Feb 5, 2016
Do you knit when you are sick? Whether or not I can knit when I
am feeling under the weather is my usual "heat check" to tell
exactly how sick I am. If I don't, can't, or aren't feeling well
enough to knit, then I and everyone around me knows I am probably
feeling quite poorly. When we recorded episode 106, I knew I wasn't
feeling 100%, but it was a few days later that this cold really
took me down. I've tried to stick to my usual routine as much as
possible, but there has been less knitting, more reading, and more
tea drinking than usual. Though I am still coughing, and sound a
bit froggy, I am much better than I was last week. It is small
progress, and we are moving in the healing direction. I'll take
it!
Speaking of moving in the right direction, have you noticed the
days are getting longer? We are also moving towards the spring
equinox on March 20, 2016. Are you being self-indulgent yet? Have
you pulled out that special something and knit a few stitches? If
you haven't, stop by our Ravelry group here to find out who else is
doing some self-indulgent knitting. Or perhaps pop in here to see all the finished
self-indulgent projects. It's a fun thread to scroll through and so
far, 44 of you are playing along. Yay us! :) The Self-indulgent KAL
#sikal2016 will come to an end at the equinox, so there is still a
few weeks to join the fun.
Gayle and I will be at StitchesWest in a few weeks. We'll be having
an informal get-together on Saturday afternoon in the bar area of
the hotel/convention center, as well as making the rounds in booths
including Western Sky Knits and Dragonfly Fibers. If you see us
there, don't hesitate to say hi!
- Sharlene
What are we wearing?
Dragonflies Jumper by Joji
Locatelli
Sharlene's Dragonflies
Merino Stretch discontinued
yarn
Laneway by Veera Valimaki
Gayle's Laneway
Gather Together by Joji
Locatelli
Gayle's Gather Together
What are we stalking?
Sharlene's Western Sky Knits speckled yarn
Fresh Choices sweater KAL -
Would you do a mystery sweater KAL?
Even Flow by Joji Locatelli
Fancy Cardi by Joji
Locatelli
Carol's Fancy Cardi
Inez' Fancy Cardi
Chromaticity Cowl by Miriam
Felton
Gayle's Spirit Trail Fiberworks Holda
Behind the Sun by Cate
Carter-Evans
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What are we knitting?
Rhilea by Suvi Sumola
Gayle's is knitting a test knit sweater in Neighborhood Fiber
Company rustic fingering
What have we finished?
Big Old Coat by Joji
Locatelli
Sharlene's Big Old Coat
Hearts Aflame by Jenn
Sheelen
Gayle's Hearts Aflame
Gayle knit a test knit cowl with Western Sky Knits
single ply fingering
Rose City Rollers by Mara
Catherine Bryner
Gayle's Rollers #4
Fletcher by Elizabeth
Doherty
Gayle's Fletcher