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Sunday Jan 06, 2019
56 - Happy New Year
Sunday Jan 06, 2019
Sunday Jan 06, 2019
Episode 56 – 1/4/19 Knitting and Running in 30 minutes or less. You can find me as WindsweptMonique on Ravelry and Instagram or as Windswept Knits on Facebook and Twitter. Shownotes can be found on my website at WindsweptKnits.com
FOs
First of the Un-Christmas Socks - knitting these up in CoBaSi, which is a cotton, bamboo, silk, nylon blend that is super stretchy and breathes beautifully on sweaty feet. The toes, cuffs and heels are a blue/gray blend called Wave Caps, and the foot and leg in a gray named Seattle Sky.
Thing 2’s hat – finished last night and he hasn’t stopped wearing since I put it on his head this morning. in Valley Yarn’s Southwick. I’m using the green as the contrast ribbed brim, then the purple that Thing 2 chose as the body of the hat. No pattern, just knitting to his head size.
Wips
2nd sock started for Un-Christmas socks. Finished toe and started foot.
Boxy by Joji Locatelli. Using Bamboo Laceweight from Spinaway Farms that I picked up in Rhinebeck 2 years ago. Variegated cool blues from nearly white to nearly navy.
Changing Staircases shawl in 50/50 cotton/bamboo blend from Great Adirondack Yarn in the Hydrangea colorway blue, turquoise and purple
Knitting Fail
There are dangers to knitting in dark theme park lines…
Life and stuff
40 before 40? Roughly based on Gretchen Ruben’s happiness project, 18 in 2018. Still not 100% sure I’m going to do this but… Run 5k, 10k, half marathon. Increase muscle mass. Swim one mile in one day. Release 6 patterns. Submit to more knitting magazines. Improve my Spanish or Russian, or learn Arabic (know folks who speak all of these).
Out and about
Florida – late flight – Legoland – to the in-laws – horseback riding and swimming – early morning flight
On the Run
No running but lots of walking, incl. a hike at the Disney Wilderness Preserve one afternoon with Thing 1, my husband Chris and my dad. It’s run by the Nature Conservancy and has a few really nice trails with lots of wildlife – just south of Orlando, definitely recommend it.
Swam ¼ mile this morning for the first time ever!
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