Bells and Whistles

  That 70s Tee ( https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/that-70s-tee ) is one of my most well-loved finishes ever.    To this day I don't know what made me do it the first time and if I will ever do it again. I watched the designer Janine McCarty's podcast before and I guess I was convinced that having it in my wardrobe was good for my well-being. Well, knitting the different parts and piecing them like a puzzle was challenging, to say the least, and there were stretches of time where I thought I would lose my mind. 3 years after I bound off, I decided I wanted it shorter so I frogged and knit it to a cropped length. The variegated yellow yarn pooled in some places but I don't really care because the experience was a true testament to how patient I can get when I put my mind to the task at hand. And I really love the fit!    

More than a year into the pandemic that upended everything and brought the world to its knees, I'm still here. We're still here. Of course, the same can't be said of those who fell and succumbed to the virus. To them we say a silent prayer. But for the rest of us who are fortunate to have been spared, we marvel at how different life has become. That we are a long ways from defeating coronavirus is an understatement but as long as we breathe, we hope to see this trial to its end.  (Originally written in January 2021) ...