One thing leads to another.......

 My morning started with a quick trip to buy a few plants for my backyard area, which led to getting very dirty as I planted them, which led to a bath outside for these two.  It is hours later and they are still not dry.  The bath led to me noticing how dirty my pool enclosed screen was, which led to me cleaning all the screened in areas I could reach.  This led to me hosing down all the pavers which were covered in oak tree pollen and little bits of oak tree fluff.  It was a real mess my friends.  And let me tell you this is not a job if you are afraid of spiders, there must be 27,000 of them out there just waiting to jump in my hair.  Two and a half hours after finishing planting I finally came in the house.  But with wet boys still outside I took advantage and vacuumed and mopped, dusted and then cleaned a bathroom.  See one thing leads to another until you can't stop anymore.  By the way now I have that song by the same name rolling around in my head.  In case you are too young it is by The Fixx. 

And we have a finish!!!!!  I popped these buttons on this sweater early this morning before all my chores.  I do have my priorities, knitting finishing before work.  In the year of  2021, when Joe Biden officially became president, when we reached Mars, when vaccines have become available to many, when Covid 19 might just be starting to get under some sense of control, when all these miracles happened, I knit a sweater.  Yes the name of this blog is Mereknits, which is frankly a joke most of the time because Mere rarely knits, but not this month and not this year my friends.  In 2021 I finished a sweater and once more fell back in love with the rhythm of knitting needles in my hands.

This is the Harebell sweater by Amy Chrsitoffers.  I started this on February 20 and finished sewing on those buttons early this morning.  This was a joy to make.  The pattern was easily understood.  Even though I think I got off my count on the sleeves it looks just fine.  It is long enough in the arms, fits across my neck and back, and while I could have made it longer, it will work just fine.   

Made with Lion Brand Hand Dyed Silk in the color Jasper.  I used size 8 needles for the body, size 8 double pointed for the sleeves to the wrist, and size 6 needles for all the ribbing.  About 850 yards of yarn was used for this beauty.  As I bought 10 skeins that leaves me about 500 yards of this gorgeous silk yarn to make something else.  

Now I will have to de-fluff it before I wear it.  And there will be no wearing black or white with it that's for sure.  If I have it on I might just have to take a lint roller with me to use through out my day while wearing it, but who cares?  I love it, it fits, and it makes my heart so happy.  The colors are not showing up right in these photos, but I think the last photo comes close to the beauty of this yarn. I took some in the sun which washed out the colors and some in the shade which made it way too dark.

I love the pattern so much that I already have yarn to make number 2, see one thing leads to another.

And this guy, minus a rough start to his week, did well at school.  It is always tough to go back after a time change and spring break.  Yesterday after school we made the drive to see my friend Lynda and her friend Susan, who was visiting from North Carolina.  As you can see above Susan now might have a new best friend.  Little Buddy had a wonderful visit which also included an Easter egg hunt! 

So that is it for us, clean dogs and clean lanai, a fairly clean house, a sweet boy and a brand new hand knit sweater.  How about you?