These are busy days. Full of snuggles and Duplos and spit-up and manuscripts to edit. Not only did I go back to work in December after twelve short weeks of maternity leave with sweet Bridget, we moved house. AGAIN.
We had just moved in September, two weeks before Bridget was born, and were planning on staying put for a while, but Paul received a terrific job offer and now we live in Michigan on the shores of Lake St. Clair. In the
suburbs. Yikes.
Talk about culture shock... At least we can walk to a terrific independent coffee shop and bakery, and an old-timey grocery store is just down the block, but it's nothing like the vibrant city neighborhood we're used to, with its myriad coffee shops, microbreweries, restaurants, playlots, etc. Our new neighborhood is picturesque and charming, but it's so quiet. And everyone drives everywhere, in huge American cars. Paul parks two blocks from his office, and, no joke, there's a shuttle bus to his building.
There has been knitting. Not enough, but some.
pattern: tofty, by Justyna Lorkowska
yarn: From the Wool Room Handspun
needles: US size 3 and 5 circulars and size 5 DPNs
notes:
All those twists make the hat a bit fiddly to knit, especially with
handspun! Love the final look and the lovely shades of periwinkle and
lavender. I’d definitely knit the pattern again in a commercially spun
yarn -- the texture would show up better. This turned out a little too small for me, so into the gift basket it goes.
More soon, I promise. We still have mountains of boxes to unpack, but getting back to knitting, reading, cooking, and posting here helps make life feel more normal.
