This year has been kind of a roller coaster ride for me so far, with some good news (the polyp they found during the colonoscopy was benign so I don't have to go back for another 10 years), some bad (I really injured my knee in a freak accident when I stepped onto what appeared to be solid ground but it gave way into a sinkhole), and some ugly (my job is forcing us all back to the office this summer so I am in a frantic search for a new job). But through it all, I keep knitting because...what else am I gonna do?
I finished this cowl a couple of weeks ago but let it languish in a bag, procrastinating on weaving in the ends and sewing it up. Of course, when I finally sat down to tackle it, it took all of 15 minutes. It was worth the wait.
The yarn is Atlas from Modern Daily Knitting. It's soft and squishy and a joy to work with. I've already ordered more. The pattern is adapted by one published by Samantha Brunson. I decided to do stripes instead of the checkerboard.
I also finished this scarf for a friend. The pattern is a mistake stitch rib. I like it because it is reversible and looks like corrugated cardboard.
The yarn is Knit Picks Brava acrylic that I had in the stash.
Finally, I have been doing some political knitting. I'm loving the anti -ICE patterns people are producing. I've made 2 of this dish cloth, 1 for me and 1 for a friend.
Finally, I made a Melt the ICE hat using the pattern from Paul Neary at the Needle and Skein yarn store in Minneapolis.
For everyone who thinks that craftivism is performative, by selling this pattern to knitters and crocheters around the world, the store has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to help people in Minnesota whose lives have been disrupted by the unlawful, violent actions of this corrupt, fascist regime. I am so happy that I have the means to contribute. I gave this hat to a friend and am now knitting another one for myself. I need it to be ready for the next No Kings march.
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