Back in my old University of Minnesota days I managed to keep myself awake in some of the classes which had “class notes” by working on afghans. This was especially important for those 1300 in the afternoon (right after lunch) lectures where you came in, sat down, the lights went out and the slides came on. Some lectures were good – but many just droned on and on. I found that crocheting simple pattern afghans kept me awake, alert, and productive under the most challenging conditions.
My favorite at the time were broomstick lace afghans which needed 25mm knitting needle (one) and a crochet hook. This morning I found that even the faint light put out by the perimeter lighting on the top deck of the SFVA parking ramp was enough to see by. I obviously need more light now than I did in the late 1960s and early 1970w, but it was enough.
Did I mention that it was raining?
Anyway – I had a series of appointments this morning starting at 0800. My choice was to leave early when there was no traffic, sail on over the Bay Bridge and off to the SFVA which is almost, but not quite at the Pacific Ocean side of San Francisco. Or, I could leave later and spent 60-120 minutes in traffic.
I had my yarn time, I worked my way through the appointments but will have follow up in the next couple of months, stopped at the Wednesday Farmer’s Market on the way out and headed home. By 1300 I had been up for 8 hours.
Which still takes me to my afghan –
It is simple – rows of something or other between the rows of fake lace.
and if you haven’t ever seen a 25mm knitting needle…..
