Boring beige...

We had a 'snow day' yesterday.  Now, honestly, for all intents and purposes, this day was like every other retired kind of day.  OK.  One meeting I was going to go to got cancelled and the library book sale that I was going to go to was postponed.  But, BECAUSE it was a snow day, and the whole town was hunkered down,  I decided to allow myself the luxury of sitting in front of the fireplace ALL DAY LONG and knitting---a-l-l  d-a-y  l-o-o-o-o-n-g.  I knit two sleeves for hubby's sweater.  Almost 4 balls of yarn.  And it was all stockinette in the round....in other words, all KNIT.  knit knit knit knit knit knit knit hours of knit knit knit knit knit  Even a talking book (The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows--The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society author) only helped marginally. 

But it's finished.  (I had put the neckband on the day before.)  Done. Ta-Dah.  Fini!!!!

I've knit this pattern oodles of times before (at least half a dozen....it's his favorite sweater), and this one replaces another one that was this same colour that he literally wore to shreds.  So, of all the colours (I've done self-striping--X2, green, blue, a Noro, and a fancy Prism yarn greenish one, and a similar beige-y yellow) lucky me got to knit the boring yellow-beige twice.  

Boring colour, boring pattern, in an aran weight that I find tedious to knit with.

Gosh I love that guy.

Comments

[Tracey]

:)

I am having a snow day today since I was gone all day yesterday and this morning we did have flurries, even if they melted as soon as they hit the ground.

I am in my pajama's, the fire is going, I've baked and knit, next up, a nap!

[Kat]

Your husband is a lucky, lucky man! I'm sorry you had to knit beige twice, but it's good to know that he will love and wear it!

[deb]

A perfect day - what a nice warm sweater - perfect for snowy weather. Stay warm and cozy!

[Zeta]

Sometimes a boring knitting makes the best day!

[Tahnee]

Oh I wished I had such a snow day. No snow here, just rain. But I guess rain day knitting also has its own charm, minus the fact that anything gets cancelled.

[Jennifer Miller]

You are lucky he wears what you knit! He is lucky because you knit him boring sweaters!

[Andi]

That is love! But really what a beautiful sweater. How lovely that he wears his sweaters to bits!

[camilla]

That is such a pretty/handsome sweater- I think simplicity is underestimated...knowing you're fine skills in knittering this could be boring to you- but what a beauty Steph!

[karen]

that is not a boring beige at all. I love it! two sleeves? that is quite a lot of knitting in one go!!!

[Alina]

Classic and functional. The beige shade is my absolute favorite!

[autumngeisha]

Yes indeed, that's true love! Although I'm kinda loving the simple lines of this one.

[steph@woolythyme]

It is sort of funny, but I find that the things I find either boring or uninspiring knitting (most anything made with cotton!) are the things that get worn most.

[Sara]

He must be an amazing man!

[karen sue]

I wore a sweater in high school that my mom had knit for my dad and I'm not sure he ever wore it. I wore holes in the elbows of that. I have a sweater a kind lady knit for me that never fit well through the chest, but I wore it while I could and love it too much to part with it. There's a lot of emotion knit into things that some people appreciate more than others!

[ellensanok@yahoo.com]

You love him, no doubt, but it sounds as if he truly loves his sweaters too. Well done, despite the hunkering down and the snow-in and your well posted knitting prowess, I'm always impressed with how quickly you turn things around! Fantastic!