Kninja Knitter

I had plans to share my #MarkItMonday updates on Monday, but work interfered. On Tuesday I was still playing catch up, and then received the news that one of my lead developers lost his mum. Wednesday was quite the kerfluffle thanks to an early morning wake-up from the tornado warning alert system. That cost me a couple precious hours of sleep that I’m still working on recovering. So it’s Thursday and I finally have a moment to put this together.

The photos were all taken on Monday, but I’ve gotten some knitting in, thanks to some meetings I neither led nor actively participated in. First, this is the progress I had made on the Sock Madness qualifier before dumping it.

I haven’t frogged the work yet, but that will likely happen tomorrow.

Then there’s the Bling T.

I finished up the first skein of yarn this week as the body slowly forms. I also bought a fourth skein after realizing I probably don’t have enough yardage in the original kit (which was designed for short sleeves). I’m knitting up the body alternating skeins with the helical technique, so I will add the new skein into the rotation 😉 soon.

The hat in progress grew a bit thanks to a night at the movies (Ordinary Angels, highly recommend!). I did realize that it’s bigger than intended, so I’m planning to modify the project. Instead of a full end-to-end tube with closed ends, similar to the Musselburgh, I will reduce the stitch count once I reach my desired length, and then add ribbing, similar to the Sockhead Hat.

And the project that has seen the most love this week is, alas, a test knit that can’t be shared online until the pattern is released. I’ll be sure to share my FO picture when I’m able.

This week wasn’t a complete downer, though. Yesterday I received my annual bonus payment from work. That enabled me to pay down a good chunk of my debt! I’ve been reading a lot and listening to podcasts about Financial Independence, and with some tweaks to my budget, I’m in a good position to become debt free in just over two years. If I can line up enough “ducks” in that time, there’s strong potential for me to retire by the end of 2026. The thought of achieving that milestone is quite exhilarating, but also a bit terrifying, lol.

In the meantime, I will keep my eyes on the goal as the path is laid before me. And there’s sure to be a lot of knitting along the way. As we move into the last month of the quarter, I want to finish the projects currently on my needles, plus the March DVD socks, and then I can get started on my next round of projects. I have plans to knit another sweater this year, a fun pair of striped leg warmers, more DVD socks and at least one other pair of socks. Travel knitting is very important!

Knit on. 🧶