The winter weather has definitely overstayed it's welcome, in my opinion. With the first day of spring now having come and gone, I am declaring all out war on winter. First, I made a pair of socks in spring colors, light green and blue w/ lace, then I made camping reservations for Memorial Day weekend, and lastly, I transplanted some grass in a pot to gaze at while I knit. Today we went to the annual Maple Syrup Days, another spring tradition in Maine. It was really cold! I am only semi-confident that we'll get enough thaw to get the camper out of the snow in time for camping. It just doesn't seem possible that we'll be camping in 2 months. Eric and I are speculating how much snow is on the campsite right now. Just in case, I am working on a wool sweater to keep me extra warm. Actually, I am working on the sweater because it's been in the closet since October and I am not having much luck with any of my other projects. I'm just telling myself that knitting a wool sweater a week before April is useful because of the camping. My shrug is a mess, waiting to be ripped out, and my three attempts at "Sprout", a short cardi have been less than successful. I needed something mindless and since the wool sweater is already well into the boring knit a row, purl a row stage, I figure I can do that without too much trouble. I am not sure why I can't seem to knit lately without chaos. I thought it might be the painkillers I was living off of (thanks to a little sledding incident), but I finally don't need those anymore. That hasn't fixed the knitting. Perhaps I am rushing things, getting too cocky. Perhaps it's because I am trying to read directions, another thing I don't do well. Who knows, but I need to figure it out soon before all of my fingernails are chewed off!
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