Finished Project
Actually, TWO finished projects.
The first is a huge one. After nearly 40 years of doctoring, I’m hanging up the stethoscope and retiring. My last day was one week ago, and I’m just now settling in and figuring out what the new life will look like. For now, it will be hanging out, reading, knitting, spinning, and catching up on house projects. And spending time with John, which is the best thing about retiring. If I’ve learned anything from my patients over the years, it is that nobody gets to their deathbed and wishes they’d spent more time at their job. They all wish they’d had more time with their loved ones.
And I won’t lie, this last year at work has been a little soul-sucking. Being a doctor in the midst of a pandemic can offer some challenges in a good way, but mostly it’s been a slog. So I’m not sorry at all that I’m out of it.
The second finished project is socks!
The yarn is West Yorkshire Spinners sock yarn, which is lovely. The color is named Hope, which is only available currently from Yarndale in England, with somewhat exorbitant shipping costs. (Though that didn’t stop me!)
The pattern is my same old vanilla sock pattern.
My next sock is already started.
The yarn is Regia sock yarn, I bought this eons ago to make socks for John. The blue is a little darker than true Tarheel Blue, but close enough.
I’m not sure what this blog will morph into now that I have more time to both knit and write. Stay tuned!
