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New Socks

I’ve been working steadily, if not so quickly, on the socks for my aunt. My chief blockers: work and moving prep. Work continues to be pretty busy, and not with the sorts of meetings I can knit on. It’s lots of trouble shooting and bug-slaying on our current project. This is a natural part of the process, but it keeps me busy. And outside of work, it’s preparing for our move, whether packing, or making arrangements.

Some key milestones we’ve completed:

  • Rental contract signed for a new apartment in the US starting August
  • Notice sent to leasing company here to end our contract
  • Plane tickets booked
  • Movers scheduled to get our stuff from North Carolina the week after we get home
  • New mattress purchased and delivery scheduled

Don’t underestimate the importance of this last one. Our mattress here was purchased to survive about 2 years. It made it about 2 years and 10 months. About a month ago it suddenly went from “alright” to “horrible”. We needed a new mattress anyway when we got back, but any thoughts of “an air mattress for a bit will be fine” went out the window. New mattress and box spring were secured and my brother-in-law will meet the delivery folks a few days before we fly in.

Anyway, all these things take time. So given all that, I can’t really complain that I am on the second sock:

One finished sock and the start of a cuff in Hedgehog Fibres colorway “Raku”, which is a dark pewter/bronze with splashes of pink, yellow, gold, and purple. They are arranged on top of a computer keyboard.

As I’ve started packing, I’ve also started thinking about my knitting and spinning reserves. Thus, I’ve wound the yarn for the roosimine mitts I’m planning to make into cakes already. I need to check if there’s anything else I need to wind, before I pack up the box with ball winder and swift. After that – I’m committed to my projects through August at least.

Two full cakes and a partial cake of Undercover Otter yarn in: “Uncle Fester” (gray), “Blood Freak” (orange, pink and purple), and “Dark Skies” (purple with blue speckles). All sit in a bright orange leather bag.

Of course, given how busy I am, I’m also pretty sure I’m already over planning what I can actually achieve. But, craft supplies are my security blanket, and I’m not packing them all away. I guess if I get really desperate, I could actually weave in all the ends I’ve been ignoring on a variety of projects.