#northeasterly

After much debating I decided to go with the fingering weight swatch. I’ve decided to sort-of-kinda-of work in 20 slipped-stitches-row increments, which is what the stitch markers are counting.

So far I’m not finding the rows of back and forth garter as soul crushingly boring as I expected, although I will admit that I’m a bit scared to pick up for the next chevron so I’m delaying it for as long as possible.

I must admit this isn’t really a “scrappy blanket” as much as a “pre-planned, help-i-can’t-stop-buying-neutral-hand-painted-tonal-skeins” project. (By which I mean I’ve ordered 3 more color ways to add to the blanket, someone please cut me off).

Now here we are at our first problem, before even beginning! To use the fingering or the DK (fingering held double), that is the question!

My pros to the fingering are that I like the appearance of the smaller stitches, but alternatively with the DK I know it will go faster and I can hold a solid color together with a more colorful yarn and tone down the color (I’m going for a very neutral blanket so it can travel with me through different interior decorating phases).

Now a tropical storm, Ida is on a northeasterly track that is expected to put its remnants squarely over the D.C. area starting Wednesday.

Two days ahead of Ida’s arrival, the National Weather Service this morning issued a Flash Flood Watch, to take effect from 11 a.m. Wednesday to 8 a.m. Thursday. Some 2-5 inches of rain could fall during that time.

Forecasters are also warning of the potential for severe weather or even tornadoes spawned by Ida.

“Heavy tropical rainfall could result in considerable flash flooding,” NWS wrote. “A few severe thunderstorms are possible Wednesday into Wednesday night. Damagi ngwind gusts and a brief tornado are the main threats.”

Strong storms are also possible tonight (Monday), with the arrival of a cold front that will end our stretch of sweltering weather and temperatures in the 90s.