Party in NYC!

Name: Kaitlyn

Date: February 25

Current Location: New York City, NY

Hey all!

I spent the beginning of the month in New York for a dear friend’s birthday, and then hung out in NYC for a couple of days on my way home. No yarn-specific adventures, unfortunately, although I did visit The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the fashion wing was closed, damn it!). There was, however, a fantastic exhibition of Japanese kimonos with some seriously impressive embroidery on display.

My other highlights include Central Park, which was lovely despite the cold, and I enjoyed getting to walk so much. I also visited THE STRAND!! 😍😍😍 SO MANY BOOKS! I feel as though I’ve failed, as I didn’t buy any knit, crochet, or yarn-specific items. I did buy two Spanish-language books to practice with, though.

Current Projects:

Tree of Life Afghan

FLASHBACK TO JANUARY: “Check out how large this one has gotten! I’m on the second tree panel, and I hope to have this one finished and squared away by the end of February so I can get started on a new afghan.”

…Yeah, that didn’t happen. Between travel and work this month, I’ve hardly made any progress on this one (2-3 rows, I think?). Maybe March will be better, lol!

Fancy Yellow Socks

The Flying Arrows sock pattern from Helen Waittes

These socks have ended up being the bane of my existence. The instructions for the heel are so convoluted, that I’ve done the heel section and ripped it back 3 times, and I’ve ended up just using the heel instructions for my first pair of socks I worked on last year. It also took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out that these are being knit inside out, and I had to adjust the heel to accommodate for that. I am now (*knock on wood*) through the heel bit, and moving on to the foot of the sock.

Tunisian Holiday Sampler [link https://tlycblog.com/tunisian-holiday-sampler-blanket-links/%5D

Working on a new square, but I’ve been dragging my feet because I really don’t like this particular stitch (smock stitch). It’s tedious and I’m not a huge fan of how it looks.

The good news is the squares aren’t too big, so once I’m done with this one, I can move along to another stitch and forget this one ever happened!

Up Next:

I’m headed back up to New York City at the end of March for work, but have no other major travel plans. I’m still trying to recover financially from my health issues last year, but I may get a few trips in this summer and in the fall.

I hope you’re all feeling the love this February!

See you all next time! ❤