This pattern works up pretty fast. I turned the heel Friday night and had it done by Sunday evening. I've cast on for the second one already.
I also finished cutting the "theme fabrics" and cut some of the sashing for the County Lines quilt. (I think I'm going to only cut sashing as needed; it's an awfully big amount of "boring" cutting - lots and lots of 1 1/2" wide strips - to do all at once).
Here are the beginnings of some of the blocks, so you can see the colors:
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I'm trying to adapt to DST but not doing that well. I went to bed an hour "early" Saturday night, but I still find I'm not hungry at the times I'm "supposed" to eat (and with my schedule, if I don't eat when I'm "supposed" to, I may not get a chance later), I'm not tired when I get into bed, and my body REALLY wasn't ready for the five am workout this morning.
I know, I know: more light in the evening. That'll be great come May when I have time to enjoy it, and when it's no longer dark when I drive to work. I don't like DST starting in March.
I wait in fear that some elected official, firm in his/her belief that it "saves energy" (I don't think it actually does), lobbies for year-round DST. Because the thought of driving to work in the dark for eight months out of the year just makes me feel despair. (Though then again, I wouldn't have the discombobulating effect of losing an hour each spring. That messes me up far worse than "gaining" the hour back in the fall does).
At least this year I didn't schedule an exam in my 8 am class for today. (I can never remember when the DST change comes and it seems excessive to me that I should have to plan for it when making my exam schedule).
We have Ben Franklin to blame for this. Ben did a lot of good stuff but DST is not my favorite idea of his.
(If they really wanted DST to save energy? They'd shave an hour off of everyone's workday in addition to messing with the clocks. Otherwise - I still have to get up at 5 am, dark or not.)
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