It’s about that time where I need to knit on projects that are enjoyable, but easy to figure out and memorize. Work is insanely busy, people (in general) are frustrating, and I feel like I’m living in one of those zombie movies where we make fun of people who don’t listen to experts, except this is real life and we’re not listening to the experts.

Long story short: working full-time and moving in with your boyfriend during a pandemic is nothing short of stellar (more on that later).

The good news is that my friend, Erin, needed someone to test-knit her new crescent shawl pattern at the same time I needed a distraction from people not wearing masks and hanging out at bars like we’re ignoring the Spanish Influenza during Mardi Gras (I need you all to stop doing that for everyone’s sake).

She told me it would be easy and she wasn’t wrong. I grabbed some deep stash that’s been dying in my craft room for at least four years and headed to the lake, along with my latest thriller novel, and went to town. What you see here is the final result!

Details:

Pattern: Infinite Hope by Erin Donahue
Yarn: Teenybutton Studio
Colorway: Conversation Hearts

Since finishing this up (and like I mentioned earlier), I’ve been busier at work than I have been in months. I think the ability to work from home has allowed people to hyper-focus on their oft-neglected marketing operations, so every day is a new adventure in hunting down processes and rebuilding boolean logic. I can’t complain because it helps make these monotonous days of venturing nowhere move quickly, but I miss the days where I could break up my working hours with brewery visits, library runs, and potluck parties.

It’s also that time of year where I’m prepping gifts that I’ll be making for the holidays, so there’s a solid chance I’ll be disappearing soon while I knit or cross-stitch my top-secret projects. Probably not, though, because I’m a selfish knitter and can always find time to sneak in a shawl for myself.

Let me know if you’ve starting your winter crafting and if you think your plans are actually attainable (because mine absolutely are not).