It’s a good thing I’m well stocked with yarn, needles, and gin. We won’t be going anywhere for a few days. The official snow total for Washington, DC thus far is only about 16-18 inches, but that is a misleadingly low total. It’s taken at National Airport which a) is not in DC but in Virginia and b) is on the river, where the snow totals are usually lower than surrounding areas.
Here, chez moi, we’ve got a good two feet on the ground and it is snowing harder right now than it has all day. Here’s a photo taken several hours ago.
And a short video I took just now. (I changed angles part way through which allows you to see the snow better.)
I’m working currently on Inggun, an Elsebeth Lavold design. I’ve knit about 11 inches. If the snow keeps up, maybe I’ll finish this by early next week! Here’s a photo taken before it started snowing, when I had just gotten going. I’m knitting it all in once piece, and using her (now discontinued) Calm Wool.
I was wondering how you were doing and figured you would hunker down with your knitting! Hope it warms up soon and melts away for you!
Comment by Penny — January 23, 2016 @ 6:04 pm
Oops put my comment on the wrong entry! Let me try again, where the snow video is! “Agree on the misleading totals for DC taken from an utterly inappropriate place. In Cleveland Park I took my yardstick out before it started really blowing (and drifting) midday, and I found a reliably flat, level place under open sky: 16?. Again, way before the dry slot ended and the snow started piling in again around 1:30pm this afternoon! And it’s still coming down now at 6:23 pm!”
Comment by Laura — January 23, 2016 @ 7:28 pm
Here in MD (Ellicott City area) it was close to 3 feet deep in our yard.
Comment by Joan — January 24, 2016 @ 10:26 am
Sally, You do such gorgeous work. Love the color. Considering the situation in DC, you may have plenty of time to knit sleeves also!!
Susan, I was looking for your Inggun on Ravelry; yours is very pretty. I also noticed your Shetland Lace Cardigan and was wondering what yarn you used on it?
Millie
Comment by Millie — January 24, 2016 @ 3:42 pm
Ain’t being snowed in wonderful? Northern Michigan is a great place to be, especially out in the woods – snow, deer, turkey’s, song birds galore. I’ve no desire to become a snow-bird and head for warmer climes.
Comment by Pippa Jones — January 24, 2016 @ 4:32 pm
Miss you all at our Thursday group. A shawl from the Rainey needles would be more than anyone could ask.
Comment by Patricia Meyer — March 19, 2016 @ 10:24 am