I needed a No Brainer WIP and Found it

There is this simple dimple ADORABLE pattern called Age of Brass and Steam by Orange Flower Yarn, first released in 2010. It screams let the simplicity motivate you and that is exactly what I need as I mow through my WIP location program. The increases are never ending, the garter break up between stockinette stitch is timeless with the hourglass presentation from garter stitches above and below knit 2 stitches together. (yarn: Lola Bean)

I am working on an architectural structured cowl (yarn: Sanguine Gryphon) when I'm at work that has inspired me to ask a dyer for a special order. 

 As well as a balloon sleeve, off shoulder sweater with different micron merinos (yarn: Mountaintop Alpaca Farm) when I'm at my home office desk, I can't wait to add the curling motifs

And the bedside (yarn: Spunky Sheep) scarf 

 

Andanothet scarf (yarn: Groovy Hues) 

These are not all of the WIPs, that I am delighted to have picked back up. These are however, intense, thought provoking projects that get regularly tweaked. So, in this, I am glad that I have something that whizzes by with a predestined ending. Lol 

Things Are Not Okay

And it is okay to admit it. We are not in unprecedented times. The world has been here before and hopefully the world will collectively choose to be better for a longer time span than barely 100 years. 

Your joy, your refusal to be defeated are acts of rebellion. Use them increasingly. 

May we be together when this too has passed 

Wip Location Program Activated

You're probably wondering how two WIPS made their way into the vehicle when I'm the only driver. Well let me tell you, smarty pants- if I sits, I knits. 

The crazy part is that any car knitting project is a long term labor of love. Will I ever bind off? Dunno. I do know that I have enough feel good yarn 🧶 to last a good minute,however I have found good yarn dot US and I might be in a bit of bother. 

Alas, I have found projects in coat pockets, in drawers, and under my office chair lumbar pillow. 

Go figure. 

Well, happy knitting. 

When It's No Longer Fun

 

It will happen to every creative spirit. That moment when what you love becomes the thing you least want to see. The aversion to knitting happens to so many of us. Sometimes it is stress from expectations, and other times it is just plain old fiber fatigue. 

I penned this message on 2025 Aug 10 after years of silence. I realized I had things to process, and the peaceful hum that comes with knitting, fleshing out patterns, and staring at yarn until it took shape in my mind was no longer optional. 

So I stopped. 

Then came the hard part, not beating myself up for not giving time and attention to something I spent years planning, learning, and wishing to see. That took a lot of time. 

I redirected. 

I poured myself into work until it felt ridiculous, I traveled and took my bebe to see new sights and old faces. I lost siblings. friends, and almost my life. I can give myself the respect of space. 

I'm back up in this thang with a smile on my face and pushing ahead with no pressure. 

#NowPlaying Solange Cranes in the Sky

Clearing Out the Kitchen Sink

 

More and more, I realize that I am abstaining from anger. I see things that could ignite a sense of indignation, frustration, or disdain. I utter a quick "nope" and go about my day. Perusing the news and even scrolling social media, I see things that scream of anger, and I KNOW I have no desire to be angry with you. I wish I had unlocked this ability earlier in life. It never stuck, though. I knew how to be angry before anything else. No one told us the dangers of perpetual anger back then. Menopause is really giving me the slowdown needed to let the things that don't matter fall away.

I am excited to find my bliss, and I plan to capture my joy, as my dearest sister imparted. I won't limit it to any particular aspect of life. I will follow the threads along my life's path peacefully. Joy is as revolutionary as our very existence and should not be discounted or idolized. There is no way to avoid the emotions of life. Feelings of disappointment, grief, hope, fear, and so on are natural. Allowing them to set up shop and feed off of you is not natural. We have become conditioned to this aberration. 

I poured a lot of contemplative energy into this pattern, especially the yarn choice. I don't often go for acrylic yarn because of the sweaty hand factor, but this particular Lion Brand Bonbon mini set is perfect for a good-size neck-warming cowl. All of the colorways for Bonbon are vibrant and have the cutest names. It was a feel-good project to combat the dreariness of the dry season. 

How are you in these ever-changing times? 

#NowPlaying: Nashville Black American Wind Symphony