Unexpected Free Day!

I haven't felt too creative lately. The weather is now constantly beautiful and summery and it hasn't made me want to plan sweaters or take photos of FO's that are too warm to wear. We did go camping in Wenatchee National Forest a few weeks ago and both my Leyburn socks and Lewis sweater enjoyed some wear before being cast aside as too warm.


There were too many people at work today so I was allowed to go home early! I'm enjoying this beautiful unexpected free day. The dogs ran around at the dog park and are now dreaming puppy dreams while I plough away at the gusset on my 2nd Hermione's Everyday Sock. It's a vanilla project that has been boring me lately, but I want them finished, so I haven't cast on anything else.


I recently frogged the progress on my Amour's Arrow sweater. I had attempted to make a provisional cast on below the sweetheart neckline in the hopes of knitting "up" flat for the lace and then knitting from the bust down to maximize my yarn. The plan worked well enough until it came time to pick up the stitches to work down and there was a noticeable jog in the bust. I continued on for a few rounds hoping the weight would smooth out the jump before coming to the conclusion that it was not going away. Being the kind of person that doesn't like to call extra attention to my bust anyway, I decided to frog. I love the look of the sweater but I ultimately decided that it was a little too trendy for me to put extra effort into trying to fix it. I'm still a garment newbie and want to focus on making basic pieces that will see plenty of wear. I've been kicking around the idea of starting on a tank, but I'm not a huge fan of tank tops, so I'm not sure I'll wear it too often.


A dog blanket was begun on Monday to eat up some scraps of Caron Simply Soft that have been lying around. It's mostly finished, but I'm unsure if I have enough yarn for one more repeat before adding a border.


Here's hoping inspiration strikes soon.