Blogging from a bar

So today I am blogging from the pub. I'm using the blogger app and I hope it works. I want to try to keep up blogging at least a couple of times a week, and that means blogging on the move this week (nice try app, changing the word 'move' to 'love' there, but I caught you).

I have been progressing on the socks. I promised myself that I would pass the heel of the second sock before I cast anything else on, and I achieved that this morning. 

Yes, the red counter top of the bar I'm in looks awful with the sock on it. Needs must, I'm afraid. And you can see still my provisional cast on down by the toe. Still, past the heel. Now hours of mindless 2x2 rib until I run out of yarn. 

I figure this to now be a commuting project, or a project for when I am exhausted and my brain won't function. 

I have been thinking about what else to knit. I want something more complicated, and my current WIPs aren't really speaking to me. I am thinking of a sweater. In fact, I am almost decided on Ink by Hanna Maciejewska (apologies for the lack of link). I have a cone of very pale grey King Cole 4-ply sitting in stash that I think would work very well. I will swatch soon. Yes, I swatch. 

I think I'm also going to spend some time reading Knit to Flatter by Amy Herzog which I got a couple of months ago. I see maths in my future, but a sweater that fits well is worth it. 

It occurs to me that I have posted at least one picture of a WIP with a pint and now I am blogging from a bar. Yes, it is true, I like real ale. It has only been a couple of years since I started drinking ale, and I like it a lot. There are so many small breweries starting up, at least two pubs in my town that brew for example. I think it's wonderful, and exciting, and I feel like I could draw parallels between small beer producers and small indie dyers. 

If you also like real ale, I would recommend the app untappd. It's free and lets you log what you're drinking and (if you like) where you are drinking it. It even gives you badges. Incentivised drinking seems silly, but as with everything else I think moderation is key. 

On the subject of ale, I would recommend a project of some friends of mine who are reviewing every bar in Leeds city centre: www.leedsbeer.info

So I shall post this blog and await my other half with my sock and a pint.