Wind Alert!

I just thought I’d try a color to add extra excitement to the words. They say the wind gusts might get up to 60 mph and these old trees in our woods don’t need that. A couple weeks ago when we had the ice storm I was sitting here talking to my mom on the phone. As I was looking out my window I actually witnessed the tops of two of my neighbor’s trees break off and fall over. How often does that happen?

This morning the creek is really flowing and I could hear it like there were waterfalls in the woods in front of the house. It’s also nice and warm out there in the upper 40s. Here in the Mitten we don’t often get Nice and Warm and Calm with Sun all in one day this early in the year. It seems like we get nasty wind on sunny days or it’s super cold on sunny days or super hot. Do we get nice calm 70° degree days anymore?

I’m knitting right now. Clue #2 for Wave Ripples was sent out on Friday. I picked up the stitches along the right front of the wave panel last night. As we knit we increase at the neckline to shape towards the shoulders. Huh? How come I’m short 3 stitches? Doesn’t matter as long as I do the same for the left front side. It will all work out. You’ll see. I’ve been knitting long enough to know that, unless I go around telling everyone, no one will even be able to tell that my neckline will be just a little bit lower than the original design. Since my neckline will be lower I’m going to alter the neck ribbing anyway to make it more like a mock turtleneck. I like a higher funnel-neck on a wool sweater for cooler weather wear.

You’ll see. It will all be OK.

I need more coffee.

Hang on out there, stay out from under trees and power lines and don’t go out driving your high profile SUVs.