As of today I have completed 51 knitting projects this year. I think I am well ahead of my project 8.3 projects completed per month I projected in January. I am disappointed that I have not used more of my stash yarn up. Well there is always June. This hat marks my 51st knitting project of the year. This is also my 28th hat for the year. I should reach my yearly goal of 5 dozen hats knit for the clothing bank in no time. I have been know to knit more hats in any given year.
Today I decided that I am no longer making special needs bibs. All the supplies are heading to Goodwill with the exception of the cut up bandannas which landed in a dog pillow. I have been trying to get myself to use up the supplies for charity donations. After 1 1/2 years of trying John and I talked it over and decided it was time to let go. Unfortunately for John that means another trip to Goodwill since he brought in a car full yesterday.
There may be some hope for me. I am actually knitting a summer top for me. My weight and inches lost is some what stable for now. I started it this afternoon and have 3 inches of the front knit on the first day. Shocking, I know. How long has it been. At lest a hundred projects ago. At least a year. I tend to knit fast. I am at 47 completed knitting projects for 2021 so far. My goal is a hundred projects, so I think I can quite possibly reach my goal.
I have to admit that I still have 1 hat, scarf and blanket on the knitting needles as works in progress for charity. So I did not go completely to the selfish knitting side.
11 days later I am still dealing with my flare up. I probably won’t get all 14 scarfs done in 21 days. I have managed to complete 10. Which is 10 more than I had before. I know that they will be needed and loved.
I have had a few really bad days of just sitting or sleeping. My body just to tired to move. The brain fog is mind numbing. I really hope that I have turned the corner. I have a syllabus to write on spinning silk. Think art yarn. I hope enough people get the vaccine so we can get past COVID19. I want to share my knowledge.
Mother’s Day was fun. It was full of eating, popcorn, chocolate and a couple of new outfits that we went into the store to try on. I also have to find time to get my new glasses. They are ready. I am hoping for a better day, one day at a time.
My body and I are not currently on speaking terms. I have had a major slow down in what I want to do versus what my body will allow. For the past 3 days all I have been able to knit is 6 or 7 yards of yarn at best. I really feel bad as each scarf represents a holiday present for a child in Tucson.
To get over this latest Sjorgrins flare up, yes a flare up as I live with some effects on a daily basis. I must rest. Which is not always easy. My bed which was picked out because it was soft and comfortable feels like cement. Even playing jazz quietly in the background is not working. I wish I had some magic to fix this and everything else that is going wrong in the world.
I am going to try to sleep again. I don’t know if it is possible but I will try. My pain level is just below crying. Which makes it hard to sleep. No more aspirin until 6 am. Sighs.
It would not surprise anyone who knows me that I was spinning some ecru silk brick while wearing a jet black dress today. I had silk threads everywhere on the dress. What a mess. I went over to where I have the next dog pillow in progress and tried to get most of the silk off. I need to coordinate my spinning colors with my clothing colors better. I might have just as much fiber on me, but at least it would not show up so boldly.
It was a rare rainy day here. We got almost an 1/8 of an inch of rain. We also got to see a wonderful double rainbow this afternoon. My body is out of sync so not much got done. I still have about 12 inches to go on the next scarf. So it will be finished tomorrow.
