Progression of life and socks

It is now April. The rain has sogged us in for two weeks. There are upsides though. The trees are full of new green leaves and some are sporting pretty flowers. The weekends have had a bit of sunshine. This weekend we are expecting a full day of part sun that reaches close to 70. If I am able to get my body out and soak in some of that sun I will be ever so happy.

The cardio has been going well. I am able to knit the Lakeside sock on the bike. I am so able to knit it that I am now on sock number two!! Here is a pic of the first just before toe closing...oops use your imagination until later. I left my phone at home today and that is where the marvelous pictures are. It is fab. I am energized to get the next one going. The start out on the bike is not too much fun though. It starts with a provisional cast on and then knit together to form a casing. Looking forward to getting that completed and move on to the lace portion.

I joined a sock knit along. The point is to knit 6 pairs of socks yearly. I think I am over that quota on my own. I'll try it for a while. No obligation. Main thing is to be trying out some different patterns. The pattern for April/May is titled Pothos. It has a beautiful raised leaf pattern on reverse stockinette. The whole sock is knit reverse stockinette. The sock pictured is green. I don't have any green sock yarn. I have some latte colored sock yarn. It might work. I am on a yarn diet so will have to make these out of something that is already stashed. They are also waiting to be next in line for the cardio knit. Got to get some of the other projects completed at home.

Cardio? How is it going? Mileage for March was 40.6. I think that is decent considering I only rode 5 times! Today is the third of April and I already have 2 days logged in! I'm feeling good about it. I want to get back to lifting. I want to build some muscle. It will be on the waiting list. I tried a starter upper body weight training. My body told me it was not ready for the pressure of lifting. It is not ready for the exertion. It is not ready to be pain free. I on the other hand am beyond ready!! Guess the body takes a bit longer than the mind to heal.