Sweater jacket pieces laid out and ready to be woven together. Just need a really good book - I'm set up in the dining room with a direct line-of-sight to the TV.
Front (L), sleeve (R)
My friends and I are doing a knit-along, a Cable Sampler Scarf. I'm starting the 4th cable. It's fun to see how different eveyone's looks because we are all using different yarn.
I'm also doing a pair of socks - trying a smaller size with a diamond lace pattern
Yesterday after work, Gary and I drove to Sam's Club in Joplin (visitors to our building were going to have to start bringing leaves to our restroom, if you know what I mean). Although Gary had been there multiple times, I had not, rightly assuming that in a disaster, I only add to the disaster. I had seen lots of pictures of the damage, but nothing prepares you for the magnitude (even AFTER so much clean-up). The thing that really touched my heart was street upon street of residential neighborhoods completely destroyed. The area looked like acres of overgrown gigantic brocoli bit off at the stalk. I can only imagine the complete shock as people climbed out of their basements, to see a landscape that was completely destroyed in less than 10 minutes. No one could go anywhere, because all the cars were destroyed. And besides, where would they go? There was nothing but destruction as far as the eye could see. And it was raining, and the sun was rapidly sliding off the horizon.
When Gary drove up with the canteen an hour later, people were wandering around, dazed and in shock, wrapped in soaked blankets. They simply had no clue what to do. Our EDS team set up the canteen, powered up the generator, and turned on the coffe pot and every single light on the canteen. If you get a chance, go see the destruction. It will rearrange your priorities.
Gary has been re-deployed. *sigh* It's gonna be a long summer. I'm glad I knit.
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