Forecast: Cloudy and Wet

It’s been a slow weekend here in our corner of the Sunshine State. We were spared from the destruction that the tornadoes caused just a few miles away. As if we don’t have enough to worry about from June to November, we can now add tornadoes to our list of threats.
I’ve been nursing a small blaze in the fireplace all weekend, catching up with laundry and intermittent knitting. I thought that I would bring some pictures of our feline family into the blog this week. They were both curled up, one on the stripped bed, and the other in the down comforter that I was airing out on the back porch.

My Saturday Sky shot is a day late in posting as you can see the skies are gray and the bird feeder needs filling.
Here is Tatiana reclining in front of the fire. I am having a hard time putting her down. She is definitely a challenge to knit, but now that I have wrapped my head around the pattern (a Cookie A. creation) and I understand the mechanics of the snaking cable around the foot vs. the disappearing lace. Nothing is holding me back from completing the left sock today. Not even an uninteresting Super Bowl lineup. I’m holding out for the new Masterpiece Theatre (from a Phillip Pullman novel) installment.
After a long absence, I have revisited the 6Sox Knitalong. This session’s pattern is too good to pass up. It called “Springtime in Paris” and its description of raindrops on my hotel window and views of the Eiffel Tower were enough to lure me back. I treated myself to some new “Socks That Rock” in the “Downpour” and “Barney Rubble” colorways.  It seemed that I didn’t have just the right color in my yarn stash. Well, I don’t!
My Candle Flame Shawl is almost done and I’ve would my hanks of Hand Maiden Sea Silk into balls in readiness to cast on the Storm Water shawl. I also want to cast on the Lenten Rose socks in my first Sundara yarns package.
So, you see, things are looking up again. On a “Blissful” note, after a decent washing and a tumble in the dryer my Bliss sweater bloomed, shrunk around the sleeves (a good thing) and became much softer. I will be taking her on a date to a mini Super Bowl soiree prior to tuning into to PBS.
Happy Game Day all!