{"id":3837,"date":"2018-06-04T15:33:20","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T20:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/?p=3837"},"modified":"2018-06-04T15:36:48","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T20:36:48","slug":"yep-its-been-a-while","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/?p=3837","title":{"rendered":"Yep, it’s been a while!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I realize it’s been a while since I last blogged.\u00a0 During that time, \"\"<\/a>I’ve actually written several partial posts without managing to finish.\u00a0 I’ll attempt to actually finish this one!<\/p>\n

As always, I’ve stayed busy doing this and that in addition to the normal chores of life.\u00a0 I simply can’t sit idle as I watch movies or listen to music.\u00a0 The hands must be busy!\u00a0 As winter turned to spring, I knitted a pair of sock for myself.\u00a0 This is a first!\u00a0 Before they were finished, it became too warm to wear them but I assume cold weather will return again.\u00a0 These socks were knitted with Knit Picks Felici yarn in colorway Captain Nemo.\u00a0 I used a slightly altered version of Shireen<\/a> pattern I’ve used in the past.\u00a0 It’s an easy knit.<\/p>\n

I also made some socks for a friend.\u00a0 Because his feet are narrow, I decided to make 2×2 ribbed socks from cuff to toe (no \"\"<\/a>pattern).\u00a0 They will stretch to custom fit his feet.\u00a0 I used Lang Jawoll in a marl gray and red self striping (902.0059) yarn.\u00a0 The toes are made with Valley Huntington yarn in colorway Light Gray Heather.<\/p>\n

I am now officially burned out of knitting socks (for now).\u00a0 Time to make something else.<\/p>\n

I’ve begun knitting another Sockhead Slouch Hat<\/a>.\u00a0 I knit over half of it but didn’t like how it was turning out so ripped it out and started again.\u00a0 I’m only a little over an inch into it so it will be a while before completion (if ever!).\u00a0 My heart just isn’t into knitting presently which I think is mostly influenced by hot weather… and boy, it’s HOT!<\/p>\n

Also lately, I gave some thought to rug making again.\u00a0 The last two were made from cutting up DH’s tshirts.\u00a0 I gave one to Jacob and kept one for myself.\u00a0 I really like it a lot!\u00a0 It made me think of making rugs using my own tshirt fabric.\u00a0 Because I make my own casual cotton knit shirts, I have a 25 year collection of leftover \"\"<\/a>scraps.\u00a0 I dug them all out and was surprised to discover a small mountain of fabric.\u00a0 It’s definitely time to reduce the pile!<\/p>\n

I found some muslin to cut and warp the frame.\u00a0 I then dove into the cotton knit fabric and cut literally hundreds of strips for twining the rug.\u00a0 After two weeks, I had a lovely, snugly, absorbent rug.\u00a0 When I mentioned it to Jacob, he quickly hinted how much he would love to have another rug.\u00a0 Since I already have 3, this one will go to him.\u00a0 After all, that mountain of fabric has diminished very little.\u00a0 Upon finishing his, I immediately warped the frame again and began another.\u00a0 It’s currently over half finished.\u00a0 Sadly, the mountain is only dented so I hope to continue\u00a0making rugs.\u00a0 There is no shortage of places to put them or people who want them!<\/p>\n

My century+ old magnolia tree is in full bloom \"\"<\/a>and with this winter and spring rains, it’s absolutely loaded with blossoms.\u00a0 I go out each morning before dew has dried to smell the wonderful fragrance of their lemony perfume.\u00a0 When I can reach one, I bring it into the house to enjoy all day.\u00a0 So, so beautiful!<\/p>\n

Though I try and distract myself, this is the hardest time of the year for me as the two-year anniversary of DH’s death approaches.\u00a0 I think of him often and cry a few more tears.\u00a0 The house is just too damned empty and quiet!\u00a0 When I get too melancholy,\u00a0 I crank the lawnmower and work it out.\u00a0 There’s always grass to mow!<\/p>\n

Shirl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I realize it’s been a while since I last blogged.\u00a0 During that time, I’ve actually written several partial posts without managing to finish.\u00a0 I’ll attempt to actually finish this one! As always, I’ve stayed busy doing this and that in addition to the normal chores of life.\u00a0 I simply can’t sit idle as I watch (continue reading…) <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,41,40,10,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3837"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3837"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3867,"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3837\/revisions\/3867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}