Weekends

I know they say you shouldn't live for the weekends, but I often find myself doing just that. I wish the week away just to get to Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Just typing that out makes me cringe! I need to check myself and quit wishing my weeks away. There's nothing I can't do during the week that I do on the weekend, well except sleeping in. Anything else, I can do during the week when I get off work. So no more! I'm going to make a conscience effort to not wish my weeks away. On that note, this past weekend was a good one. Not that we did anything spectacular. Fonzy and I stayed in pjs all day Saturday, but I didn't mind because I had these cute spooky pjs to lounge around in. I worked on my Flax sweater throughout the day, watched college football with Fonzy, napped and cooked. That was our Saturday.

Sunday was rainy and a perfect Fall day. Peep the leaves starting to change! I knit some more on my Flax sweater, along with cleaning, laundry and basically getting ready for the week. Oh, I also cut the fabric for my Emery dress. Yes, I'm still chugging along on that. I figured if I do a little everyday I might have a dress by this weekend. Fingers crossed! Fonzy did yard work most of the day and that was that! Another weekend gone!

Seasonal Rhythms

The Sunday Cardigan - my new project


Looking back through the memories of my Instagram account I've noticed I'm a creature of habit. I've had memories from years past pop up of baking something and realize I baked the same thing on the exact date. The same with my knitting. The past 3 years at this time of year I'm knitting with burnt orange yarn. Seasonal Rhythms. I feel it strongly this time of year and my soul seems to crave burnt orange yarn. Last year at this time I was knitting this Silver Monk Sweater. I finished all the knitting, but never seamed it up. I hate seaming! I couldn't start a new Fall sweater without finishing this one, so for two nights I seamed and my Silver Monk sweater is done!

I've realized with this project I'm not a fan of cotton yarn and won't use it again. And while I love the design of the sweater with the V in the back, it's too low, so the sweater will probably get worn around the house. My new project, with burnt orange of course, is the Sunday Cardigan knit with wool. I'm so excited for this sweater and know it will be worn!

Here's to Fall and my seasonal rhythms!

Rainbow Sprinkles Sweater

I'm finally getting around to posting my Rainbow Sprinkles Flax Sweater! I LOVE this sweater and have worn it several times already! This is my second time knitting this pattern and probably won't be the last. It's a simple top down raglan sweater that you can customize anyway you want. I seem to be stuck on rainbows since my first Flax here had a rainbow too.

I love looking back on my progress pictures. It takes me back to all the little moments of knitting, little slices of life.

Pattern: Flax by Tin Can Knits
Yarn: Caron Cakes

Cotton Candy Pink Sweater

Ta-da!

I finished my cotton candy pink sweater in November but hadn't gotten around to posting it. This was a quick and fun knit and the sweater is so warm. So warm in fact I have yet to actually wear it besides taking these pictures. North Carolina weather seems to be unseasonably warm right now. It was 72 degrees the other day! I need it to cool down so I can enjoy my knits.