With a long weekend coming up, I could easily get an attack
of startitis. I intend to spend some of my time working on stash organization and
purging, both in yarn and patterns. The problem is, I only get so far before I
start browsing and then get the urge to sit down and cast on, especially if I
suddenly find the perfect pattern for some particular yarn that’s been calling
to me.
Actually though, I’ve been picking up older projects and
trying to get them sorted out and finished up. This is one of them – a little
baby cardigan from a vintage Workbasket magazine. I started it because I wanted
to add the pattern and photos to Ravelry’s database and also to have a gift
sweater on hand. The magazine had one tiny black and white photo. I lost some
of my enthusiasm when I realized that instead of a stripe pattern on the body
as I had assumed, it’s actually going to be an elongated stitch instead. I’ll
give it a try, but if it looks weird, I’m going to do something else and just
get the sweater finished, and not worry about adding it to Ravelry. The yarn is
just some vintage acrylic but it’s nice and soft and I’m glad to be using it
up.
As far as summer reading goes, I’m tackling AlexanderHamilton, in all his forms, starting with the Chernow biography. I have the
Broadway book and CD on request from the library as well. I’m not sure if it’s
a good idea to add more politics to an already highly political year, but maybe
it’s best to get them all done at once.
Joining in with Ginny!
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