I finished a pair of vanilla socks in the loveliest blue-green tones (yarn by Nicole C Mendez). This was some perfect knitting for my current somewhat chaotic and stressed state. Since this winter seems to be never ending I’ll even still get a chance to wear them before spring arrives.

Very satisfying, and then there’s a project that’s pretty much the opposite. Last summer I started the Claire de Lune shawl. After working on it for a week or so the project got neglected. I finally decided to pick it up again, but the stitch count made NO sense whatsoever. I do think it’s a gorgeous pattern, but I’m not in the mood for figuring this out at all. So the project was ripped and I decided to go for the more straightforward Paint the Town pattern. Only I tried to use the momentum created by the frogging and basically jumped right into it. Yeah, never a good idea with super wrinkled yarn. So the project was ripped again, the yarn wound into a hank and I washed it. Let’s hope third time’s the charm, because I cast on again and am quite happily working on it right now. I think these three colours will be lovely in a simple stripey scarf.