Wednesday WIPs

 

Between my Echo and my phone I spent the Monday and yesterday listening to alert notifications for flooding and wind. Flooding doesn't worry us but wind sure does. We are surrounded by huge poplars that fall over if you even look at them. One took out my Mini Cooper two years ago. I'm still in mourning. 

I have no idea at this time how the storm turned out because I wrote this post before it got here anticipating the worst. If I disappear, you know it was bad. They've already closed schools for the afternoon. It was a good morning for knitting though. This is the replacement sweater for Son. It has the shawl collar and pockets he requested. 

The original cardi is also back in business. I got it back on the needles from the cables it was on for sizing and added a few more rows. I'm not too far from the sleeve split so that's good news. 

My travel knit, Riddari, has one sleeve done and another started. 

And....that ugly handspun is now being turned into a not too shabby Croc sock. I am striping it with another similar weight and color orphan handspun and I like it. Handspun makes a nice thick sock that I like to pull on over my regular socks when it's really cold or wet outside. As much as I love my colorful Crocs, mine have holes in them so a double layer of warm wool is a necessity in the winter. 

Now I'm off to fill up buckets, prepare the lower level for sleeping and cook dinner even though it's still morning. If the power goes out, we lose water and that's never fun. 

See you on the other side.