Tired Tuesday

I promised I’d blog more in English, but I’ve been bad. More English from now on!

I’m tired, tired today. Not the not-enough-sleep kind of tiredness, more lack of energy. I blame it on the weather. This endless winter with snow and ice wherever you look and the lack of blue skies and sunshine. Every day seems exactly the same as the one before. I would really, really, really like some spring now, please.

Well – knitting helps. Knitting always helps.

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Knitting, a big mug of tea (Brunkullan’s tea, my favorite of favorites) and alternating between some favorite songs and an audio book.

My Aysén FLS is coming along nicely, I’ve started the lace part:

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I’m starting to worry a bit though. I switched to another skein and I can see a bit of pooling now, that wasn’t there with the previous skein. Can you see it? There are wider patches of the pale sections emerging. Not sure how I feel about that. It doesn’t look like much now, but if it continues I think I probably won’t like it. I think I’ll add another skein and alternate between them and see if that helps.

Yesterday’s mail brought me a book I ordered last week:

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Vendestrik by Hanne Meedom. What a gem! Really nice patterns using short row technique, with clear instructions and beautiful photos. I found this book thanks to Mette, after asking about the gorgeous vest she was knitting. Her vest is “Vest i vendestrik” from Katrinelund. You can only buy it as a kit and I wasn’t interested in that, at least not at the moment, so Mette told me about this little book. I’m sure glad she did, thanks Mette!

Well… I better get busy. Gonna crank up the volume and let the voice of Toby Keith swirl around the house while I work and do my very best to ignore the fact that it’s snowing. Again.

5 Comments. Posted by Ulrika on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 09:44.

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5 Comments on “Tired Tuesday”

  1. Ulrika says:

    Pooling stör mig faktiskt inte alls, jag tycker bara det är intressan att se hur färgerna samlas eller inte när man ökar eller minskar antalen maskor. Färgerna är i vilket fall jättehärliga. Men som du säger, man kan ju växla mellan olika nystan om man vill.

    Posted on March 10, 2009 at 11:51.

  2. Ulrika says:

    På mindre saker, som sockor t.ex., stör det inte mig heller, men när det blir så här stort. Effekten blir så mycket mer påtaglig då och det vet jag inte om jag gillar.

    Posted on March 10, 2009 at 12:00.

  3. Boel says:

    Den boken vill jag ha eller jag måste ha den, jag älskar att sticka med förkortade varv.

    Garnet du stickar med är så härligt i färgerna, tänker vår när jag ser det.

    Boel

    Posted on March 10, 2009 at 20:24.

  4. mo says:

    The weather’s hit me hard as well. So much so that I’ve resorted to taking some Vitamin D every day hoping it will help to improve the mood. Yesterday the temp driving into work was -35C, -42C when you factor in the windchill. Egad! I’m hoping it will start getting nicer because another cold snap will send me over the edge!

    Posted on March 12, 2009 at 01:15.

  5. Ulrika says:

    Mo – I think I need more than vitamins. Wine, maybe.
    Or more yarn. :-P
    I know – compared to you guys, I’m in like high summer here. ;) I woke up to -15 today and thought I’d die, but that’s nothing to what you’re having.
    Girl, this whole Canadian winter thing is making me seriously wonder if some day moving over there is such a good idea. Well – maybe I’ll just go by that forecast you sent me (loved it!) and head straight for Vancouver. ;)

    PS – what’s that word he says about Ontario/Quebec , it sounds like “dabbernack”..?

    Posted on March 12, 2009 at 09:38.