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Saturday, October 27, 2018

Knit Illusions


I've looked at knits from upside down, from within out, as well as withal somehow, it's yarn's illusions I cry back (sorry Joni).

Illusion Knitting - Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Thing?

Using the advance search characteristic on Ravelry patterns, in that place are over 800 patterns listed that role the Illusion or Shadow knitting technique.  And I don't hateful pattern designs similar tumbling blocks that convey a 3-d effect:


I'm talking virtually garter run upward alongside embedded non-garter ridge sections that demo upward solely when you lot await a the cloth from a sure as shooting perspective.  Similar to my electrical flow WIP:


Years ago, I tried doing 1 of these Illusion Knitting patterns, but I constitute that keeping rails of the hidden pattern as well as when to purl versus knit was a painful process.  My electrical flow pattern is slow to follow given that it's inwards 10 run upward increments, but fifty-fifty that took a piece to burn downwards into my brain.

I'm thinking that this gratuitous pattern on Ravelry mightiness but endure worth the effort...no?






I dearest the comment inwards the pattern description (which is no longer true, but withal funny):

 "In the truthful spirit of the Trump administration, this has non been examination knit. Sad!"

I'd endure interested to necessitate heed virtually folks that role Illusion/Shadow knitting a lot...especially to brand hidden pictures. 

Current Knitting

My electrical flow foray into Illusion/Shadow Knitting is making steady progress.


Looks similar I withal convey virtually xvi inches to go!

I've also been persistent alongside my attempts at getting practiced alongside the Gearhart CSM.  I had an exciting breakthrough alongside it yesterday when I was able to do a 3x1 sock, including the heel alongside virtually no hiccups.




I'm screwed upward shaping the toe as well as I'm dissatisfied alongside how big the circumference of the human foot is, as well as therefore I'll endure pulling this out as well as re-doing it, but I'm thrilled alongside my progress...at to the lowest degree for today.

Friday, October 26, 2018

Prepare In Addition To File 2017 Taxes - Check!



It may audio odd, but checking off taxation grooming each twelvemonth on my to-do listing is ever incredibly satisfying.

Proof of Organizational Skills

Pulling together all of the taxation forms, collecting all the taxation deduction information, similar charitable contributions in addition to completing the diverse taxation forms...it used to all look then daunting...such a monumental task.

But amongst taxation grooming software in addition to the mightiness to remove download much of the information necessary from investment brokers, banks in addition to final year's taxes, the grooming gets easier in addition to easier each year.

Don't give-up the ghost me wrong...I intend both our Federal in addition to State taxation laws are insanely complex, in addition to I'm non a huge fan of paying taxes.  I volition never give-up the ghost over how ridiculous all the stupid laws are that require supplemental taxation forms for every kid slice of income...for instance my arts and crafts demonstrate income required a whole novel agreement of how to study pocket-size concern income.  But every bit for paying taxes, I experience similar it's my agency of helping pay for the things inwards my province in addition to province that nosotros all should part the toll of...police, roads, security regulations, security, our veterans, etc.

But mostly, the satisfaction of printing off a stack of pages amongst all the numbers from final twelvemonth in addition to all my personal information necessary to pay for my citizenship inwards the US of America demonstrates that my life is inwards approximately semblance of order.

For me, that's really satisfying indeed.

Current Knitting

The electrical flow project...Silky Wool Cardigan...is accelerating inwards speed right away that I'm around through the complexities of the hemmed border in addition to pockets.


I've completed sewing the fold-over hem in addition to but accept a niggling to a greater extent than endure to create on the left-hand steal lining in addition to edging.


Now that taxes are finished, in addition to the early on details of the cardigan are around complete, the residuum of the torso should knit upwardly pretty quickly.  I'll yet accept sleeves, a push ring in addition to neckband to fence with, but non until adjacent calendar week sometime.

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Afraid Of Ignorance



Our work inwards the the U.S.A. today is non ignorance...our work is that people are unwilling to admit those areas virtually which they are ignorant.

Embrace the Ignorance

Some of you lot know this virtually me...but I of late had i of the most profound epiphanies I've e'er had.

I realized that in that place were an interplanetary space reveal of things virtually which I am ignorant.

For some, this realization sounds similar something awful, but for me, it was a joyous discovery.

First of all, you lot require to know the definition of ignorant...it doesn't hateful stupid.


Yes, the term ignorant has taken on or together with thence pejorative meanings lately, but the main definition is simply a lack of cognition or awareness of something.

Without agreement that I lack agreement inwards diverse areas of my life, in that place is really no room to grow...kind of similar the "cup runneth over" concept...where my vessel is besides crammed alongside all that I practice know to allow whatever room for what I don't know to come upwards in.  And if you're sense on social media is anything similar mine these days, the seemingly most confident virtually their lack of ignorance seemed to endure the most misinformed.

Current Knitting

Another department of the Silky Wool Cardigan has been completed.


This projection is non really photogenic, together with for a somewhat longer term knitting projection for a knit blogger similar me, it makes for bad together with tiresome update photos.  The coloring fabric of the yarn is hard to capture...digital cameras look to create got difficulty capturing reds together with purples accurately, together with spell this yarn is to a greater extent than similar a flat, indigo, it wants to demo upwards either every bit royal blueish or purple.  The shaping has been hard to demo every bit good together with fifty-fifty the footling especial that volition become upwards the push band is hard to capture.

Just back, sleeves, push band together with neckband to go.

Just Enjoin No




 Sorry to borrow from a failed drug nation of war slogan attributed to Nancy Reagan, merely it applies similar a shot to the crazy ramblings of the NRA too their ongoing threats to our democracy.

It Wasn't Bad Enough

Every fourth dimension LaPierre says "they" - referring to the "socialists" too liberals, I changed the give-and-take inwards my heed to "we" - referring to the gun foyer for whom he plant too it makes the entire video true.

The immature adults induce got it correct this time...enough....never again...we involve to hold upwards able to hold upwards condom inwards our schools.

When the NRA brings out their rabid bulldog, Dana Loesch to ready on the people who sympathise that nosotros involve to exercise something nigh how the U.S. of A. allows practically anyone to ain armed forces degree weaponry...you know they're feeling cornered too trying to stalk the impairment this latest volume shooting of children volition exercise to the gun industry.

In the past, they've used these horrifying massacres too the threat of losing gun rights to larn people to purchase MORE guns...way to a greater extent than guns.  They induce got been really successful for the gun manufacturers inwards damage of sales too profits.

They've likewise been highly successful at damaging candidates that don't back upwards their unsafe views.

It's fourth dimension to stop...support candidates who won't endorse the NRA...in fact, threaten non to vote for anyone that takes coin from the NRA.  I induce got no work amongst candidates wanting to proceed sane access to guns, peculiarly if that's what their constituents want...but they DON'T involve the NRA's back upwards to exercise that...it exclusively seems to pose them inwards the steal of the gun industry...like piddling Marco defending the indefensible (badly).

VOTE OUT LOUD

Current Knitting/Cranking

The dorsum of the cardigan is nearing completion...Finn insisted on existence inwards the photo.


I'm looking frontward to finishing the trunk of the sweater too moving on to the sleeves.  The shaping too the particular I'll pose on the pump of the arm volition brand knitting it a lot to a greater extent than interesting.

I've likewise looked at all the socks I've been cranking out too was form of impressed at my output inwards such a brusk time.


Just note, this doesn't fifty-fifty exhibit all the mistakes too socks I pulled out too re-cranked.

Is Facebook Spying On You?

Have you lot ever had a conversation amongst mortal in addition to within days (or sometimes hours or minutes), a "Sponsored" post service appears inwards your Facebook feed for the EXACT matter you lot were discussing?

Paranoid Much?

It turns out my espresso machine was acting a flake cranky in addition to Thaddeus knows this machine within in addition to out, in addition to thus he took a await at it.  We discussed brew heads, gaskets, the house where nosotros purchase most of our machine equipment (Seattle Coffee Gear), our java grind, etc.

Thaddeus went to his reckoner in addition to did google searches, eBay searches in addition to Amazon clicks on diverse products including going to the Seattle Coffee Gear spider web site.

Two hours later, this appeared inwards my Facebook feed (on both my lap top in addition to my iPhone).


There were other to a greater extent than specific ads from Seattle Coffee Gear most gaskets, Rocket espresso machines in addition to brew heads.

I was a flake freaked out.

I don't utilization Thaddeus' reckoner at all.  He in addition to I don't part userid's or passwords for anything...not Google, non Amazon, non eBay, non Safari, non iTunes, non iCloud, etc.  No overlap at all.

We produce part the same WiFi network, in addition to thus I assumed it mightiness live on around grouped IP address target advertising.

Until I saw this!


Facebook absolutely denies that they head inwards through my iPhone microphone.  But they also stated publicly that Russian bots in addition to interference inwards the 2016 election using the Facebook platform was ridiculous.

H5N1 friend of mine related a similar storey to discussing Taco Bell inwards Flemington, NJ amongst his appointment spell he was scrolling through Facebook...guess what sponsored advert showed upwardly inwards his feed?  Not simply Taco Bell, but the Taco Bell inwards Flemington, NJ.  And he had never gotten a Taco Bell advert before.  Nor had I ever gotten an espresso company's advert on my feed until this latest incident.

I'm sorry...that's likewise large of a coincidence...Facebook is simply fucking lying.

Suffice it to say I turned off Facebook's access to my iPhone microphone (as good every bit whatever other app).  I tin ever plough it dorsum on if I desire to "go live" on Facebook or tape videos on Instagram.

Current Knitting

On to the side past times side department of the Silky Wool Cardigan.


If all goes every bit planned, this volition eventually exceed away a sleeve.

Readers' Comments/Questions

Someone (Julie??) mentioned that the pockets on the Silky Road Cardigan are rather small.

It was done this agency on purpose...the pockets were to a greater extent than a pattern characteristic than a functional pocket, but fifty-fifty aesthetically, I concur the pockets are smaller than I would convey liked.  I'll visit making them await bigger (even if I don't brand them whatever bigger.

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Don't Estimate A Book...



Many of you lot know that I've somehow established myself every bit a blogger who is willing to review books that are relevant to this blog.

NEW BOOK!!!

So I was quite excited to decease an electronic mail from 1 of the publicists who accept sent me advanced copies of books inwards the past times alongside the discipline draw of piece of employment of "NEW RELEASE: Intarsia Workbook".

I'm non certain if you lot stimulate your electronic mail in-box the same agency I do...I accept close vii dissimilar electronic mail accounts all come upward into my iPhone inwards 1 consolidated e-mail.  I download all the novel e-mails that accept come upward inwards since the final download in addition to and thus cheque off all the spam or items I'm non interested inwards reading, leaving exclusively those e-mails that I'm interested in.

Suffice it to say, I left "Intarsia Workbook" unread in addition to joyfully considered replying to the electronic mail alongside a positive asking for an advanced copy.

Then I read the actual electronic mail in addition to it was for this lovely book:


Who knew that intarsia was a term unremarkably used alongside WOODWORKING?!?!

Yes, Intarsia Workbook: Revised in addition to Expanded 2d Edition past times Judy Gale Roberts has nix to create alongside knitting.  And I'm non plenty of a renaissance human to accept woodworking every bit 1 of my alternate skills.

Imagine my disappointment...so if anyone is looking to issue a knitting intarsia book, I'd hold upward happy to review it for you lot here.

Current Knitting

The starting fourth dimension sleeve of the Silky Wool Cardigan is consummate (and documented good plenty thus that I'll role the same shaping on the minute sleeve.


You'll banker's complaint I've already started the minute sleeve every bit well.  The Knitted Sheet is upward to exclusively 130 stitches or so.


I similar the stride at which this 1 is growing...slow in addition to easy...especially since I volition accept to decease on increasing every row until I'm upward to close 1,900 stitches per row.

Monday, October 22, 2018

Men Inward Amount Retreat




The wish to commune amongst one's ain people has never been to a greater extent than evident than inwards the recent surge inwards popularity of the Men's Knitting Retreats.

Growing Evidence

Currently,there are 6 regional retreats:
  • Spring North East Retreats inwards Upstate NY at Easton Mountain inwards May 
  • Spring North East Retreats inwards Upstate NY at Easton Mountain inwards September 
  • Great Lakes retreat at Circle Pines Center inwards Michigan inwards November
  • West Coast retreat at Dumas Bay inwards Seattle expanse on Labor Day Weekend
  • Southeast retreat at Asbury Hills inwards South Carolina inwards October
  • Rocky Mountain retreat at Moak Lodge inwards Estes Park, Colorado inwards August
These unique events accept run past times incredibly pop for guys who participate inwards the fiber world, together with they look to attract a fantastic grouping of guys.  Many of the retreats sell out rather apace fifty-fifty equally nosotros grow the pose out of events beingness scheduled.

Recently, nosotros added instant North East retreat inwards September to the schedule together with the events continue filling upwardly to capacity.  And I honestly don't intend we've plateaued yet

Big Announcement!
We accept likewise only scheduled together with opened registration for TWO novel Men's Knitting Retreats.

The showtime ane is the Men's Knitting Retreat North (MKR North) inwards Stirling Ontario inwards August for our Canadian fibre-guys.


If yous know whatsoever guy who would similar to pass a long weekend inwards a beautiful onetime pioneer cabin inwards the beautiful onetime forests of Ontario, they tin acquire to a greater extent than most it and/or register here:
The instant ane is the Mid-Michigan Men's Knitting Retreat ( MMMKR) inwards Williamston, MI inwards June.


Taking house inwards a retreat infinite specifically for crafters, this retreat volition permit 8 guys bring together inwards celebrating the fiber crafts
Coincident amongst all this novel activity, I was only latterly interviewed past times a freelance author who is doing an article on knitting retreats inwards The Globe & Mail, ane of Canada's national newspapers.  We're hoping for an Apr publication date.

Current Knitting

Finishing the instant sleeve of a sweater ever seems similar a large milestone.


I excogitation on attaching the sleeves together with blocking the cardigan to brand certain it fits equally I had hoped.  I volition produce whatsoever shaping/changes necessary earlier starting to produce the push band together with collar.

I likewise did a few to a greater extent than rows on the still-increasing knitted sheet.


I'm nonetheless non at all sick of thousands of tiny stitches together with I'm nonetheless dreaming of seeing this completed sail on my bed.

Never Also Organized


Does it seem that no affair how organized one's life is, at that spot is e'er room for to a greater extent than organization?

Life Expands to Capacity

Or perhaps, amongst organisation comes additional capacity as well as nature abhors a vacuum?

Combining concepts hither a bit, but when it comes to getting organized inwards diverse areas of my life, it seems every bit if I teach to a greater extent than organized, to a greater extent than content appears inwards my life to endure handled.  I'm non certain if it's the universe that is only looking to residue things out for me, of if it's me only beingness to a greater extent than opened upwards to proverb yes to things.

Some examples are the men's knitting retreats as well as my knitting

With the retreats, I've gotten extremely organized as well as efficient at producing the annual retreat inwards Upstate NY inwards May.  I hold a database of player information, laid spider web pages for registration, post announcements, ship out mass-e-mails, rails finances, contract amongst the retreat center, organize workshop leader volunteers, prepare rosters as well as personalized agendas, practise cite tags...etc., etc., etc.  It's a huge amount of operate that I detect unproblematic as well as slow (after 10 years of doing it).  So it opened upwards infinite for a instant retreat inwards Upstate NY inwards September as well as the chance to attention amongst the administrative aspects of a Men's Knitting Retreat inwards Ontario for our Canadian brethren.

As for my knitting as well as blah-gging well-nigh it...everything seemed organized...my stash, my crafting area, my schedule to knitting as well as spinning as well as my might to continue upwards amongst writing a weblog entry iii times a week.  Adding Gerty into the mix (Gerty is my antique Gearhardt Circular Sock Knitting Machine), has thrown it all upwards into the air as well as I'm organizing every bit fast every bit I tin every bit all of it settles dorsum down.

Please don't consider whatsoever of this every bit a complaint...I couldn't endure happier.  Thaddeus volition tell y'all that I'm i of those people that likes to remain busy as well as he's correct.  I'm happy when my life is total to the brim amongst action that I enjoy.

Current Knitting

The weekend allowed me to brand an enormous amount of progress on the Silky Wool Cardigan.


I've sewn on the sleeves as well as sewn upwards the within sleeve seam.  I've too knit upwards the push clitoris side of the push clitoris ring as well as decided on which buttons to use.



Just finished the button-hole ring as well as bespeak to run upwards up inwards the fold-over hem on the inside.


And past times the way, if you're interested inwards buying Silky Wool at a pregnant discount, Little Knits has it on sale right now.


Sunday, October 21, 2018

What's Next?

With the Silky Wool Cardigan finished, I postulate to origin planning my side yesteryear side project.

God Forfend...

Couldn't perhaps imagine beingness "in betwixt projects" when it comes to my knitting.

I'm non certain I desire to accept on exactly about other sweater immediately.  I definitely don't postulate a sweater together with I discovery it hard making a sweater that Thaddeus looks practiced inwards together with enjoys wearing.

Knitting a scarf or shawl or lid for arts and crafts demo sales seems together with then out of season.  It's together with then hard knitting something that has no feel of urgency to finishing it.

I get got the Millard Fontenot blueprint for The Brethren Sock that I'm working (see below) together with I've too got the Knitted Sheet that volition endure an ongoing WIP for years.

Should I become dorsum to the sweater projection that came inwards minute the concluding fourth dimension I surveyed yous all?


The minute alternative was the Briar Rose yarn called Wistful.


It looks similar I get got well-nigh 2,000 yards of worsted weight yarn (50% Alpaca, 20% Merino together with 20% Silk).  Maybe I'll swatch it upward to encounter what I tin come upward up with.

Current Knitting

As noted previously, I finished the Silky Wool Cardigan.




The neckband is merely a metro of stuff inwards contrary stockinette run upward which is slightly wider at transcend than on the breast together with the follow photos demo the item downwards the centre of the sleeve together with upward the centre of the breast on either side of the push band.



And hither is my progress amongst The Brethren Sock (have yous favorited it on Ravelry yet?)


This isn't typically my type of sock projection equally it requires a lot to a greater extent than attending together with counting of rows, but the stuff is turning out to endure thick together with lush together with I'm enjoying honoring Millard equally I knit it.

Unwitting Role Of Algebra



Being a math instructor would learn really tired hearing that ignorant former chestnut..."When volition I e'er utilization this inward my life?" (say it inward your caput amongst a whiny teenager's voice).

I Love Math

Just because it doesn't present upwardly inward an algebraic appear of 2x+3y=31 doesn't hateful you lot didn't utilization algebra.  The concepts of algebra are prevalent inward your daily computations to a greater extent than than you lot mightiness realize.

Have you lot e'er had to brand the conclusion whether to learn gas at your local station which is to a greater extent than expensive, or pass fourth dimension in addition to gas to learn to a station that's farther away, but damage a lot less per gallon?  Especially if you lot constituent inward the inconvenience quotient of going to the farther location, you lot are using algebraic concepts to brand that determination.

Ever endeavour to purchase ingredients for a recipe inward a grocery shop piece trying to cutting the recipe inward half...figuring out how many cans of kidney beans that learn into that chili isn't going to figure itself out without around sort of algebraic logic.

Don't learn me wrong...the rigor of taking all the factors involved inward a conclusion in addition to putting them inward an algebraic appear in addition to and thence charting that out thence you lot learn the maximum solution...that would survive excessive (for around people)...but you lot all the same utilization the concepts of algebra inward thence many areas of your life.

One of my favorite intuitive uses of math came at piece of work years agone for me.  We had surveyed a pose out of insurance companies for their salaries for diverse mutual insurance jobs...claims representative, charge per unit of measurement clerk, etc. in addition to nosotros were trying to found a agency of determining what the average manufacture salary was for whatsoever specific score of competence inward a specific job.  My boss came to me in addition to said, I convey all this data, but what practise I practise amongst it?  I told her nosotros needed to practise a scatter graph of the information in addition to uncovering a tendency describe using multiple regression analysis in addition to it would laissez passer us the algorithm nosotros needed to come upwardly up amongst an average salary for whatsoever score of competence.

I honestly surprised myself...she asked me how I knew that in addition to I couldn't actually say...I but did.  Fortunately, Microsoft Excel had this functionality built into its software dorsum in addition to thence in addition to nosotros were able to speedily in addition to easily come upwardly up amongst a useable calculation based on manufacture averages.


I'm non fifty-fifty certain if my methods were right for this...or if at that spot was a ameliorate agency to practise it...but I was amazed at how easily the concepts of how I could figure this out came to me based on years of skillful math didactics inward school.

Learning math concepts is non what students uncovering most daunting.  Understanding how in addition to when to apply them is the difficult constituent virtually mathematics, thence when somebody says they'll never utilization a math concept, having examples of where the concept is used inward existent life situations makes it easier to sympathise the applicability.

You tin wake upwardly now...I'm virtually to hash out knitting.

Current Knitting

Despite having to drive my mom to a few appointments this by weekend where I would convey consider I'd convey completed a lot of knitting, I actually didn't practise much.

I didn't brand whatsoever progress on The Brethren Sock, I made minimal progress on the Knitted Sheet.  And I started a swatch for using the Briar Rose Wistful yarn.



I dearest the Briar Rose Yarn, but I'm non thrilled amongst the cloth of this swatch.  I'm thinking I demand a tighter gauge, in addition to I haven't had whatsoever inspiration regarding the sweater blueprint using this yarn yet.  I'm thinking virtually doing a pullover amongst a neckline similar a previous projection I called the Stranded Sweater.


I ended upwardly stepping downward the pump of the lighter rectangle, leaving an opening at the neck.  But I convey no consider what this quarter-zip/no-zipper opening would survive called.

Am One Existence Obsessive Again?


Is it actually obsessive or compulsive to right a error inwards a swatch?

Of Two Minds

Using the Briar Rose yarn, I was doing a novel swatch using a run upward designing that I but figured out inwards my head, although I'm certain I could easily honour it inwards i of my run upward dictionaries.  I too wanted to larn a slightly tighter justice give thank you lot my firstly attempt.

Unfortunately, toward the starting fourth dimension of the swatch, I made a error past times knitting or purling a run upward that should get got been slipped, together with I didn't notice it until I had almost finished the swatch.


On the i hand, unless a swatch volition eventually hold upward incorporated into a garment or a blanket, having a error inwards it won't brand much difference.  Okay, good if it messes upward the run upward count or eliminates the usefulness of to a greater extent than or less aspect of the swatch, it powerfulness involve fixing it.

But I opted to hit it anyway.


Yes, I dropped the row of stitches together with laddered it dorsum upward to the overstep of the swatch

Excessive you lot think?  Well hither was my thinking.

I was thinking that if I'm making a sweater using this stitch, together with I brand a mistake, volition I hold upward able to hit it?  Turns out it was slow to hit together with I'm comfortable going forwards using this run upward designing for a novel pullover project.


Here's my version of the run upward pattern:

With US5 (3.75 mm) together with Worsted Weight Yarn, shape on a multiple of v sts addition 4:

Row 1 (RS): *P4, K1, rep from * to final iv sts, P4
Row two (WS): *K4, YB, Sl1, rep from * to final iv sts, K4

I dear that the opposite side of the run upward designing looks almost similar stockinette...


...given that I actually similar the run upward designing together with the opposite of it, I may essay out to hold upward really careful inwards the finishing together with then that I get got a fully reversible sweater.  Not certain I'll hold upward able to larn a sleeve/shoulder seam that I'll similar good plenty on both sides, but I tin aspire!

Current Knitting

In add-on to swatching (and fixing a swatch mistake), I too made to a greater extent than or less progress on the Millard Fontenot Brethren Sock.


I've done the firstly of iii repeats on the heel flap together with proceed to intend almost Millard together with Kerry alongside dear equally I do.

Daily Maintenance



In closed to areas, I possess got a lot of discipline, but inwards other areas, it takes every ounce of pull only to create the minimum amount necessary inwards life.

All Over the Map

Not certain why closed to daily tasks are slow to recall as well as fifty-fifty sometimes a pleasance that I create without whatever reservations as well as others are much to a greater extent than bothersome as well as require constant self-nagging.

Pleasurable:

  • Staying upwardly to appointment on the tidings as well as social media
  • Blogging
  • Knitting as well as other fiber pursuits
  • Reading
  • Taking daily medications
  • Men's Knitting Retreat preparations as well as communications/e-mails, etc.


Constant Self-Nagging:

  • Brushing, flossing as well as inter-dental cleaning of my teeth
  • Taking vitamins
  • Journaling
  • Praying/meditating
  • Exercise
  • Hydrating/drinking water

It's amazing to me the vast divergence betwixt how I encounter the tasks on these ii lists, despite the similarities inwards the items on each list.  I hateful how much dissimilar is reading than meditating?  And yet I delay, ignore, postpone as well as avoid meditating whilst picking upwardly a majority as well as reading without giving it a instant thought?

You'd intend that the gap betwixt how I process the items on each listing would teach smaller over the years, but honestly, there's really footling modify inwards the amount of aversion versus the appeal betwixt them equally I teach older.

On a positive note, I possess got gotten ameliorate at incorporating the aversion listing into my life as well as I create them on a to a greater extent than routine footing right away that I'm retired.  But I honestly intend that's alone because I possess got ane less excuse for avoiding those activities right away that I can't blame a busy schedule for non doing them.

And if I could only meditate more, I mightiness only teach to a indicate of credence on this strange grapheme flaw of avoiding closed to tasks...alas, it's a fell cycle.

Current Knitting

After correcting the error inwards my swatch, I possess got decided to teach forrad alongside the Briar Rose Pullover.


I've only finished the final row of mistaken ribbing as well as starting moving into the primary sew together pattern.  I'll move knitting the lower trunk in-the-round as well as I'm all the same non certain if I'll steek the arm-holes as well as the cervix opening or if I'll knit the front end as well as dorsum apartment ane time I teach upwardly to the arm-hole opening...just worried that the pooling as well as patterning of the variegated yarn mightiness await awful if I switch to back-and-forth knitting, but steeks won't permit me brand a reversible sweater.  Fortunately, I possess got enough of fourth dimension to view what I desire to do.

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