Waiting....

What do you do while waiting. I found myself recently in a hospital waiting room - full of people and so much noise I couldn't hear myself think. I couldn't read - well I could but didn't remember anything two minutes later. So I turned to my knitting. Thank goodness for knitting (or crochet). It's portable and sometimes mindless or intricate if that's what you need to keep you occupied.

I chose mindless I thought. Actually I should say basic. A new pattern from Fiber Dreams came in and I had started that. It wasnt difficult and it kept my mind somewhat focused while I waited for Bob's surgery to be finished. I looked around this large room and to my surprise - no one else was knitting or crocheting! It took me a minute to realize that I was the only one. Usually I see at least one kindred spirit. Now that doesn't mean there wasn't one in the room - just not one who was actively engaged. So I kept going round and round on the cowl.

And when we got home and I looked at it - I ripped it out. I had knit it correctly but my gauge was awful!!!! Apparently when I am stressed I go back to my "Loose Woman" mentality. So I started over on a better day and hopefully I will have it finished shortly.

Oh, and Bob did well with the surgery. Now we wait for biopsy results. And that's a pain in the you-know-where!