I’m thinking of putting Travel Mode 2.0 away for a bit. I haven’t quite decided. I was loving working on it and it’s turning out beautifully but with everything going on with the cat it just had a bad feeling to it. He’s still acting like himself but the association between knitting project and sad time in my life has been made.

I don’t think I’ve ever been in this position when it comes to my knitting. Knitting has always been a constant to me. Reflective and peaceful. Productive. So this has been a big shift in my mindset about my knitting. I’m hoping that putting it away for a little bit will help ease the feelings and that I’ll be able to come back to it when I feel ready. It would be a nightmare to frog and I’m not sure that’s the best idea to address how I’m feeling anyway.

I haven’t found anything else to work on. Whenever I look at new knitting patterns I just feel weird and not interested. I know I need to continue to engage in my hobby and I’ll eventually find something that inspires me again but from where I am right out the outlook feels kind of grey.