Well, what a weird month March has been, huh? I have been working remotely the entire month — first because I caught a cold from my mom during my visit to Colorado, and then because the whole country has been slowly shutting down to contain COVID-19, starting with Seattle. Somehow the month has whizzed by as I’ve adjusted to sleeping in later (!), getting into a work-from-home groove, and trying to decide if upping my coffee intake has been a good idea or a great idea.

In terms of projects: I hemmed and put buttons on my black wool Estuary skirt and wore it exactly one time before social distancing kicked in. I finished my Brontë Sister Shawl, I knit my March Sock Squad Socks, and I (finally) started my Lizzie Shawl, which I may or may not finish later today.

A white woman wears a three-color scarf with lace patterns and ribbing.

I love the way my Brontë Sister Shawl by Lindsey Fowler turned out. I used three of Junkyarn’s Little Women colors: Marmee, Beth, and Louisa.

A pair of two-color brioche socks with accent heels and toes.

March Socks: Brioche Toe-Up Socks by Lavanya Patricella. As I said on Instagram, I’m really glad I didn’t have to knit these on the bus, because two-at-a-time two-color brioche socks are not for the faint of heart. Luckily I just knit these on my couch, where I could untangle the yarn after each row to my heart’s content.

The beginning of a two-color brioche shawl with a triangular pattern starting down the middle.

Three skeins of yarn - one pink, two blue - in a triangle.

A close up of two-color garter stitch using variegated pink and blue yarn.

I’m very close to being done with my Lizzie Shawl by Susanne Sommer, using a kit I preordered from TréLiz in October. I have one pattern repeat left and then the giant icord bind-off, so if I don’t finish it tonight I’m betting I’ll get to it tomorrow. I am so in love with the way these two colors knit up together, and this yarn is a dream.

A drop spindle with some white handspun yarn wound around it.

I’ve also been learning how to spin! I bought a drop spindle and some roving and am slowly getting used to the way fiber feels and how it spins up. It’ll definitely take me a while to improve, but I have to keep reminding myself that this is how learning something new works.

A white woman wearing a handmade black skirt with pockets and a grey linen top.

Outfits: I’m going to be honest here, there were about three days this month where I put on “real” clothes, although one of them was the day I wore my new Estuary Skirt.

Up next: I need to pick a pattern for my April socks. I might start on my Indira using Ocean By The Sea’s yarn, I might (slowly) pick back up where I left off on my Seven Wonders sweater, or I might finally knit the Ursa Sweater I’ve been planning with a delightful colorway from Earl Grey Fiber Company.