The fingerless gloves are finished. I am going to wear them tonight to keep my hands warm. They are a little wonky, but the pattern was very vague and open to interpretation. There was only one very bad picture So here’s the deal If you can’t see any flaws or artist interpretation from 5 feet away they are perfect.
It occurred to me this morning that I have a very serious shortage of gloves. I have not shopped for new gloves for 3 years. I did get rid of the worn out gloves though. In 2019 I was not in the mood to shop for gloves. After losing Eric in November, it just seemed like too much work to get myself dressed and ready for shopping. In 2020 and 2021 the COVID19 numbers were too high to go shopping. I just can’t buy gloves online. They must fit right and be comfortable. Glove sizing is not uniform. They can’t have polyester or acrylic or they would be useless for me. You would be surprised at the number of makers who just Ignore Labeling laws. They advertise wool gloves that are actually up to 95% polyester.
So today I started knitting a pair of fingerless gloves in Ella Rae super wash wool in red. I finished the second glove this evening and promptly started the first glove. I had a good knitting friend, Barbara who insisted that if you do the second mitten or sock first and then go back and knit the first one, you will never have the I just could not finish the second one syndrome. You will never have a drawer of one of a kind 1/2 pair of anything. It seems to work for me too. I know it’s all about my personal perception on the project, but that’s all that matters. So below is the picture of my second glove.
I have already pulled the project bag with the second pair of gloves I just have to pull everything out to cake the yarn and start. You will get to see those too.
I had a very bad night last night My joints were stiff and my normally soft bed felt like I was lying on cement. I am not sure why my body perceives the bed as being hard when I am sore. I am sure if I Google it the will be a perfectly acceptable answer. I just don’t want to know know. I doubt it will make any difference. Just like I don’t want to know why some flare ups last a week and other are a few months long.
Today I managed to shave 3 minutes off my walking time around the block. A 19 minute mile. I don’t expect progress like this everyday. I really wanted to take a nap but walked instead. Then I came home and took a nap. I also got 32 minutes on the elliptical after dinner. I have not gained any weight since November but I feel more puffy. I need to work on that.
I also managed to make a small dent in the current skein of yarn on the baby blanket. I think because it has a little more weight to it, it is not curling up. The knitting is going faster.
Today was the first time I was able to walk around the block since I got that weird 24 hour bug in November. I did the mile in a record setting 22 minutes. Not bad for a first try in a long while. Followed by 42 minutes on the Cubii2 after dinner. I don’t know if it was the long walk or the Sjogren’s flare up but my joints and tendons are very stiff I hope they are better soon
In knitting news I have made progress on the baby blanket. It is looking good.
My adventures in on line shopping went very weird. They delivered all but the carrots. I thought they were out until I got a message from the store that I needed to pick up my carrots. So strange.
I got to the first color change on the baby blanket. That is all the news that is to print.
In other news, shopping has gone back to 2020. I send in my wish list and see if I get everything that I need. Nope not today. Only got 50%. I will try again tomorrow.
Despite wakings up to a very bad body day the day turned out okay in the end. By evening I was feeling better. I managed to get 6 more rows of white knit on the baby blanket. No, I did not quite reach the color change yet. Maybe tomorrow. I know I have been saying that for a few days. It is one of those infinite balls of yarn that just seem to stay almost the same no matter how many rows are knit. I also managed to get 50 % of my to do list done, although truth be told John did 50% of my work today.
I have read the National Institute’s of Health report on inflammation and weight loss. Yet I am still perplexed as to why my clothing just keeps growing in the closet. Like the pants I got around Mother’s Day. When I bought them they sat at my waist and were 2 inches above my ankle. The bottom of the pant leg now sits at my ankle and the waist just hit the bottom of my rib cage. I have not lost a pound yet. I have also read that the body reconfigures it self after losing x amount of pounds and then the weight loss starts again. This is the second size down without losing any weight. I am going to propose a different theory on the subject. It is just as absurd. It is the desert air that is making the clothing grow. It is also changing the size tags on clothing at the store so I think that I am buying smaller clothing sizes. This is just as crazy as the 2 vetted and published articles above. By the way I will wait until the pants go halfway up my rib cage and then I know that I am down another size. Then it’s clothes shopping again.
I got the strangest call from the car dealership today. Since I have less than 4,000 miles on my 2 year old car I should let them buy it back so that they can sell it to someone who will love it more and drive it more. Haha, in this car market they have got to be crazy. Besides Tessela, which does not come with leather seats, heated seats or steering wheels which is fantastic for arthritis. I am not sure about the padded steering wheel’s which are great for arthritis. What other car is there on the market. Most of the car makers are still paying the price for canceling those computer chip order’s at the beginning of the pandemic. You’ve got to hand it to them they do have gull. I am keeping my car.
Today we went for a drive going north on Oracle Road. Truth be told I am going stir crazy at home. Did I mention that there were over 1,000 new cases of COVID19 in Pima County today, yet again. We drove all the way to Pinal County. There is an over 55 community up there. Although it looks nice since we don’t golf or play tennis it probably would not be worth the monthly maintenance fees. Did I mention that not one person we saw was masking up? Although if one could snag a house overlooking the golf course that might be worth it. It is basically out in the middle of nowhere. 15 minutes to the nearest grocery store. A definite lack of places to eat out. Since it is an over 55 community there would be no trick or treaters at Halloween. I really love watching the kids grow up. It’s not for us, we are staying put. I love being part of a multi generational community. I love being close to things.
I thought I would be on the next color strip on the baby blanket. I am almost there. Tiny needles plus fine yarn equals skeins that go on forever. Hopefully tomorrow will be the day for the next color.
I had the energy to get a few things done around the house. Although it required a rest afterwards. Yup, still in that blank ity blank flare up. I think I will freezer dive for dinner tomorrow night. Since I managed to snag a few ready made meals the freezer is full. That will be about my speed too.
