Christmas FOs

Finished the commissioned scarf, plus a multi-directional one in Rowan Tapestry, in case the secret Santa visits a man.

I've spent a lot of time this week thinking what to do with the knitting. I can produce rather faster than I can find recipients. I really wanted to find a market, but this begins to seem unrealistic. This week I've been thinking about knitting for charity. Since I retired, I've been thinking I should do something for charity, but couldn't think what I had to offer. Well, I can knit! Perhaps baby blankets, or blankets in general: there always seems to be a need for them. I'd like to find a charity I would really like to support, but that's not easy; I don't have particularly strong feelings for premature babies, for example. Perhaps I should just get together some things and wait for a need to become known?

Meanwhile, of course, there's still Christmas knitting to complete. I read a post from a forum member saying that she wanted to start a new project on the first day of the new year, and that seemed a particularly good idea. I'll brood about which shawl I will start then!

Since I retired, my brain seems like smush; I can't remember what used to be important to me. I guess I'm still reacting to being free after all those years of workaholism. I know I'm sleeping more than I think reasonable! It's a disgrace really that there was no preparation for retirement offered. All those years of working for an LEA and not so much as a well done at the end of it. When I think of the years of abuse and stress and fear I endured, cheerfully, I do feel angry that there was clearly no sense of a job well and willingly done. I imagine they will begin to get the servants they deserve!

Rant over. Knitting waits. Hope this piece will be well received!