I Really Don’t Need No Light

Like hell I don’t. Reference

There are two reasons why I say that. 1) It is getting darker and darker as I go out for my morning run. There was not a lot of moonlight this morning to light my path for the run; and the drivers in the area seem to like to use their high beams, blinding me such that I can’t see the edge of the road. Looks like I might have to head back to the gym to use the treadmills. Either that, or change around my schedule such that I run right when I get home from work. I do prefer to do my exercise first thing in the morning, so that I have no excuses, like working late, to keep me from getting it in.

2) The natural light in our sunroom, which is my knitting room, is dwindling rapidly in the evenings. The room has nice big windows and skylights that flood the space with natural light… during the day. At night, it is a bit more difficult. I guess I will just have to change from the nice cushy rocker to the sofa, where the light is better. I guess wearing my glasses will help as well.

In any case, this is what I am going blind over.

I have finished the heel of the second sock, and just have to knit up the leg, which is a lot less mind and eye intensive. For the heels on these socks, I slip stitch on the flap (which is on the sole of the sock, since I am doing toe up) and the back heel.

Doing the slip stitch on the back heel made for some tight knitting, as I am using Addi 12″ circular needles. The slip stitch makes for a sturdy fabric for the heel, but a miserable knitting experience for me to get the stitches around to be worked. I probably should have gone to other needles to work this section, but I am hardheaded (I probably should not put that in writing) and feel I must persevere.

I did persevere; and hopefully, I can finish these up this weekend, so I can start on a much bigger project.