I have been slowly getting ready for winter over the past few weeks: got the car checked out, shrink-wrapped the windows, put away my summer-only clothes, brought the parka out of storage, and so on. I also knit a new hat:
The stitch pattern is from some ancient knitting booklet that lost its cover before the internet was invented, and I just free-styled the rest of it. It didn't turn out quite the way I had envisioned it, but nevertheless it looks lovely and is very comfortable and warm. The yarn is Purple Label Cashmere Sock Yarn from Tanis Fiber Arts in the Royal Flush colourway. I love Tanis Fiber Arts yarns; I have ordered from her a few times (see the previously completed Swimming Pool) and have yet to be disappointed.
Despite the slow progression of preparation for winter, the fact that the ground is covered in snow, and that it is so cold out, is somehow shocking. This is my third winter up here, so you'd think I would know what I am getting into. Perhaps there is a difference between being physically prepared, and being mentally prepared. Although wouldn't accomplishing one simply lead to the other?
Clearly the answer is that I need to be knitting more.
Post-Scipt:
I have to add: it is now 1:23 pm, and only just now has the sun risen above the hillside to cast direct sunlight on my cabin. Daylight hours are so short already!
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