Happy New Year, friends. I hope the first week of January has been gentle and kind to you. It has been for us, and I am grateful. I’m still reflecting and processing in this month because honestly there isn’t much brain space for that in December anymore for me. I’m grateful to ease back into ordinary time and the world feels a bit quieter. Yet there is so much to think through, process, plan, and it all overwhelms a bit.
I’ve been so happy to knit away on whatever suits my mood at the moment. I want to say gift knitting is done, but not totally. I have yarn coming to knit a birthday sweater for Brandon. I’ve never knit him a sweater because he’s always overheated and doesn’t really want many woolly items, but I really want to make him a sweater he can wear as a good warm layer at work since he works outside often in the winter months.
I’m not knitting a ton on my koviua because I’ve started a couple small items for Wren (both test knits, though one I am late on). But when I can work on it, it is a true pleasure. I am loving the way the yarn is working up, hoping it will fit well, too.
I’m still reading Little Women, and the children and I have been reading a couple poems daily from this collection, Winter Poems, and really enjoying it. It has been so mild here and warm, which I can’t really complain about because it is so lovely. But I really do want some winter days and some snow. I miss living in the Rocky Mountains where snow was on the ground for months at a time. Maybe reading a lot of wintery snowy-themed children’s books will help? 🙂 I find myself gathering armloads of them from the library when we go.
What are you knitting and reading lately?
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