesham

Color 11 - Day 17 - Toasted Sugar

Color 12 - Day 18 - Pink Salt

Color 13 - Day 20 - Cheswolde

Color 14 - Day 21 - Modern Fair Isle

Color 15 - Day 23 - Sunset

Color 16 - Day 24 - Dolfield

Pattern:  Festive Wrap by Ambah O’Brien

Yarn:  Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light, Neighborhood Fiber Company Rustic Fingering & Moondrake Co. Soft Fingering

Needle:  US 5 (3.75 mm)