knitting

Long Term Goals

This is the world’s easiest “lace” pattern. It’s just yo/k2tog across on one side, purl back on the other. Yeah, it’s got a tiny border of garter stitch to neaten up the edge, but generally speaking, this is a thing anyone can do with no pattern, and I’m doing it, a few rows at a time, long term. It’s sitting in my office next to my computer, as something to do with my hands when I need to stop writing for a moment and think, because I think best when I have something like this to do at the same time. the simplicity of the thing helps because it doesn’t require any thought, so it’s just a physical distraction, not a mental one. At this rate, though, it’s going to take all summer to finish. Maybe longer.

The color of the yarn is, despite it being both the colors I’ve most often had my hair in the last 40 years, not something I’d ever wear, so I suspect I’ll give it away to someone on patreon after it’s finished. Still, it’s going to help me write some books while it’s in process!

Leave a comment