The pumpkin seedlings are really starting to thrive now. And here are the finished socks. It’s still foggy in Morro Bay, but I’m hoping the weekend will clear up so I can take more (and better) photos.
Category Archives: Handmade
Day 183/365: A Foggy Day for Photos
I finished the second orange sock last night and meant to take photos of the completed pair today. Then I got home from work this evening, and this is what it looked like in Morro Bay:
FOG. Booooo.
Here is a photo from April, to refresh your memory of what is normally out there:
Anyway, so there are no sock reveal photos today. The good news, however, is that I committed to finishing the pair, they’re done, and I will be starting a new project.
Hooray!
Since I couldn’t get Sean to pose for today’s photo, here are the Blythes, filling in.
Day 182/365: Orange Sock #2, Almost Finished
I am now up to the ribbing on the sock. I wanted to take a creative and interesting photo for today’s blog entry, and this is the one I liked best. You can see that my pumpkin seedlings are really thriving.
The fence that Sean built.
Day 181/365: My Monday at Work is Tuesday
Nothing much happened at work today, except for a fight that broke out between two inmates on our yard, right below the guard tower. The officer up in the tower fired off a round to make them stop. I was in the corridor when the yard officers came through the side door and brought in one of the inmates who’d been involved in the fight. He was in handcuffs and I only saw his back as they escorted him through, but his right hand was bloody. I couldn’t tell if it was from his own injuries or the other guy’s, but the blood just didn’t seem real to me. Maybe it was the bright red color, or the way the program in the building continued as usual, with various staff continuing to work in their offices and the correctional officers so matter-of-fact with escorting the inmate down the hall. Then again, I kept walking until I got to my own office and carried on with my own paperwork, as well. Just business as usual inside a prison.
Day 179/365: 150 Miles in the Car, Plus 5.62+ Miles on Foot
I can’t remember if I mentioned that Sean and I are now back on the half marathon training plan. The schedule called for a 4-mile run today. So after breakfast this morning, we headed out for our run. One and .62 miles into it (according to my Garmin wristwatch), the arches of my feet ached and I was thirsty and tired. I realized that I hadn’t had enough to drink that morning. Also, I’d chosen to wear a new pair of compression socks, and they were hurting rather than helping me. I stopped running, and Sean and I walked the rest of the way home.
Since I had another appointment for allergy testing on Monday morning in Oxnard, today’s schedule also called for me and Sean to drive down to Ventura. After we walked back home, we packed up our stuff and started the 150-mile drive from Morro Bay to Ventura. We stopped at Los Olivos for lunch. I made sure to drink a lot of water and iced tea on the drive down, because I was determined to get my 4 miles in today and stick to the training schedule.
We didn’t get back to Ventura until nearly 5 PM, so we didn’t start our run until after 6 PM. And rather than count this morning’s 1.62 miles, I stuck to 4 miles this evening, which explains why I’m late posting today’s entry and why I am going to be so sore tomorrow.
Look– the heel is turned!
Day 178/365: The Kind of Day for Staying Inside
The morning started out nice and sunny. Somewhere along the day, though, those gray clouds crept in, resulting in an overcast afternoon and me wanting to start a new project and not knowing where to start. I looked at my fabric stash and paged through my quilting books and thought about half a dozen quilt top designs I could sew. I looked at my yarn stash and flipped through back issues of crocheting magazines and thought about half a dozen things that I could crochet. In the end, I felt so overwhelmed by all of my possible choices that I just lay on the carpeted floor and stared at the ceiling. And then I thought about sewing a large, patchwork pillowcase cover for the floor pillow.
I ended up not starting a new project. I picked up the sock and knit a few more rows. I made a deal with myself to at least finish turning the heel before considering a new project.
Day 177/365: TGIF
I started knitting the second orange sock, but my crafter’s ADD is starting to kick in. There’s a part of me that wants to start a multi-colored patchwork quilt, and another part of me that wants to start crocheting a granny squares afghan. So glad it’s the start of another three-day weekend.
Day 175/365: Orange “Red Hots” Sock, Finished
I just noticed that my little blue superhero guy has a visible outie bellybutton.
I finished this orange sock that I’d been knitting all week. The yarn is Lion Brand Sock-Ease in Red Hots, and I wrote about obtaining the yarn in this post. As you can see from the photos in that entry, dye lots make a difference.
An even better angle to capture Mr. Superhero’s scowl. Oh, and here’s the sock.
I’m knitting this sock for my cousin who sent me an outline of her foot, so I’m basing the measurements on a cardboard cutout and hoping it will all be good.
Aerial view of the sock from toe to cuff.
Day 174/365: A Good Day to Come Home and Knit
I got to work this morning after my three-day weekend and learned that one of my patients– a very young man new to prison– made a serious suicide attempt last night. The news saddened and troubled me all day. Part of me would like to share details of what happened, but I also want to respect his privacy. So this is going to be a short entry, and I’m going to see about finishing this sock.
Day 173/365: A Little Bit More Sock Progress
I thought I would finish this sock today, but I had an appointment at the allergist’s office this morning and then had to run a few errands before making the drive back to Morro Bay. I did manage to turn the heel and start knitting the cuff, so I think I should be pretty close to done by tomorrow.
365 Days Handmade 