We shall see as soon as I can have my mom try it on. I’ve just finished knitting to the split for the sleeves on my second try for the Sammal cardigan. I went up to a US5 needle (instead of US4), and I changed back to knitting Western purls (which I considered “normal” up until a few projects ago) instead of combination Western knits and Eastern purls.
I also decided to knit a large, which isn’t much larger than the medium. It seems to fit me okay in the shoulders and upper chest, and my mom is a little bit smaller than me, but this is a sweater which will be worn over other clothing. The fabric is quite stretchy because of the stitch pattern used, so if it seems like it’s a little too large, I’ll tink it back to the medium increases and just knit those rows straight, because I think I have the length correct for the sleeve split.
I’ve spent the last couple of days working on getting a new computer set up. My old one was fine, I thought. And then it died. Did I check the power supply? A friend asked me that, and I just told him that honestly, I can add memory and secondary internal hard drives, but beyond that I don’t feel like taking the time trying to figure it out.
Fortunately, I do keep all of my “data” (photos, videos, documents) on a separate drive, so I just needed to install my frequently used programs on a new pc (and buy a new copy of Office Home, as I’m not about to subscribe to their 365 product and pay them every year for the privilege of using it). By the second year of the subscription I would have paid more than for just buying the software (license) outright.
Am I an enigma when it comes to spending money on computers and software? Yep. I probably could have taken the old one to have it worked on, and maybe paid less than I paid for the new PC, but I don’t know anyone personally, and I’m not very trusting when it comes to handing the computer over to someone I don’t know. Besides, I’m up and running again, and I probably wouldn’t have the old computer back yet if I’d taken it in for repair somewhere.
Life. I’ve been learning that I just have to roll with what I’m presented each day. I can make plans, but those plans often get upended, and getting mad doesn’t make anything better. Better to just accept that this is how this season of life looks right now. And be thankful for all the blessings I have, large and small. Always be thankful to God, in all things. He is my constant, and no matter what happens each day, I will trust in Him.