One of the things that I like about audiobooks is that they keep me company while I’m working on things. Sometimes I listen to them while I’m trying to complete a boring task, like cleaning. But other times I listen when I’d like a little something and I’ve already had way too much screen time. One of those things is doing fiber arts.

I’ve been a knitter for about twenty years and a serious crocheter for only about three. In April, I did a little of both!

I started a new crochet cardigan. Before last year, I’d only knit two sweaters in my entire knitting career. In the past year and a half, I’ve doubled that number. I’ve also crocheted a sweater now, too. I finished my first cardigan earlier this year and I don’t know why it took me so long to get over my fear of sweaters. The Revival cardigan starts with granny squares before moving building the rest of the hoodie around them. I like doing granny squares because they are portable. And, because if I want to stay up for only a chapter or two, I can do a square and that’ll be it. I have a habit of buying single skeins that catch my eye when I’m at different yarn stores or some kind of event, which means I have a stash of single skeins that don’t necessarily have a project attached. Thankfully, I tend to buy the same few colors over and over again, so something I’ve been trying to do this year is build projects around yarn I already own. The yarn for this is all DK weight and I love them. they’re so fun together.

I also started working on a sample shawl for my local yarn shop. This pattern has a nice little repeat that lends itself to a rhythm that’s made it pretty easy knitting. It’s also made in Dream In Color Smooshy Cashmere, which is, in fact, smooshy and so, so, soft. I’m definitely going to have to make something for myself with it. Cashmere is expensive, but oh, does this. yarn feel nice. I would say it’s definitely worth it.