Monsoons and More

 It is a bit late into the rainy season, for our summer monsoons in Tucson to just perk up. Over the last 2 days we have gotten a total of 1 inch or 2.54 centimeters.  Which is more rain than we have gotten all summer at our house. This is what a long term drought looks like well into the second decade.  I am not sure if this is a man made problem or a normal 1,000 year cycle type of event.  For that you would need to talk to the scientists.  

I do know that our desert landscape is enjoying the rain fall.  Native desert plants are very good at soaking up water very fast.  Our yard looked very good today.  Everything was a bit more perky and clean.  There is nothing like a good rain to get the dust off things.  

I am well on my way to finishing my second set of mittens for my purse.  I always carry 2 pairs of mittens one set is short enough to eat or knit with.  The other pair are longer for just keeping my hands warm.  Somehow over the summer I lost both pairs of mittens.  I put them some place safe so I would not lose them. I forgot where I put them, hence making 2 more pairs when I already have 2 serviceable pairs.  

In between resting  today, I am managing to move projects around to put the ones I want to work on up front.  The others will go to the knitting room for a temporary time out.  This should help me focus a little bit better.  I am running out of battery do more tomorrow.  TTFN

Another New Pattern.

 I am currently working on a bespoke baby blanket.  I will publish the pattern after the mom to be gets it.  One thing I can tell you now is that it is simple and colorful.  There will be a nice gradient in colors.  It is a fast knit.  It will use 8 100 gram skeins of yarn on US size 3 knitting needles. Those without arthritis in their hands should be able to finish in a week or so. It will be large enough to use until the toddler stage.  

Somehow having a space of my own where I can shut out the world while looking at a nice desert landscape is helping my creativity.  I only wish I could knit more hours a day right now.  Right now I knit for a bit and let my hands rest.  This seems to have cut down the soreness and swelling.  Maybe this way I can avoid further surgery on my hands.  I can only hope.